Mercedes SL65AMG vs. Mercedes SLR McLaren

[dcsbeemer]

Mercedes SL 65 AMG


Weight 1950 kg / 4299 lbs
Engine AMG 60º V 12
Engine Location Front , longitudinally mounted
Displacement 5.980 liter / 364.9 cu in
Valvetrain 3 valves / cylinder, SOHC
Fuel feed Fuel injection
Aspiration TwinTurbo
Gearbox AMG Speedshift 5 speed Automatic
Drive Rear wheel drive
Power 612 bhp / 457 KW @ 4800 rpm
Torque 1000 Nm / 738 ft lbs @ 2000 rpm
BHP/Liter 102 bhp / liter
Power to weight ratio 0,31bhp / kg
Top Speed 250 km/h / 155 mph (limited)
0-60 mph Acceleration 4.1 s

Price $179 000



Mercedes SLR McLaren


Weight 1768 kilo / 3897.8 lbs
Engine AMG 90º V 8
Engine Location Front , longitudinally mounted
Displacement 5.439 liter / 331.9 cu in
Valvetrain 3 valves / cylinder, SOHC
Fuel feed Fuel injection
Aspiration Supercharger
Gearbox 5 speed Automatic
Drive Rear wheel drive
Power 626 bhp / 467 KW @ 6500 rpm
Torque 780 Nm / 575 ft lbs @ 3250 rpm
BHP/Liter 115 bhp / liter
Power to weight ratio 0.35 bhp / kg
Top Speed 334 km/h / 208 mph
0-60 mph Acceleration 3.7 s

Price $455 000

[henk4]

never the SLR the disproportions of which are only exceeded by the Cheetah from the sixties.

[illusionest]

in terms of $, SL65, big difference.
anyways, SLR all the way for me, me loves the SLR *drool*

the SLR is better at everything than the SL65 except $$$ in me opinion.

[johnnyperl]

mclaren should be ashamed of themselves; the F1 was 2500lbs and the SLR is 3900lbs.
guess the mercedes badges add all the weight.

neither, but i wouldnt mind the mclaren.

[2ndclasscitizen]

i'd go the mclaren, just on the noise

[jorismo]

mclaren should be ashamed of themselves; the F1 was 2500lbs and the SLR is 3900lbs.
guess the mercedes badges add all the weight.

No, probably the extra seat has done trick...

[6'bore]

if money is no object, then the SLR. They aren't really comparable because of the price difference.

[silverhawk]

i think this comparison has been done before. I'll take the SLR. ive seen 3 SLRs and only 2 SL65s even though the SLR is a lot more expensive

[man 430gt]

The slr anyday is i had the money..

[Sweeney921]

I'd prefer the SL65 AMG, simply because I hate the way the SLR looks.

[ZondaMan]

SL65 for practicality,value and engine noise.
SLR for supercar appearance, feel and attractive over-the-topness

[Birdman]

SL65 because even the guys at Mclaren fear it.

[sleekeywoowoo]

SL65 for practicality,value and engine noise.
SLR for supercar appearance, feel and attractive over-the-topness

mmmhmm

[woodstock827]

SLR... i actually like its look.... only seen one in a parking lot though... (and autoshow)

[VtecMini]

Why has nobody mentioned the fact that you can go top-down with the SL65? I'm not a great cabrio fan, but with an engine like that, why would you ever want to stop the noise getting in?!?!

If it was my own money, I'd go the next step down and have the SLK55. That thing's just bonkers!