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  1. 07-07-2008, 03:42 AM #1
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    Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Speedster


    The news have appeared stating that after about a month Mercedes-Benz will present the new, and the last, version of its SLR. The car, called SLR Speedster, is being tested now. Without any roof and windscreen the car will be 200kg lighter than the basic SLR. Only 75 of them will be built, and the Speedster will become the most expensive SLR. Promised 0-100kmh is about 3,5 seconds, while the maximum speed will be 350kmh.
    It can also become the last thing to be developed by MB and McLaren together.

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  2. 07-07-2008, 03:51 AM #2
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    That's pretty damn cool.
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    So you drive it in a crash helmet, or the wind will blow your face apart? It IS a track car.
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    hope it comes with a manual this time
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  5. 07-07-2008, 10:33 PM #5
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    Oh, that's nice.
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    looks bloody awful
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    Quote Originally Posted by 092326001 View Post
    hope it comes with a manual this time
    Doubt it, MB doesn't do proper manuals.
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    It looks more and more like a penis substitute every day.....
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    I think it looks interesting, but we'll see.
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    put the 722 package on it, and it would be a rediculous retro beast
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    Quote Originally Posted by cmcpokey View Post
    put the 722 package on it, and it would be a rediculous retro beast

    probably the most suitable model for the SLR since it was launched, since the most famous one was the one that won MM, which was a speedster # 722...
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    Quote Originally Posted by RacingManiac View Post
    probably the most suitable model for the SLR since it was launched, since the most famous one was the one that won MM, which was a speedster # 722...
    when you put the same number on a car, it does not automatically mean it gets the same prestige...
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4 View Post
    when you put the same number on a car, it does not automatically mean it gets the same prestige...
    The problem the 300 SLR earned it. The SLR McLaren looks like it never will.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    The problem the 300 SLR earned it. The SLR McLaren looks like it never will.
    yep, it is a marketing trick...nothing to do with real pedigree...
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    The idea is a tribute car....and that would be a proper tribute car to the original SLR. Like the new Ford GT is to the GT40....
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