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| SLR McLaren C199 Currently in Production (2004 - AMG-built supercharged 5,439-cc 24-valve 90°V-8 engine. 617 hp @ 6,500 rpm. 575 lb-ft @ 3,250 - 5,000 rpm |
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| New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER While checking our inbox one last time before heading out for the night, we stumbled upon an email from our good friend Carlos over at - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER In his email, Carlos pointed us to some spy photos his website ran today showing the new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren testing in Sierra Nevada, Spain. Although there's still no official confirmation from Mercedes, Auto Motor und Sport's - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER that the SLR will be upgraded as early as September appear to be more fact than fiction. We'll keep you posted if we hear anything new; in the meantime, head over to - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER to view more spy shots of the Mercedes SLR McLaren prototype in all its magnificent glory. - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER |
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| Re: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain Look's like more downforce is in the works as well. I hope Klaus gets ahold of this thing in a magazine test. ![]() |
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| Re: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain I really like this. I hope MB/AMG got the message and upgraded the car to being a vast improvement over it's predecessor. |
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| Re: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain Seems like that extra lip in the front spolier would actually increase drag. I might be making a mis-judgement there. |
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| Re: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain damn it looks even more like a monster now.. i told you dudes about this upgrade a loooooooooong time ago ![]() |
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| Re: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain I've noticed something that I don't like about the SLR, the panel fits are very sloppy. There are gaping spaces between the body panels on the production cars too not just the prototype pictured here in this thread. M |
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| Re: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain I assume there will be a power upgrade, there can't be a new car already! |
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| Re: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain That looks great. SLR is growing on me, the car also looks stuning in real life! |
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| Re: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain Quote:
Well maybe sloppy is a harsh word, but its pretty much true especially when you consider this is a 400K Mercedes that is hand built in a state of the art facility. The build should be perfect. I've noticed the same thing with the hoods on several MBs, not just the SLR. The new S seems to be the only MB with perfect panel fits all around. M | |
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