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Paris auto show: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722


Why bother making one of the world's fastest supercars more powerful? Because you can. Mercedes-Benz says the introduction of the SLR McLaren was in response to customer demands for even more performance. But let's face it, most owners are barely scratching the surface of this car's capabilities to begin with so that excuse goes down like a raw egg. This car is all about staying on top, so its power was bumped to 650 horses while the suspension was tweaked to deliver even better handling. Acceleration to 60 is down to 3.6 seconds while the top speed is up to 209mph. And what about the 722? It was the starting number of the SLR driven by Stirling Moss that won the 1955 Mille Milgia.

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3 Comments

balkanboy1 says:

06:22 PM, 10/ 1/06

It's apitty that they used legendary name on this design flop, technologicaly advanced yet but ugly design......

balkanboy1 says:

06:22 PM, 10/ 1/06

It's apitty that they used legendary name on this design flop, technologicaly advanced but ugly design......

06james says:

03:44 PM, 10/ 2/06

This is an awesome car. The design is one of the most aggressive ever.

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