Newswheel staff :: 11 May 2007 :: Filed under Cabriolet, Front engine sportscar, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Benz SLR, Europe & UK
Let’s be honest. MB’s SLR supercoupe doesn’t really add up. Perhaps it’s the gloopy, unsubtle ‘90s concept car styling. Or maybe the torque-converter gearbox which belies its supercar pretensions. And what about the hair-trigger brakes? Whatever, the SLR is neither fish nor foul, sportscar nor luxury coupe. But that hasn’t stopped Mercedes from attempting to reignite interest in the long-nosed road missile with this new drop-top revision…
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Newswheel staff :: 14 April 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Front engine sportscar, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Benz SLR, Europe & UK, US
MB is prepping upgrades for its carbon-fibre colossus, the SLR. The power output of the blown AMG V8 is expected to be cranked up from 626 frisky ponies to a fulsome 650 horses (of the Euro PS sort). Additional tweaks for the 2007 SLR “Sportpack” include a revised interior, fettled brakes, a new wheel design and a 40kg reduction in overall weight. Anticipated performance improvements are 0.2 seconds off the mad dash to 62mph (that’s 100kph to our Euro friends), now completed in just 3.6 seconds and 125mph in just 10.2 seconds, down from 10.6…
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