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MERCEDES-BENZ
SLR
CAR
MODEL:
MERCEDES-BENZ SLR |
TYPE:
2-Door Convertible. |
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RELIABILITY:
Hand built by skilled engineers at the High-tech McLaren Headquarters in Woking,
Surrey, the SLR is solid. Built in the same building as the formula 1 cars you
can expect the same exacting standards. |
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| VERDICT:µµµµµ |
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Phenomenal
performance from its supercharged 5439cc V8 all intercooled supercharged alloy
engine is not blunted by a low-tech five speed automatic gear box (Borrowed from
the Matbach) or its rather large weight at 1768Kg. With a 0-60 time of 3.8 seconds
its no slouch yet its kitted out with everything that you would expect from a
top level Mercedes. It reaches 0 - 125 mph in 10 seconds and will wheel spin most
of the way if you push it.
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COMMENTS:
It may be big and heavy, but the SLR handles with a surprising agility and zest.
Throw it into its first bend at real pace and it feels special because here the
McLaren part of its name shines. The car changes direction neatly, long nose and
short tail seeming to pivot around the cabin, letting you travel at speeds and
angles that shouldn't be possible in car of this size and weight. And the SLR's
ultra-strong carbonfibre chassis has allowed a real precision to be programmed
into the suspension. Firm, taut and beautifully damped, the double wishbone suspension
soaks up intrusions with a limousine-like fluency and suppleness. Pity the steering
and brakes rob the driver of real push-on confidence. For all their incredible
performance the vast Sensotronic brake-by-wire carbon-ceramic composite brakes
disappoint with a lifeless pedal that's impossible to modulate, and the steering
is quick, direct and accurate but bereft of the feel Porsche and Ferrari drivers
enjoy.
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P
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Engine
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BHP
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MPG
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Fuel
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Ins
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Service
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0-60
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Top
Speed
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| 5439cc
V8 |
626
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19.5
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UL
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20
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On Boar Comp
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3.8 Secs
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208 m.p.h
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