Sporting a coat of Crystal Galaxit Silver, it is being put here through its paces at Nuerburgring Nordschleife.
It is not the first Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren on this blog as there is also this Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren but it is the 2009 model and with a 19-inch wheel option to boot.
Here is what the GT(5) file on the car says:
"The revival of the SLR name; a supercar born in a collaboration with McLaren."
The concept version of the SLR McLaren was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in 1999. It was the talk of the town, and everyone wondered if Mercedes-Benz was indeed going to build this supercar. The answer came at the 2003 Frankfurt Auto Show when a production version of the car was displayed. As the same suggests, the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren was built alongside McLaren Automotive of Formula 1 fame.
The SLR was a supercar of the highest order. It featured a carbon-fiber unitized body, ensuring low weight, which by the way was a lean 1768 kg, more than 200 kg lighter than the SL55 AMG. Under its hood sat a supercharged 5.5-liter V-8 with dry sump lubrication that produced a whopping 616 HP at 6500 rpm and 575.7 ft-lb of torque from 3250 to 5000 rpm. The SLR had the same 5-speed automatic that the SL used, but added sport, comfort, and manual settings.
The brakes featured SBC (Sensotronic Brake Control), a brake-by-wire system, with carbon-ceramic discs at all four corners. The front calipers were 8-pot Brembos while the rears, also Brembo had 4-pots. The suspension system consisted of double wishbones at all four corners.
Used this car to win the Mercedes-Benz event and get the 2000 Benz CLK Touring Car.
Rear wing deploys during braking only, not at speed.
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