Before going separate ways, Mercedes-Benz and McLaren have
decided to produce one final edition of the SLR.
According to reports on German
car magazine, Auto Motor und Sport (who captured first shots of this car under
testing), this special SLR will come with neither roof nor windscreen, as a
result of weight-shaving measures to trim its curb weight by about 200 kg (or
about 440 pounds).
This means that only a small wind deflector stands between
the driver and the ferocity of the wind, as the speedster tosses the
countryside behind in a possible breakneck top speed of 350 km/h (or 217 mph).
That's about 8 mph more than the latest SLR 722 Edition."Air-conditioning and windows have also been dropped to shave weight.
The model
is said to have been inspired by Rudolf Uhlenhaut’s legendary 300 SL in 1955,
and earned the famous moniker Silver Arrow. Only 75 of these lightweight cars
will be produced.
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via Auto Motor und Sport / eMercedesBenz