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Orange Brabus SLR Roadster for roadster
 
Brabus has on sale a very cool orange customized Mercedes SLR Roadster. Price: € 650.751,50 The car is powered by a V8 engine that delivers 616 hp. It makes the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 3,8 seconds and hits a top speed of 206 mph. All the features after the jump. Full story Mercedes SLR Speedster spy video
After the first spy images of the future special edition SLR Speedster, today we bring you the first spy video of the car. You will have the chance to watch it in action, and OMG! that car is fast! The car will be limited to only 75 units and will be priced around €750,000. Mercedes and McLaren will end collaboration
As you know the SLR Roadster will be the final collaboration between Mercedes and McLaren. And today Mercedes confirmed it: "The partnership ends in 2009 and it will not be renewed." The SLR will be replaced by a new flagship premium roadster called the SLC that will debut in 2010 and will be built Mercedes’ in-house performance unit AMG at the automaker’s Sindelfingen plant, near Stuttgart, Germany. Couchman said the SLR’s high price limited sales. The car starts at 452,200 euros in Germany. Mercedes has sold 1,577 SLRs worldwide since the car’s launch in 2003, according to Global Insight. The car has also suffered from technical problems. The SLR was one of the models affected in a recall of 680,000 Mercedes cars in 2004, after the electronic braking system failed on some vehicles. In 2006, Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 433 SLRs that had developed overheating problems. Mercedes SLR ’speedster’ spy shots
As we reported yesterday, Mercedes-McLaren will unveil a new special edition to celebrate the SLR’s end of life. The car will be limited to only 75 units and will be priced around €750,000. Codenamed Z119, the supercar features no windscreen, the only protection from the elements being a tiny pair of aero-screens in front of the driver and passenger. The car is based on the SLR Roadster’s chassis and offers an exceptional rigidity thanks to the extensive use of carbon-fibre in the car’s construction. More details about future SLR limited edition
We first told you about a limited edition SLR back in May. Today, Auto Motor Und Sport revealed more details about this exclusive edition. The car will be built to "celebrate" SLR’s end of life and will be limited to only 75 units. The special edition will be 200 kg lighter than the current SLR and will deliver more power. It will make the 0 to 300 km/h (186 mph) sprint in just 6 seconds and will hit a top speed of 217mph. The special edition model will cost about 450,000 euro ($712,605) and will be official unveiled on July 30. Renntech release Performance PKG2 for Mercedes SLR
A year ago Renntech unveiled their Performance PKG1 package for the Mercedes SLR which included upgraded intercoolers, larger crankshaft pulley and custom ECU software that delivered 722 hp.  According to the tuner, due to the demand of Renntech customers, the company released the Performance PKG2 for the SLR, which includes a motorsports-style exhaust system and new ECU software making the engine deliver 740 hp at 6400 rpm. Available at a price of $26,990 the package includes new stylish Renntech Signature 10-spoke performance wheels, making the car more stable at high speeds! Press release after the jump! Full story Exclusive SLR set to be unveiled?
We do not know if this is a joke or not, but it looks to good to be ignored! According to AutoGespot there will be a new model from Mercedes, something like a final SLR. It will be limited to only 75 units and will have the same price as a Veyron. The car is a modern interpretation of the car which Stirling Moss driven in the Mille Miglia with two small frontwindows and a little bit of SLR-flavour. It will have no roof at all, so it’s not going to be a targa and it’s not going to be a convertible. The car is supposed to be unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. First delivers will be made in the summer of 2009. Pictured here is a F400 Carving. McLaren SLR? Not really!
Even if not actually a real success, the SLR McLaren is a dream car for many of us, and of course its price don’t let us hope that one day might drive it. But a car like Mercedes SL has a much more affordable price. So by a SL and go to Ukraine. Why? Because in here there is this small company that take your SL and magically deliver you a SLR.  The car you see in the picture was, before conversion a Mercedes SL 55 AMG, but you can full many people by saying its a SLR. The front lights and front bumper quite match the original car. The only thing so far we don’t recognize are the little "eyes" around the engine hood. If we check the rest of the car, we see the SLR tail lights but what we are missing are the exhausts on the side. Well, yes, I still want a real SLR!
Mercedes SLR production ends in 2009
If a few hours ago we brought you a new rendering of the Mercedes SLC supercar that will replace the current SLR, we can now tell you that the production of the SLR McLaren, both coupe and roadster version, will end in 2009, only five years after its official debut. Production of the SLR rose in 2007; 275 were built last year, 14 more than in 2006. But that’s significantly down on Mercedes’ original estimates of 400-500 cars a year. The next step for McLaren is a new supercar codenamed P11, that will debut towards the end of next year, while Mercedes will have the SLC.
Mercedes SLR Roadster - best roadster in Europe
The Mercedes-Benz SLR Roadster has won the cabriolet and roadster category of the prestigious "Auto 1 von Europa" ["Europe’s No. 1 Car"] awards organised by leading car magazine AUTO BILD. Readers of the 26 European editions of AUTO BILD as well as an international jury of experts selected the super sports car from Stuttgart for its exceptional qualities. The award honouring the SLR Roadster as the most sought-after open-top car was presented at the Geneva International Motor Show yesterday. Full story
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