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HeilSvenska 02-16-2007 12:58 PM
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster
 
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Mercedes has officially confirmed it will build a convertible version of the McLaren SLR, according to a published report. Zero to 60 mph will take under four seconds, and a top speed of 200 mph will still be possible.

The SLR roadster will arrive this summer, with a possible debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March, according to The Car Connection.

The new model will closely resemble the Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR concept (pictured), which debuted at the 1999 Frankfurt Motor Show, nine months after the coupe prototype was unveiled at the Detroit auto show.
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ae86_16v 02-16-2007 02:58 PM
^ Something to help sell the car. I am sure it will sell really well in parts of the Country, for example Lost Angeles ;) .

Wonder if it will be hardtop?

so_innocent 02-17-2007 01:33 AM
Wonder how will the chassis and body structure be made. When SLR first came out, they said it's not possible to make a convertible version due to the body and chassis being made as one big carbon fiber structure, so the roof gives the car lots of its strength. Now they have to chop the roof, so wonder how that will be accomplished, without making the car's torsional rigidity greatly reduced.

Either way, this convertible is made mostly because SLR didn't sell very well

Firdosh7747 02-17-2007 01:36 AM
its gonna look like a chix car

HeilSvenska 02-17-2007 01:42 AM
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Now they have to chop the roof, so wonder how that will be accomplished, without making the car's torsional rigidity greatly reduced.
Simple. Make it heavier. (extra bracing and so forth...)

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Either way, this convertible is made mostly because SLR didn't sell very well
I don't think SLR had a sales problem? They wouldn't make more of it if it didn't sell.

Stoopie 02-17-2007 04:14 AM
Cool car, but I'd take the hardtop :)

acmarttin 02-17-2007 04:37 AM
The doors still go up the same way, right? That is important.

RC45 02-17-2007 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by HeilSvenska
I don't think SLR had a sales problem? They wouldn't make more of it if it didn't sell.
The SLR has a terrible sales record.

Last years models sold so badly, the year ended with a $100,000 rebate to try clear the unsold cars out.

stmoritzer 02-17-2007 08:53 AM
^I agree with RC

from what I heard the sales figures weren't that good, but it's hard to get some numbers :wink:
the 722 model is probabely easy to sell, the Convertible is a perfect ParisHilton-Florida-Cruiser :mrgreen:

silentm 02-17-2007 12:51 PM
a gay feature for a stupid looking car ... :?

TopGearNL 02-17-2007 01:18 PM
I really was rather hoping they weren't going to do this..

I expect this to be the next ''rappers car'' starring in all the rap vids etc etc :roll:

HeilSvenska 02-17-2007 01:20 PM
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I expect this to be the next ''rappers car'' starring in all the rap vids etc etc
Not even DB9s or F430s are safe from that fate. Any car over $100K is vulnerable.

Z3uS 02-21-2007 12:08 PM
I was starting to strange that they still hadn't done anything like this.

SPEEDKILLAR 02-21-2007 12:42 PM
Too bad, pretty stupid of Mercedes actually to not have left more McLaren and less MB.

sentra_dude 02-21-2007 02:54 PM
I made a bad pic of it:

http://i15.tinypic.com/2cpao20.jpg


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