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st-anger · 08-14-2003, 05:42 AM

- Merc SLR vs. CGT -

some interesting news…
due to the development of the 955 modells engineers from the CGT project were called to help shortly before finishing the CGT racing car for LeMans.
the power output of that engine`d been 580hp. however, to see how competitive the CGT was against the SLR the two development teams did a test drive, and the CGT lost the race. hence the CGT has been upgraded to 612 hp as a result of this defeat, and Mercedes has responded by raising its horsepower to 626 hp. This is one of the major reasons why the SLR has been considerably delayed.

08-14-2003, 05:42 AM	#22
st-anger Regular User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: AT Posts: 1,611	- Merc SLR vs. CGT - some interesting news… due to the development of the 955 modells engineers from the CGT project were called to help shortly before finishing the CGT racing car for LeMans. the power output of that engine`d been 580hp. however, to see how competitive the CGT was against the SLR the two development teams did a test drive, and the CGT lost the race. hence the CGT has been upgraded to 612 hp as a result of this defeat, and Mercedes has responded by raising its horsepower to 626 hp. This is one of the major reasons why the SLR has been considerably delayed. __________________ Sportscars come Sportscars go Legends live on Porsche 911