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Old 09-29-2008, 02:26 PM   #1
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Back in early August we showed first spy photos of an SLR McLaren Roadster 722 prototype just outside of AMG premises in Germany, and now Mercedes has announced its world debut in Paris this week. Based on the SLR Roadster with a 722 Edition upgrade, the fabric soft top super car is limited to 150 units, and will be built in the same facilities, McLaren's Formula 1 workshops in Woking, England, as all previous SLR variants. The 722 S will be available from January 1, 2009.

Power from the supercharged 5.5-litre V8 engine remains the same as its 722 Edition sibling with 650 hp/ 478 kW and clocks 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.7 seconds and a maximum speed of 335 km/h (208 mph).

See press release below for further details.
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Old 09-29-2008, 03:30 PM   #2
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i've actually always liked the slr...sure the mclaren hardcores believe they sold out with this model, but if you think of it as a power mercedes rather than a mclaren, it is actually a decent power machine...and if u see one in person, at night, in black, it's dead gorgeous too...and then add an exhaust noise that puts muscle cars to shame, and u just got to love it. with that said i'm gonna miss the slr when it goes out of production.
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Old 09-29-2008, 05:06 PM   #3
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Faked, the 4th pic is a coupe 722
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Old 09-29-2008, 05:31 PM   #4
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^Yup. Not a terribly convincing. But these are official photos, believe it or not. These pics came with an official press release.
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Old 10-03-2008, 01:06 PM   #5
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^that's just embarassing for mercedes, seems like they can't get their shit straight...

so the way i understand this they didn't even bother to upp the power? or lower the weight? what is the point of this car O.o
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Old 10-03-2008, 05:13 PM   #6
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LOL^I like it a lot .
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Old 10-03-2008, 08:12 PM   #7
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Well, this is certainly going to be may favourite of the SLR range. Which isn't saying much.
Anyone for a bet on how long until Paris Hilton picks on up?
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Old 10-24-2008, 02:34 AM   #8
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Yay, some decent press shots.
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