Mercedes SLR could have a successor - Page 2

Merc1 · 01-26-2006, 11:27 PM

I'm wondering too why people are calling this car a flop when it comes to sales? I mean it has outsold all the other cars in the segment hasn't it? Is it or is it not selling up to Mercedes' projections? Anyone have the numbers?

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yomomwhat · 01-27-2006, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Merc1

I'm wondering too why people are calling this car a flop when it comes to sales? I mean it has outsold all the other cars in the segment hasn't it? Is it or is it not selling up to Mercedes' projections? Anyone have the numbers?

M

well i think recently porsche had just made its 1111 carrera GT? or something like that.......i think mclaren make that amount per year easily....then what other competitors does it have...enzo.....they ony made a few of them....so its rather hard to compare it to anything, may be the murcielago but thats quite a bit cheaper...

bum-man · 01-27-2006, 05:29 PM

A guy claiming to work for AMG talking about other projects.

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Alx · 01-27-2006, 05:41 PM

interesting, sounds like he knows what he's talking about.

bum-man · 01-27-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AlxAmg

interesting, sounds like he knows what he's talking about.

I don't know. If he is, it sounds like the AMG boys will have a lot of work set before them. That's a lot of different engines.

Merc1 · 01-27-2006, 10:16 PM

I don't know sounds a little fishy to me, but you never know. If Mercedes/Mclaren does make such a car it will definetly cause a ruckus in the sports car ranks. I still want the car to be a Mercedes in name, but I want MC to do all the chassis tuning with AMG supplying the engine and Mercedes doing the interior, but the main thing is that this thing must be Ferrari hard-core with a kick-ass AMG engine. NO GT STUFF.

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warot · 01-27-2006, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Roberto

Well I'm not surprised the SLR is not selling all that well. The truth is, Mercedes-Benz, although a great manufacturer, is not in the business of building "dream cars" or supercars - Mercedes re-built it's [post-war] reputation by making practical luxury cars (with a couple of notable exceptions) for a relatively conservative market - The successor to the SLR should not be named a Mercedes, but rather just McLaren (as the article suggests) - this alone will help the cars image. Mercedes should leave this market to Pagani, Ferrari, and Porsche - they just do it better.

Good call Roberto... it's exactly why I'm also against a BMW supercar. Audi, BMW and Audi are just not made for these kinds of cars... Porsche, Pagani and Lambo on the hand. Honestly, I would be extremely impressed if instead of getting something of an SLR sucessor, we got a sucessor to the McLaren F1. Now that would be an extremely special car

The Artist · 01-28-2006, 06:52 AM

i told u guys about that new pagani..hihi so excited.

Kal · 03-06-2006, 03:04 AM

Let's hope it's not another overweight pig.

RikfromBelgium · 03-06-2006, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by yomomwhat

well i think recently porsche had just made its 1111 carrera GT? or something like that.......i think mclaren make that amount per year easily.

actually, it's more by now, and the SLR hasn't made that amount in total yet I thought

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Merc1 Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aurora IL USA Posts: 4,955 Thanks: 363 Thanked 672 Times in 346 Posts	Re: Mercedes SLR could have a successor I'm wondering too why people are calling this car a flop when it comes to sales? I mean it has outsold all the other cars in the segment hasn't it? Is it or is it not selling up to Mercedes' projections? Anyone have the numbers? M

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bum-man Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,734 Thanks: 64 Thanked 88 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Mercedes SLR could have a successor A guy claiming to work for AMG talking about other projects. - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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Merc1 Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aurora IL USA Posts: 4,955 Thanks: 363 Thanked 672 Times in 346 Posts	Re: Mercedes SLR could have a successor I don't know sounds a little fishy to me, but you never know. If Mercedes/Mclaren does make such a car it will definetly cause a ruckus in the sports car ranks. I still want the car to be a Mercedes in name, but I want MC to do all the chassis tuning with AMG supplying the engine and Mercedes doing the interior, but the main thing is that this thing must be Ferrari hard-core with a kick-ass AMG engine. NO GT STUFF. M

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