New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain

Alx · 05-16-2006, 07:07 PM

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While checking our inbox one last time before heading out for the night, we stumbled upon an email from our good friend Carlos over at - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER In his email, Carlos pointed us to some spy photos his website ran today showing the new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren testing in Sierra Nevada, Spain.

Although there's still no official confirmation from Mercedes, Auto Motor und Sport's - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER that the SLR will be upgraded as early as September appear to be more fact than fiction.

We'll keep you posted if we hear anything new; in the meantime, head over to - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER to view more spy shots of the Mercedes SLR McLaren prototype in all its magnificent glory.

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bum-man · 05-16-2006, 07:10 PM

Look's like more downforce is in the works as well. I hope Klaus gets ahold of this thing in a magazine test.

Deutsch · 05-16-2006, 07:19 PM

I really like this. I hope MB/AMG got the message and upgraded the car to being a vast improvement over it's predecessor.

Splenditenes · 05-16-2006, 08:31 PM

Seems like that extra lip in the front spolier would actually increase drag. I might be making a mis-judgement there.

The Artist · 05-17-2006, 04:07 AM

damn it looks even more like a monster now.. i told you dudes about this upgrade a loooooooooong time ago

Merc1 · 05-17-2006, 05:17 AM

I've noticed something that I don't like about the SLR, the panel fits are very sloppy. There are gaping spaces between the body panels on the production cars too not just the prototype pictured here in this thread.

M

BMW_Dude · 05-17-2006, 12:23 PM

I assume there will be a power upgrade, there can't be a new car already!

PHYBENZ · 05-17-2006, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Merc1

I've noticed something that I don't like about the SLR, the panel fits are very sloppy. There are gaping spaces between the body panels on the production cars too not just the prototype pictured here in this thread.

M

I don't know if sloppy is the word, but I agree with you 100% Merc1, the panel gaps are definetly larger than all other MB's. I had noticed it before and saw it once again at my dealer yesterday which had an SLR in the showroom. I don't know why this is the case though....

dOmInIX · 05-17-2006, 01:46 PM

That looks great. SLR is growing on me, the car also looks stuning in real life!

Merc1 · 05-17-2006, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PHYBENZ

I don't know if sloppy is the word, but I agree with you 100% Merc1, the panel gaps are definetly larger than all other MB's. I had noticed it before and saw it once again at my dealer yesterday which had an SLR in the showroom. I don't know why this is the case though....

Well maybe sloppy is a harsh word, but its pretty much true especially when you consider this is a 400K Mercedes that is hand built in a state of the art facility. The build should be perfect. I've noticed the same thing with the hoods on several MBs, not just the SLR. The new S seems to be the only MB with perfect panel fits all around.

M

05-16-2006, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alx 007 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: -Poconos, PA.- 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Posts: 5,458 My Mood: Thanks: 886 Thanked 551 Times in 224 Posts	New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER While checking our inbox one last time before heading out for the night, we stumbled upon an email from our good friend Carlos over at - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER In his email, Carlos pointed us to some spy photos his website ran today showing the new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren testing in Sierra Nevada, Spain. Although there's still no official confirmation from Mercedes, Auto Motor und Sport's - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER that the SLR will be upgraded as early as September appear to be more fact than fiction. We'll keep you posted if we hear anything new; in the meantime, head over to - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER to view more spy shots of the Mercedes SLR McLaren prototype in all its magnificent glory. - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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bum-man Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,734 Thanks: 64 Thanked 88 Times in 59 Posts	Re: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain Look's like more downforce is in the works as well. I hope Klaus gets ahold of this thing in a magazine test.

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Deutsch Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: L.A. Posts: 5,362 Thanks: 301 Thanked 468 Times in 240 Posts	Re: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain I really like this. I hope MB/AMG got the message and upgraded the car to being a vast improvement over it's predecessor.

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Splenditenes Devotee Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kansas City, USA. Posts: 2,573 Thanks: 51 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts	Re: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain Seems like that extra lip in the front spolier would actually increase drag. I might be making a mis-judgement there.

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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: New Mercedes SLR McLaren Spotted Testing In Spain I've noticed something that I don't like about the SLR, the panel fits are very sloppy. There are gaping spaces between the body panels on the production cars too not just the prototype pictured here in this thread. M

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