The thrills of driving a sports car
 

Welcome to our sports car Archive. Have fun browsing!

 

Article #84: Mercedes-benz Slr Mclaren Roadster Detailed

(Browse for more articles)

 
The Mercedes-Benz SLR acquired a all their inherent benefits, are
dedicated status in the world of motor generally only ever found in a few
racing during the mid-1950s. Aside from individual components of even premium
its long list of legendary race series-production cars due to the high
victories, its cutting edge technology costs and well detailed manufacturing
and thrilling design instantly processes involved.
transformed it into a blueprint for all This is particularly true to the
high-caliber Gran Turismo touring cars. high-strength but lightweight
To receive a world premiere in autumn carbon-fiber composite materials (CFRP)
2007, the new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren that are utilized. Mercedes-Benz and
Roadster is likewise equipped with McLaren, its Formula 1 partner, have
charisma and technology that is ahead of gained a number of years of experience
its time. Just like today's Formula 1 with this material that is conventionally
racing cars, it boasts a carbon-fiber used in the aviation and space
construction that gives it very high industries. In an impact, carbon fibers
levels of safety and exceptional torsion have a level of energy absorption which
stiffness on a par with the Coupé is four to five times higher than that of
version. To produce outstanding handling steel or aluminum. The weight advantage
characteristics, the construction blends of this high-tech material over steel is
with a with motorsport origins. The about 50 per cent.
460-kW/626-hp AMG supercharged V8 engine The new high-performance Roadster
under the hood of the new invested on all of these benefits. The
high-performance sports car pushes it to complex carbon-fiber technology has
a maximum speed of 332 km/h, matching the furthermore undergone a modern
outstanding mark set by the Coupé. Its redevelopment for the Roadster's
occupants never have to compromise on monocoque. As a result, there is low
comfort or everyday practicality despite weight as well as excellent energy
of the fact that the Roadster comes with absorption due to the unique carbon-fiber
a fully retractable soft top to flux pure crash structures, which imply excellent
open-air driving felicity with the occupant safety, plus a level of
ultimate in performance. In this manner, torsional stiffness that is beyond
the Roadster succeeds in taking driving comparable for an open-top car. This
culture and motoring pleasure into an gives rise to the sort of sparkling
entirely new dimension for open-top super performance that is normally the
sports cars. preserved idea of super sports cars with
Among the ranks of high-performance a fixed roof.
open-top sports cars, the SLR McLaren Should you want to change the air intake
Roadster is in hock to carve out a very of your McLaren, check your owner's
special name for it. This is because of manual and see if an Ingen cold air
its motor-racing genes and the throughout intake can be a remedy.
use of high-tech materials that, despite






1 - A - B - C - D - E - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 -