RE: Mclaren Mercedes SLR

RE: Mclaren Mercedes SLR

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ErnestM

11,615 posts

268 months

Thursday 10th July 2003
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Upper left picture looks like they have taken an SLK and put it on the rack.

uhm, no, you can keep it...

ErnestM

danger mouse

3,828 posts

262 months

Thursday 10th July 2003
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I too think the nose is a bit long.

The rest is OK if unispiring, and I too reckon black paint would calm the whole thing down a bit.

Yes, strictly speaking moving the engine behind the front axle line does make this car mid-engined...

...just like all current TVRs and the Honda S2K, to name but two, but none of these look like they have a prosthetic proboscis grafted on to the front of them, even though both have power units four cylinders and 2 to 2.5 litres long (if you see what I mean).

But who are we to question Godan Murray?(sic)

Mouse.

Robert Carter

24 posts

270 months

Thursday 10th July 2003
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Is this the new 'Batmobile' for the next Batman film?

dick dastardly

8,313 posts

264 months

Thursday 10th July 2003
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I think the alloys are a bit Max Power and do not suit the car well at all.

Picture it with some nice AMG 5 spokes, much better

piquet

614 posts

258 months

Thursday 10th July 2003
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sorry to disagree, but i love it, i love the long nose, i love the starter button on the gearstick ( yes i know it's silly, but it's damn cool) and what a combination, british design, british ingenuity, german quality

oh and those wheels, ok i don't know, but jusy a guess, they look like fan like, so when they spin they'll suck the air out over the discs, cooling the discs and increasing downforce, i don't know, it's just a guess, but it sounds very mclaren

deanpluthero

1,582 posts

279 months

Thursday 10th July 2003
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stunning!

granville

18,764 posts

262 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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I'll take the Brabus SL thing with even more power (640 bhp?)

After all, there's little point in being merely the penultimate drug dealer in da hood, innit?

Fanx.

I can just see this monstrosity in the next 'Flip Jakk House Do Wap Spinny Gimp' (Featuring 'Ya Kid Bling') video.



bilko

1,693 posts

233 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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Don't know how much it will cost but i'm sure you could get a nice tuscan R instead.
TOO many different influences going on for me.
The front looks American as well.
Are those brake cooling blades built into the wheel?, now there's a good idea.

ErnestM

11,615 posts

268 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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IF Mercedes wanted to make (another) supercar (to me the CLK-GTR is the ultimate MB Supercar), they should have developed the C112:





I would bet it would have sold in droves...

ErnestM

Davey S1

13,097 posts

255 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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No thank you.

I will have a 360 Stradale and an SL55 for the Missus instead.

Fatboy

7,982 posts

273 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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ErnestM said:
IF Mercedes wanted to make (another) supercar (to me the CLK-GTR is the ultimate MB Supercar), they should have developed the C112

I would bet it would have sold in droves...

ErnestM

I'll agree with that! Looks stunning - much more impact than the SLR...

tuffer

8,850 posts

268 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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At least owners of Z3M coupes will no longer feel lonely, now you can buy a right footed clown shoe!

thanuk

686 posts

264 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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ErnestM said:
IF Mercedes wanted to make (another) supercar (to me the CLK-GTR is the ultimate MB Supercar), they should have developed the C112


Hang on - isn't that an NSX with a body kit?

skid

649 posts

258 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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What car??? I didn't notice one.

I was too busy looking at the stunning backdrop thinking how did they do that???

Hazzer

119 posts

270 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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The vehicle was designed in the UK at McLaren if memory serves me correctly.....

Hazzer

119 posts

270 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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Hazzer said:
The vehicle was designed in the UK at McLaren if memory serves me correctly.....


Also I think that Lotus are doing some of the composites work....

ducati

4 posts

282 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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Are you all completely mad ? The SLR's side view is incredible - look at those exhausts ! This is one of those cars that will look 10 times better in the flesh! Lets face it the (new) Lambos all look the same, the Ferraris all look 10 years old (other than the Enzo), After the BMW ZM coupe this must be the best designed modern GT of its time !

ErnestM

11,615 posts

268 months

Friday 11th July 2003
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..it certainly gives new meaning to the term cockpit

...sorry, looks too phallic from the side...

ErnestM

Whoozit

3,609 posts

270 months

Monday 14th July 2003
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thanuk said:

Hang on - isn't that an NSX with a body kit?


No, it's a Supra

gazzab

21,107 posts

283 months

Monday 14th July 2003
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who would buy a car designed by a man with a moustache and 70s dress sense ! I saw him driving through my village on the way back from Goodwood at the weekend. Nice McLaren. If I could have I would have pulled him over and held him down and slapped him with a wet fish after this terrible tragedy of design. He has sold out for the american and arab markets.