In a small series with Mc Laren in England one builds for the carbon fiber racer of MERCEDES SLR, with finest engine and chassis technique understands themselves.

Steeped in tradition style items from the 50's, like the elongated hood and the salient wing doors harmonieren with the modern Design of the current silver arrow of the formula 1.

Already on the international Autoshow MERCEDES on 4 January 1999 the study, presented in Detroit a Gran Turismo for 21. Century. Vision SLR the Car mentioned is to unite the style items current formula 1Silberpfeil and the SLR sports car from the fifties to a new concept.

For the first time an electrical hydraulic brake system is used with the Zweituerer, which calculates the brake pressure by sensors and microprocessors depending upon driving conditions and thus with driving along curves or on smooth roadways clear safety advantages offers.

Headlights with adaptive light systems and new highs speed light emitting diodes follow automatically the steering angle and adapt to the respective driving conditions. Thus illuminating the roadway improves clearly with driving along curves or when bending.

Owing to compressor and water load air cooling develops the eight-cylinder an output of 410 KW - a max. torque of 720 Newtonmeters is to 557 HP and starting from 4000/min at the disposal.

A further Special of the MERCEDES SLR vision roadster: The model anticipates, as will have to be opened 2001 coming SL. Accurately in the style of the SLK, with a fixed roof, which folds by electrical of hydraulic technique into the trunk of the car. (Chief F. Koltes during the presentation in USA).

However the front portion with the swept nose cone and the salient doppelfluegeln under it at Mc the Laren of MERCEDES, with mika the Haekkinen orentiert itself 1998 the formula 1 world championship won.

MERCEDES SLR, with Mc Laren built. The decision at least the SLR Coupe` to finished, was adopted with Daimler Chrysler. (source: auto motorund sport - German Magazin).

On the international motor show in Frankfurt the open version of the MERCEDES SLR world premiere celebrates future high speed sports car. Name: MERCEDES vision SLR

Under the body of the MERCEDES SLR systems and components, which MERCEDES BENZ presents for the first time, operate like the electronically controlled Sensortronic Brake system, headlight with curve light function and brake disks from ceramic(s).

That MERCEDES SLR vision points the way into the future to that MERCEDES sports car. The body consists of a combination of GRP components materials and aluminum, which is characterised apart from exemplary Crash stability also by its weight advantage of approximately 40 per cent opposite conventional structural steelworks.

Also the brake disks of the MERCEDES vision SLR are a new development: They consist of fiber-reinforced ceramic(s) and withstand extreme loads. Front and rear axle predominantly make Mercedes Benz of aluminum.

Under the elongated hood of the MERCEDES vision SLR far developed V8 operates an engine with 5,5 litres capacity with compressor and water load air cooling.

It goes off enormously, with MERCEDES vision SLR:
From zero on 100 km/h it accelerates in only 4.2 seconds and from zero on 200 km/h in 11.3 seconds. The maximum speed amounts to 320 km/h.

The three letters wake memories at the 300 SLR from the fifties, whose langgstreckte hood, collateral line and wing doors strong swung in form up-to-date appear.

Technical MERCEDES SLR bitebite bites:
The outside mirrors are filled with lights.
For strong acceleration 557 HP a strong engine provides. The maximum speed of the MERCEDES vision SLR roadster: 320 kilometers per hour.