On the international motor show in Frankfurt the open version of the future high speed sports car celebrated MERCEDES SLR world premiere and opens thereby automobiles to the OPEN AIR pleasure a new, singular dimension.

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).

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.

MERCEDES BENZ looks with the building of open sports cars on a long and successful tradition back:
One of the masterpieces of this type was the world-well-known rennsportwagen 300 SLR, by which two open versions were manufactured. The mille Miglia winner auto of 1955 with the legendary start number " 722 ", which was driven by Stirling Moss, and which Le Mans racing car from the same year, to its Volant Juan Manuel Fangio sat.

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.

Singular forms with experience a character:
The outside mirrors are equipped with lights as turn signals as with new MERCEDES S class. Transparency with translucent verdeck. Interieur with puristic sports car Ambiente. Front organization in the style of the formula 1 silver arrows. Result: Design and dynamics in perfect harmony.

MERCEDES SLR, with Mc Laren built. The decision at least the SLR Coupe` to finished, was adopted with Daimler Chrysler. The ROADSTER STUDY for 21. Century.
(source: auto engine and sport and Daimler Chrysler Communications)

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.

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 a strong AMG V8 engine cooperates 5.5 litres capacity. Owing to compressor and water load air cooling develops the eight-cylinder 410 KW / 557 HP and makes starting from 4000 1/min. a max. torque available of 720 Newtonmeters.

A further Special of the MERCEDES SLR vision roadster: The model anticipates, as will have to be opened 2001 coming SL (separation of the current SL W129). Accurately in the style of the SLK, with a fixed roof, which folds by electrical of hydraulic technique into the trunk of the car.

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.