Now, before I kick-off this very first official blog of mine, I want to let everyone know that I'm not a rip-off or a joke when it comes to cars. Now, of course I can never be compared to Jeremy Clarkson, yet. But I studied more than enough to know my stuffs when it comes to cars, from supercars to even down to an ordinary car. I've been following Top Gear, 5th Gear, Autocars, Evo Magazines, Supercars.net, even Wikipedia as well, and sometimes experience the car in-person as well. Therefore, I am confident to say that I do know what I am talking about :-)
A Mercedes Benz SL55 AMG that wanted to be better. Yes, It's RWD, it's a 5 speed automatic that produces 476HP, it does 0-60MPH in 4.6 seconds and has a top speed of 155MPH (250KPH). But as good as it already is, this is not the car I'm talking about. Mercedes thought it could be better, and thats when they handed it over to McLaren.
They took the SL55 to England where their factory is located in, the same place where they develop the McLaren Formula 1. What amazes me about the McLaren Technology Centre is that the design of the building's exterior and interior are specially focused to motivate the McLaren employees. As an architecture student, thats simply amazing. All the Staffs wear a special made Hugo Boss uniform which are made from a special material that would not produce any scratches on the car they are working on. Its a good thing to know for the amount of money your paying for your car.
The Mercedes Benz SL55 AMG, with a fold away roof, costs US$145,000. The SLR thou, with a solid roof, costs US$503,000. But the price is probably the only downside I could think of from the SLR. There are many supercars out there today that could do 200MPH easily, but only a handful of them do not have the feeling that the car would begin to come apart or blow up when it does that kind of speed or when the car is really pushed to its very limit. The SLR does not have that problem at all. Its so well built and developed that the car just feels stable and could do those kinds of speed easily.
How It Will Win Your Heart
Lastly, the main reason why I simple adore this car, is because that most car companies claim that their supercars are as good as on the road as they are on the race tracks. But we all know that thats a complete lie. Those cars are only good if you wish your spline to be crushed. The SLR however, is meant to be used as an everyday car. It is incredibly comfortable as a typical Mercedes, it has air-conditioning, leather seats, a stereo, electric seats, an automatic gearbox and even a proper-sized trunk that you can actually use (very rare and exclusive in the supercar world).
The McLaren Mercedes SLR is simply a benchmark of the supercar world. Its a car thats worth owning.
1 comments:
Nicely put and very professional. Can't comment much as its not in my field of interest :) A very beautiful car though ^^
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