Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster, 2008
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren•
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Chassis No.: WDDAK76F28M001759
Registration: US Title
Location: Monterey, California
$500,000 USD | Sold
- The roadgoing result of Mercedes-Benz and McLaren’s two-time championship-winning Formula One partnership
- Offered with 10,090 mi. at the time of cataloguing
- Finished in the stunning color combination of Crystal Digenit Blue Metallic (502U) over Royal Blue Silver Arrow leather upholstery with woven leather inserts, carbon trim, and gray fabric top
- One of only 670 examples produced between 2007 and 2009
- Exclusively serviced from new by the originating dealer, Fletcher Jones Mercedes-Benz of Newport Beach, California
Addendum
Please note that due to California emissions, this vehicle must be sold to a dealer or out-of-state resident.
Jointly developed by Mercedes-Benz, AMG, and the McLaren Technology Centre, the SLR McLaren sought to bring something slightly different to the supercar ring. The three companies had been involved together in Formula One since 1995, and the idea of this working relationship leading to a limited-production supercar was greatly anticipated for quite some time. The Vision SLR concept was unveiled in 1999, just a few months after Mika Häkkinen had secured the partnership and its first Formula One Championship. The production version of the SLR followed for the 2004 model year.
Rather than pursue all-out performance head-on, Mercedes-Benz and McLaren wanted a car that could easily outperform its competition while serving as a capable and luxurious high-speed grand tourer. For its part, AMG developed and assembled the model’s fire-breathing 626-horsepower supercharged V-8 and five-speed Speedshift automatic transmission. Sprinting from 0–60 mph takes just 3.8 seconds, leading to a quarter-mile time of just over 11 seconds and a 206-mph top speed. In order to unlock exceptionally well-balanced handling dynamics, SLR project engineers moved the car’s V-8 as far back as possible into the carbon-reinforced-plastic monocoque chassis, giving the car near-perfect weight distribution.
THE SLR ROADSTER
To ratchet up the excitement of the SLR even further, the convertible roadster was introduced in 2007. Fortuitously, the ascendant McLaren-Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton helped publicize the new model; in November 2008, just a few months after customer deliveries began, he claimed the first of his seven Drivers’ Championship titles, and the most recent earned by a McLaren driver. Just 670 examples of the SLR McLaren Roadster were produced between August 2007 and May 2009.
Delivered new to Fletcher Jones Mercedes-Benz of Newport Beach, California during August 2008, this US-market SLR Roadster is presented in the absolutely stunning color combination of Crystal Digenit Blue Metallic (502U) over Royal Blue Silver Arrow leather upholstery. Of special interest is the optional woven Royal Blue leather inserts upon the car’s XL-size, carbon fiber bucket seats, which are handsomely complemented by additional carbon fiber cabin trim and a contrasting gray fabric soft-top. As currently offered, this breathtaking SLR indicates just 10,090 miles at cataloguing time.
Finished in a highly desirable color scheme and benefiting from 17 years of care under the consignor’s watchful ownership, this SLR McLaren Roadster is beautifully presented, a stellar example of the impressive joint effort—likely never to be repeated—from three automotive titans that gave us one of the most iconic and well-rounded supercars of all time.
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Mileage
16,238 km
Cost
1,836,250 AED
