Mercedes-McLaren's collaboration dates back to 1995, and in 2004 the two companies collaborated again to develop a speed machine that drove people crazy – the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. Inheriting the 1950s, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Sports Car, known as the Silver Arrow Racing Car.
The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren was handcrafted and planned to produce within 500 units per year, including versions of the 722 Edition, Roadster, 722 GT and Stirling Moss, before finally being discontinued in 2010, with Mercedes-Benz officially stating a total of 2,157 units. The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren has set a new standard for the world's high-performance GT vehicles, dubbed "F1 on the road".
Every Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is very precious because of the scarcity of production, and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster introduced today is even more valuable, because although it was produced in 2008, it only traveled 5954 kilometers, no different from a quasi-new car. And the owner has been storing the car in a constant temperature garage, which is very well maintained. So much so that the asking price is 300,000 US dollars (about 1.9 million yuan), which is a second-hand car that is nearly 15 years old.
The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster is a soft-top convertible version with a semi-automatic soft-top convertible mechanism capable of folding and unfolding in less than 10 seconds, while a unique spoiler design allows airflow to enter the cockpit even when driving open at 200 km/h. Unlike the hardtop version, the convertible version developed a monolithic chassis structure made of composite carbon fiber, which not only has higher torsional resistance, but also has a fairly obvious weight reduction. The material used in the body is also similar to that of the F1 car of that year, using CFRP carbon fiber reinforced plastic, which is full of technology.
The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is equipped with a 5.4-litre V8 supercharged engine handcrafted by a team of AMG technicians that delivers a maximum of 626 horsepower at 6500 rpm and 780 N·m of torque at 3250 rpm. The oil lubrication of this engine was changed to a dry sump. The transmission system is matched with a five-speed automatic transmission, which accelerates by 3.8 seconds per 100 km/h and reaches a maximum speed of 332 km/h.
The interior of the carriage uses a large number of black Silver Arrow leather wrapping, while with carbon fiber decoration, lightweight carbon fiber integrated seat does not have much adjustment function, just like the real racing barrel seat, the owner can choose different seat sizes according to the body shape when placing an order.