Drop-top Mercedes SLR due “within six months”

Drop-top Mercedes SLR due “within six months”

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Back in March, rumors first broke that Mercedes was considering building a convertible version of its $450,000 SLR supercar. The U.K.’s AutoExpress magazine is now reporting that the car is “well on its way” to entering production, and will be officially unveiled “within six months.” That would put the car on target for the Geneva Motor Show in March. The car will take inspiration from the Vision SLR concept, which was first shown ahead of the official SLR coupe launch. AutoExpress says the goal of the SLR convertible is to handle and perform as well as its coupe counterpart. See the original concept after the jump…
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1. Robb1449 days ago
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  Oh… Dear… God…. That’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
  
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2. tino1449 days ago
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  eh…my honda civic SI is faster than this
  
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3. steve1449 days ago
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  looks very nice with the top down. The rear needs to be a liitle less sloped IMO.
  
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4. BMW7 – ôtô xe hơi việt nam » Blog Archive » Mercedes SLR Convertible1449 days ago
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  [...] Một vài hình ảnh Mercedes SLR Convertible Posted by Linh760Li Filed in Cars, Galleries, ——Mercedes-Benz [...]
  
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5. peter g1449 days ago
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  Beautiful!
  
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6. stuart1449 days ago
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  Give the current SLR a facelift, changing the front to look exactly like the coupe in the picture and the engine to a 6.3 litre AMG turbo.
  
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7. Jimbo — Gulph Mill$1449 days ago
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  the SLR is one of the most beautiful cars i’ve ever layed eyes on.
  i believe this one will surpass the SLR in elegance.
  
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8. mbftw1449 days ago
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  Screw the turbo. Set up the same s/c system with the new AMG motor.
  
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9. matt1449 days ago
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  from the back it looks like a crossfire
  
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10. anonymous1449 days ago
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  It looks MUCH better than the coupe. Very nice!
  
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11. Sandra Bollocks1449 days ago
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  Robb you are easily impressed, I bet you colect shiny bottle caps like Magpies do. Every aspect of this car is over-styled and fussy, how can that be called beautiful? It’s like a whore with too much make-up on
  
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12. JC21449 days ago
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  Everyone has their opinion. You can think something is ugly while someone will think it’s the most awesome thing on the planet…
  As for me I don’t like the SLR. It’s a cool car but for some reason there’s something about it that I just don’t like. But it is a very cool looking car.
  
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13. Sandra Bollocks1449 days ago
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  Mark Fields has hair opinion
  
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14. anon1449 days ago
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  The car is disproportional. Pointed front end, round rear end, too long of a front, too short in the back, looks like Chrysler got their designers involved in this one.
  
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15. Emmanuel1449 days ago
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  It is much in the way of great beauty and it is even greater than that for many of us. Many times before has it been great beauty but now it truly is.
  
  Sadness must be had for many of us as the costing is truly great and must be so.
  
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16. Shawn1449 days ago
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  Aren’t these the concept pictures of the SLR? I think these were just used to show what it will resemble.
  
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17. Dr*Manhattan1449 days ago
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  It doesn’t have the little “McLaren” badge on the front fender… just pointing it out for you guys.
  
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18. Carnut4ever1449 days ago
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  Definitely should have a steel roof or maybe a carbon fiber one because the Merc SL is so good that it would be foolish if the SLR is inferior.
  
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19. Mark1449 days ago
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  The pictures make them look like tiny models.
  
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20. mike1449 days ago
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  These pictures are over 2 years old. This IS NOT the SLR Roadster. If you know anything about cars, you’ll know that it’s not the SLR coupe either. None the less, it’s going to be a sexy car but for the money I’l take the Murcialago Roadster or LP640.
  
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21. Dan1449 days ago
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  I think the removing of the top might help make the slr look less nose-heavy. And yeah, this is the old concept, in case you were wondering why it looks so much better than the production car. This one has its engine only MOSTLY inside the wheelbase rather than completely inside the wheelbase as on the production car.
  
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22. Asher1449 days ago
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  For what they charge for these things (450k for the Coupe), it should’ve had a retractable hardtop(a la the SL) from the very beginning…
  
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23. al1449 days ago
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  tino….. no its not
  
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24. Penny Tentiary1449 days ago
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  Jason I hope not, I was looking forward to losing my virginity until you said that. I bet that would hurt
  
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25. Mercedes SLR Roadster1449 days ago
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  [...] Sono già passati 3 anni dal lancio del modello coupè, mentre recentemente è stata introdotta la versione 722 Edition, in commemorazione del numero di partenza con cui Stirling Moss vinse la mille miglia del 1955. PUBBLICITÀ PUBBLICITÀ Via | Leftlanenews postato da Filippo Bassoli il venerdì 11 agosto 2006 in: [...]
  
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26. Robb1449 days ago
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  “Robb you are easily impressed, I bet you colect shiny bottle caps like Magpies do. Every aspect of this car is over-styled and fussy, how can that be called beautiful? It’s like a whore with too much make-up on”
  
  See, the second part is fine. But the first sentence is unneeded, amateurish, and downright immature. Why insult me? A simple, “I disagree” would have been just fine.
  
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27. SLR Convertible Within Six Months. – German Car Scene1449 days ago
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  [...] [Source: Left Lane News] [...]
  
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28. Patrick1448 days ago
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  Thats a reallly tight droptop, a great adaptation of the SLR. See this convertible builds on the coupe’s lines and looks and develops a unique look for itself, whereas cars like the Bentley Continental GTC don’t give themselves enough of a unique look.
  
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29. Anonymous1447 days ago
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  love the outside but please put nice materials in the interior
  
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30. pascal mwikya1440 days ago
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  looks fantastic…….now if i could only get it in RIGHT HAND DRIVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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