Comments on: Photo update: 2007 Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 Edition

By: Darth Vader

Darth Vader — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:42:24 +0000

so screw you, ‘first thing i change on any new car is d rims’ and all u other owners wif blinkin rims n alien shit =) i gotta me a slr… who cares about my rims =) it’s not like anyone can c it when i pass em =)

By: King Daimler

King Daimler — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:33:12 +0000

Everything you read is about perception. It just takes one auto journalist to state “SLR turns out to be a sales flop with only 1500 units sold out of a contracted 4500 vehicles for release.” Wait, the last time I checked the 4500 sales projection was not to be over a 2 to 3 year period. The Mclaren Plant can’t even produce that many in that time frame. I beleive Mclaren Mercedes intended to allocate a estimated 500 SLR’s a year give or take on demand over a 6 to 7 year period. This makes sense and has the compamny some what on track for 4500 shipments based on this info. As for the price tag it is high water for all serious Dupont Registry brands. Stacking $450,000 plus amx for 4 wheels is more money than all current Royce’s, Bents, Ferarri’s, Lambo’s, Astons, and other favourites. To have a full understanding of what Benz can fetch for a car check out my comments on the rumoured Mercedes mid-engine project posting.Remember a cabrio and the 722 should help finish the SLR order.

By: Oil Investor

Oil Investor — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:13:07 +0000

Burn that oil baby! Daddy wants a new in-ground pool!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:31:34 +0000

I believe the sonme of the reasons The SLR wasn’t a Major Hit was because MB Screwed itself. It came out with SLR Concept then released SL, which has similar looks and Costed less. Then said it would produce SLR. Also as someone stated 4500 seems like alot. I would think someone interested in this luxury sportscar wants exclusivity.
The wheels look pretty plain. Should have more Depth.

By: Fatstrat

Fatstrat — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:44:00 +0000

Not a real fan of the front end. But am a real fan of the viscious performance. I could probably get past the front end styling after a few runs across Central Oregon.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:48:32 +0000

The contract states that over a seven year period Mclaren cars has to build 500 cars a year. In total 3500cars will be built and they must include the special editions and cabriolets which is due soon. To date around 2000 have been sold over a 2-3 year period which means its exceeded targets and thats even without the cabriolet. Well done to Mclaren and Mercedes-Benz

By: JC2

JC2 — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:05:32 +0000

Cool….. but I’m not going to be the one buying one. It’s way out of my price range (LOL) and I don’t like the looks even if I could buy it. I would spend my hard earned money on something else…

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:49:05 +0000

Why didn’t they come out with this in the beginning?

Jon.

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:04:10 +0000

For all the knocking I’ve been giving DaimlerChrysler, I admit this is one hell of a vehicle. It’s good to see they still have what it takes to produce an awesome car.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:41:58 +0000

i hope they changed the interior to nicer materials

By: mossy

mossy — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:30:45 +0000

Nice. although i prefer the turbine rims.

as for the rappers etc. etc. yes it attracts them.
Ja Rule has one and it also featured in R.Kelly’s music vdo “playas only”

By: Veda

Veda — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:18:37 +0000

Oh I know about the Exelero but a concept is a concept, until I see it goes to production the SLR is just too out of place similar to how the NSX was, which was even too much for Acura.

By: John

John — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:11:31 +0000

This is a good looking article to end the day with. At least i’m not looking at a passenger car or some bloated concept car everytime I check LLN.

By: ?

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:49:08 +0000

thing2, the only vehicles that appeal to those people are cadillacs and hummers, you should know that by now. as for this beauty, this is for REAL car people, not those posers you see on mtv cribs, who just buy cars and slap on some gaudy big rims to show off to the norms like us.

By: Dr*Manhattan

Dr*Manhattan — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:37:40 +0000

Jason – Paris Hilton already has one… why would she need the 722 model?

Oh wait…….. nevermind.

lol.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:26:33 +0000

The SLR is the perfect supercar for people who can’t drive and need an automatic, like Paris Hilton.

By: Thing2

Thing2 — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:15:53 +0000

I think they were hoping that the athletes and rappers would also buy it…

By: Dr*Manhattan

Dr*Manhattan — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 02:04:56 +0000

Veda — sort of a response to you — Maybach has a concept called the Exelero (Google it if you haven’t heard of it yet).
If I won the lottery tomorrow, I would have a down payment on that car in a second.

By: Veda

Veda — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:42:10 +0000

Regardless of performance, the car is way too expensive for a MB. They should’ve just take it to another level and stick Maybach on it even if the image doesn’t fit, at least the majority of buyers would give it a second look from a Ferrari or Lambo. Or do the Audi branding strategy with Lambo and Bugatti…

By: Dr*Manhattan

Dr*Manhattan — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:41:34 +0000

Purely from an asthetic point of vire, the picture from the top of the car, looking down, with the engine bay exposed is amazing. I never realized how complicated the hood mounts were. Kudos to both the Mercedes-Benz (and McLaren) engineers, and to the photographer.

By: A4

A4 — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:39:02 +0000

badass

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:03:35 +0000

I like this version, however, as much as i would have liked them just to have produced this model as there base model, i think the base SLR is a true MB, this is to stripped down for them to have released this as the original SLR, to put it blatenly, it’s to racey to be a MB. Personally, i believe the oringal SLR fit into the MB line-up perfectly, i think had they used this car as there SLR model, it would have been more of a flop then the SLR already is. Obviously, people such as those who view this site, and are real car enthusiats, would much rather have the 722 version, however, thinking of the typical MB buyer, especially those of the higher end 100K plus, AMG type, MB’s, those people aren’t people who would enjoy a car like this. I think they were very wise to build this car however, considering they probably will sell many to real car drivers and enthusiasts.

I’ve heard the SLR has only sold about 1500 of something like 4500 cars the’re contract required them to build.

A. it sounds like a major flop, even as cool as a car i and most people think it is

B. doesn’t it seem like MB over estimated the popularity of this car, 4500 (that might not be the correct number, i remember something around there) seems like a shit load of cars at this price level to try to sell, especially for a company that doesn’t tend to sell in these waters very often, usually staying in the 50-150K range. then again, that could be part of the reason they had thought it would sell so well, anybody have an explantion to y MB would expect this kinda sales? or does that sound pretty reasonable to u guys?

By: V'duv Kux Klan

V'duv Kux Klan — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:58:56 +0000

http://www.mx.autocosmos.com/contenidos/videos.asp i found this page and looks like the 2007 Honda CRV is already for sale in Mexico

By: Asher

Asher — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:34:41 +0000

This 722 version is what the SLR should’ve been all along as a base model. But I give them credit as this is finally one bad ass car now. Too bad they couldnt boost the HP to 722 to match the Starting Time of the race though…

By: MotorFull en Español » Mercedes-Benz SLR “722 Edition”

MotorFull en Español » Mercedes-Benz SLR “722 Edition” — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:48:33 +0000

[...] Me enamoré de esta maravilla de la ingeniería moderna. Desde que mostráramos la espectacular y pulcra cadena de montaje del 722. Un auto rápido, bonito, con clase, tiene su propio estilo el cual muchos quieren imitar pero nadie igualar. Que más se puede pedir sino contemplar estas imágenes oficiales que LeftLane News ha publicado hoy. ¿Y porqué el 722?: como homenaje a la carrera Mille Miglia que ganó en 1955 un Mercedes 300 SLR…con el número 722. Con 650 HP, V8 AMG 5.4, 330 km/h de velocidad máxima, más que homenaje es un monumento. [...]

By: Max

Max — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:46:54 +0000

How do they make a perfect car better? I don’t know, but they did. Awsome. But yeah.. I was never crazy about those rims.

By: Don

Don — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:35:00 +0000

very nice but I would’ve chosen a different set of rims