Spy Shots: McLaren SLR Speedster (w/VIDEO)

[Bernardo]

Originally Posted by Autoblog Following yesterday's revelation that Mercedes and McLaren were preparing to launch a special lightweight version of their SLR supercar, a batch of spy shots plus a spy video have surfaced, giving us a sneak peek at the limited-edition roadster prior to its anticipated unveiling by McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton towards the end of the month. The images – which appear to have been released by the manufacturer itself – confirm our previous report that the roofless supercar will have little in the way of protection from the elements, with an F1-sized wind deflector screen as the only thing between the driver and the wind rushing by at breakneck speeds. Inspired by the original '50's-era 300 SLR, the new speedster will be faster than any previous SLR and be built in a small serial of 75 examples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMrl3...dster-w-video/

[pagani]

Great car i hope mercedes will let it be a lighweight car

[HeilSvenska]

Gimmicky. It's not spy shots. Mercedes put out these shots themselves as a self-promotion.

Anyways, it's another middle east market car like the TT Clubsport for the most part. No US sales. Pah.

They should've come up with a brand new design if they were going so far in modification.

[mayer]

I like it. Never really loved any previous version of the SLR but this one looks like it could be really cool.

[torrentjunkie]

nice...love the lmp1 open top concept

[tkach]

Looks cool i love the retro speedster idea.

[Bernardo]

just a rendering btw