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View Poll Results: Did they screw up the Mercedes SLR ?
Screw up, what the fuck are you talking about? it's great 7 20.59%
It's a total mess & they even dare asking 313.000 pounds 14 41.18%
Well I like the looks so pitty it isn't a better car 10 29.41%
They will fix the flaws it has because it's a Mercedes - they don't have flaws 3 8.82%
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Old 12-20-2003, 06:56 PM   #1
1zippo1
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Default Did they screw up the SLR ?

When I first looked at it I though it wasn't very nice and it would be just a fast cruiser... But I'm beginning to appreciate the looks more and more. That long bonnet, those nice styling thingies like those grills behind the front wheels, the way the doors open, ...

And if you look at the techy part, it produces 626hp, goes from 0-100km/h in 3.8sec, top speed of 334km/h. And that's pretty impressive don't you think.

So as I see it these are the pos & neg points:

Positive
- great engine & performance
- those looks...
- some original caracteristics (rear lights, doors, ...)

Negative
- plasticy interior
- no brake feeling at all
- automatique gear box (ok but not in a supercar common)
- the weight is much more then they announced & more the other supercars

BUT: can they restore it? Ok the gearbox will stay and the weight won't decrease much but can't they install hydrolics to give more feeling to the brakes & can't they change the interior?





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