2009 Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss
December 21, 2008 by George Skentzos
Mercedes-Benz has revealed its most uncompromising edition of its flagship McLaren SLR Roadster, named after the British motor racing legend and current Mille Miglia record-holder Stirling Moss.
The new SLR Stirling Moss is a modern interpretation of the original SLR racing cars from the 1950s, offering a truly unique interpretation of speed by staying true to form without a roof or a windscreen.
This current-day Silver Arrow is extremely sophisticated and yet at the same time decidedly spartan, boasting only two small wind deflectors just centimetres high to protect the driver from airflow.
Under the elongated bonnet lies an uprated version of the supercharged V8 engine from the SLR Roadster which produces a mountainous 478kW.
The SLR Stirling Moss takes less than 3.5 seconds to reach 100km/h from a standstill, and continues on to a top speed of 350km/h.
This is largely due to the lightweight design, with the exterior panels constructed entirely from carbon fibre.
The vehicle can be closed by two separate tonneau covers which are stored in the boot, creating a more streamlined form with just a driver.
The closed underbody and a diffuser in the rear bumper generate maximum downforce over the rear axle, in addition to a rear airbrake to increase contact pressure further, which also opens under hard braking over 120km/h.
Just 75 examples of the SLR Stirling Moss will be manufactured between June and December 2009, available exclusively to a select few owners of the current SLR Roadster.
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Nice, pity these guys get associated to vans and trucks…
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A bit stupid for a mass produced car imo.
I don’t like the front end either, i can’t beleive mercedes complerely rebuilt the SLR for one a very limited edition car.
A Fezza front end…I like…much better looking than the dopie SLR!
Please fix the spelling. His name is Stirling not Sterling. Apart from that, the car is a complete joke. It doesn’t even have a windscreen.
I spose the Caterham, Atom, Elfin, and pretty much all other speedsters are complete jokes too? Get off your high horse. Good to see a company bucking the conservative trend
Well I like it, but does anybody think that 3.5 seconds to 100 is a bit, well, slow for a car that looks like that? I’d love to know what other people thought.
For a car that doesn’t even have a windscreen, not to mention that the standard one starts at 320,000 pounds and this will probably be so much more than that, I would rather an Ariel Atom, 35,000 pounds gets you 0-100 in 2.7 seconds and considering to most people here, looks are certainly not the issue…
Wow what an amazing looking car. Thats the most bad ass looking rear end I have ever seen on a car. Talk about attitude.
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yeah i thought it was a bit slow. i would get an atom aswell
I think it’s great that Benz have gone out and built this car. Let face it, no one is going to buy one of these to go down the shops for milk, it’s not meant to be practical. It’s all about exclusivity.
I think it’ll be a long time before we see another car built like this (by a major brand)
A windscreen would have been nice – not everyone dresses like The Stig.
i think it looks GREAT!!! Finally a car maker has the balls to build something outrageous in a time of economic downturn and over precautious automotive styling…
^^^The name Alex is already taken if you had bothered to look up^^^