

How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d;
---- Specifications ---- |
Price | -- | Production | -- | ||
Engine | 5.5 liter V8 | Weight | -- | ||
Aspiration | supercharger & intercooler | Torque | 531 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm | ||
HP | 557 hp | HP/Weight | -- | ||
HP/Liter | 101.4 hp per liter | 0-124 mph | 11.3 seconds (hardtop) | ||
0-62 mph | 4.2 seconds (hardtop) | Top Speed | 199 mph (hardtop) |
(from DaimlerChrysler Press Release) Vehicle: Vision SLR
When: January 1999
Where: North American International Auto Show, Detroit
What: High-performance sports car
Powertrain: Four-stroke eight-cylinder engine, 5.5 liter displacement, supercharged, 410 kW (557 hp), rear-wheel drive, five-speed automatic transmission with Touchshift control
Technical highlights
Chassis consisting of fiber composites and aluminum -> introduced 2003 in the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C 199)
Carbon fiber bucket seats -> introduced 2003 in the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C 199)
Electrohydraulic brake system -> introduced 2001 as Sensotronic Brake Control (SBC) in the Mercedes-Benz SL (R 230)
Brake discs made of fiber-reinforced ceramic -> introduced 2003 in the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C 199)
Front headlamps with adaptive lighting system -> introduced 2003 as bi-xenon headlamps with Active Light System in the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W 211)
Bi-functional xenon projector-beam headlamps for both low and high beam -> introduced 2003 in the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C 199)
LED tail lights -> introduced 2003 in the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C 199)
Rear license plate illuminated by a special luminescent film
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