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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722

If you happen to be one of them, the good news is that the even more powerful MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 Edition has finally ar-rived. The bad news, however, is that it costs an extra £32,500.
Limited to a run of only 150 models, the MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 is named after the Mercedes 300 SLR that British racing legend Stirling Moss and co-driver Dennis Jenkinson drove to victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia race from Brescia to Rome and back in Italy.

MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 The number actually refers to the time – 7.22am – that they started the gruelling 1,000-mile challenge, which they completed at a record-breaking average speed of 100mph.
With more power and less weight than the standard version, the MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 has been sent to the gym and put on a carbon fibre diet to give a more aggressive, track-biased driving experience. In addition, the steering has been sharpened, the suspension firmed up and the aerodynamics honed even further to increase its stability at high speed.

MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722

MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 Reprogramming the hand-built 5.5-litre supercharged V8 engine’s electronic black box has pushed output to 650bhp at 6,500rpm, and torque to 800Nm at 4,000rpm – that’s 24bhp and 40Nm more than a standard SLR. From a standstill, the MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 will hammer its way to 60mph in 3.6 seconds and hit a top speed of 210mph. MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 five-speed paddleshift automatic transmission and its gearing remain unchanged.
MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 handle that power boost, the newcomer is fitted with huge 390mm carbon fibre-reinforced ceramic brake discs and lightweight alloy wheels.
MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 is also has a new carbon fibre front air splitter and rear air diffuser to suck it closer to the road at speed, as well as a more aggressive airbrake for enhanced stability when slowing from high speed. In total, more than 300 components have been either enhanced or replaced, resulting in a 44kg drop in weight to 1,724kg. The MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 interior features unique red stitching on the Alcantara bucket seats, along with a suede-covered steering wheel, red rings on the instruments, and redesigned aluminium shift paddles. There’s also a plasticky MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 plaque on the centre console that looks straight out of an aftermarket catalogue.

MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722

This MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 is all about speed, and as you would expect, the SLR is ferociously fast. With all that torque on tap, it simply catapults past slower traffic with ease, with the big V8 powerplant trumpeting its NASCAR soundtrack through its side-mounted exhausts.
MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 Full throttle verges on the downright vicious as the engine just keeps ripping through to its 7,000rpm red line, quickly dropping into a higher gear to home in on its top speed. However, look past the devastat-ing straight-line pace, and there are some gaping holes in the special edition’s appeal. At all speeds, the steering wheel feels disappointingly lifeless, robbing the driver of crucial feedback from the road.
MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR 722 although the brakes deliver incredible performance, the floor-mounted pedal is all but impossible to modulate, making smooth progress around town very difficult. What’s more, the low-speed ride quality is hard enough to loosen your fillings.