| Mercedes to build SLR
variants
By Sun
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Wednesday, March
22, 2006
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Benz
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Mercedes and partner firm, McLaren, are likely to launch
spin-off versions of the SLR super car, it has been revealed.
DaimlerChrysler chairman and Mercedes boss Dieter Zetsche
said the company was investigating small production runs of
the SLR with different bodystyles.
'We could do 50-100 cars with certain attributes,' he told
journalists, hinting that a roadster version could be on the
cards.
The SLR is an expensive supercar made in limited numbers by
F1 racing team McLaren at its Woking headquarters, in partnership
with Mercedes.
Powered by a muscular 626bhp V8 engine, the SLR is capable
of 208mph and 0-60mph in a scant 3.8sec.
A smaller, cheaper McLaren is rumoured to be in development
to challenge junior supercars such as the Ferrari F430.
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