SLR Stirling Moss won't be offered in North America (w/VIDEO)
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Stirling Moss
With the exhibitors' roster for the upcoming 2009 Detroit Auto Show dwindling, you'd think that any cars being unveiled there might actually, you know, be available in
Mercedes-Benz is anticipated to unveil the million-dollar Stirling Moss edition SLR McLaren,
Now, for your viewing enjoyment, we invite you to follow the jump for video footage of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss, the longest-named open-air sportscar since the Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 Spyder.
[Source: Inside Line]
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Autoblogist 1:41PM (12/26/2008)
I might be the only one who thinks the car looks butt ugly. The front end styling is hideous(SLR Prototype front looks better), the front and rear overhangs are way to extended and I think I can get those rims on Ebay. Unless you're an avid collector, I think they are better looking open air cars, that would probably out perform the this one for a lot less.
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LeRobert 4:35PM (12/26/2008)
You're definitely not the only one. That car is a gawd-awfully-ugly.
happy_penguin 10:48PM (12/26/2008)
You aren't the only two, but I bet you're in the minority by a fair margin. It's gorgeous.
jinsei888 1:41PM (12/26/2008)
Serves us right, some complaining American will surely btch about getting injured from a pebble with no windshield...I'm typical utilitarin American manner
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Level 1:51PM (12/26/2008)
I agree this car is a law suit waiting to happen for M-B in the US where everyone is too happy to sue anyone over anything...
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Benfolio 2:04PM (12/26/2008)
Actually, the MB's name is longer than the Mits'. Making the longest-named open-air sportscar.... ever?
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JD 2:05PM (12/26/2008)
I think this car is over-done and simply ugly.
Just ugly. The last design of the slr was much more tolerable.
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maor 2:19PM (12/26/2008)
Pure work of art. Slightly overstylized but stunning nonetheless. And believe me, the type of American buyer with the means and the desire to own one of these will have no problem finding a way.
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Gestalt 2:24PM (12/26/2008)
Those headlights look suspicially like the ones coming on the AMG gullwing. I would have to agree with the overall sentiment that this is one butt ugly over-designed car. I read some article where Mercedes' new head of design was rambling about complex design & a need for very expressive designs, too bad he forgot about good, simple, & teutonic design-
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Serge K. 2:36PM (12/26/2008)
I want to see Him drive it.
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Mobius_1 3:45PM (12/26/2008)
If I had that much money and I wanted to buy a Mercedes, I'd buy a 300 SL Gullwing. Well, maybe even add on a second hand SLR McLaren, for that much money.
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mkevin88 5:39PM (12/26/2008)
If this car isn't for the NA market, then how come the driving position is on the left?
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James 6:20PM (12/26/2008)
Um... because North America isn't the only place where cars are sold with the steering wheel on the left... Like for example, nearly all of South America, mainland Europe, China, more than half of Africa, and the Middle East?
Gestalt 10:03PM (12/26/2008)
yeah only Great Britain & it's (former) colonies drive on the right side.
XLCowBoy 1:46AM (12/27/2008)
This car is hideous. The sketches were incredible though - obviously somebody at MB couldn't properly translate them into the metal.
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neoscape 10:04PM (12/26/2008)
I still want to know what the deal is with that strange offset intake above the headlight.
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Khanh 12:48AM (12/27/2008)
I hope Top Gear gets to play with it some time, like they did with the Veritas RS3.
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Wow 11:00AM (12/27/2008)
I actually think this looks great, very agile. About 10x better than that monstrosity known as the Veritas RS3.
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MikeW 12:40PM (12/27/2008)
Now those are side pipes!
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CMDR 2:19PM (2/10/2009)
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Spec C Type RA
was the longest name.
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