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Officially Official: McLaren SLR Stirling Moss to bow in Detroit

Drew Phillips — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:21:00 EST

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Convertible, Supercars, Mercedes-Benz

Click above for high-res image gallery of the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Sterling Moss

Things got just a bit brighter for the Detroit Auto Show. Mercedes-Benz will officially unveil what will surely be one of the most attention-grabbing cars in Cobo Hall, the 2009 McLaren SLR Stirling Moss. The boldly styled Merc will be the last vehicle built under the partnership with McLaren, and even at a cost of €750,000 Mercedes should have no trouble finding buyers for the 75-car allotment. Each will feature full carbon fiber bodywork wrapped over the standard version, a 650-hp supercharged 5.5-liter V8 and the five-speed automatic transplanted from the SLR 722. Despite lacking any sort of roof or proper windscreen, the Stirling Moss can still achieve a top speed of 217 mph and can reach 100 km/h in just 3.5 seconds. Other unique features include "swing-wing" doors, a retractable air brake that can be operated manually and a two-piece tonneau cover (stored in the trunk) that can cover the entire cockpit or just the passenger seat. Check out the gallery below for high-resolution images, and expect plenty more when we see the car live in Detroit.

Gallery: 2009 Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Stirling Moss

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Rumormill: Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss roadster

Drew Phillips — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:01:00 EST

Filed under: Convertible, Supercars, Mercedes-Benz

Click above for a gallery of the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Stirling Moss
We've seen quite a few spy photos of a lightweight speedster variant of the McLaren SLR supercar, but up until now we didn't know exactly what Mercedes-Benz had in store for us. Thanks to Dutch magazine AutoVisie and a scanner-wielding member of GermanCarZone.com, we now have a few more rendering and a possible name: Stirling Moss.

The legendary British racecar driver won his first F1 Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz, and famously won the 1955 Mille Miglia in record time piloting a 300 SLR. The car to bear his name features a nearly identical version of the supercharged V8 in the standard SLR, although output is nearly on par with the SL65 AMG Black Series at 650 horsepower. That should allow the Stirling Moss SLR to hit 62 mph in under 3.5 seconds and on to a face-contorting top-speed of 205 mph. Beginning in June of 2009, 75 examples will be produced, with current SLR customers being the only people deemed worthy of piloting the McLaren SLR Stirling Moss. Thanks for the tip, Mark!

Gallery: Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Sterling Moss

Gallery: Spy Shots: McLaren SLR Speedster

[Source: GermanCarZone.com, The Sun]

Edit - the photos were scanned from The Dutch magazine Autoweek and not AutoVisie. We have also added a new, better photo.

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