Today Mercedes released a press note announcing that they are building the very last examples of the McLaren Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss edition, and after that the car’s era will come to an end and the SLR badge will be history.  The new Mercedes SLS will be its replacement as the firm’s supercar. I think it’s fair to say that the McMerc SLR had a huge impact on the automotive world during its time, and will remain in automobile history book as one of the all time greatest.

SLR story began in beginning of this century! But it was in 2004 that finally the Vision SLR concept becomes a reality in form of a super-sport super-lux GT car. It was the first full fledged supercar which could be used everyday. It had all the standards of a luxury coupe but with the colossal power of that supercharged AMG V8 under the bonnet it also was insanely fast! It was also such a perfect car, that no one could really come up with a serious flaw in it!

Sure the plastic interior was a bit irritating in the first models, but they addressed it in the next editions, and there was a bit of an argument about the car’s ceramic brakes which are said to be numb and senseless, but as Jeremy Clarkson proved in one of the old top Gear episodes, they can stop you from 120mph in the same distance that a normal car should be able to stop from 60mph! so they were bloody good!

SLR, which by the way stands for “sporty”, “light” and “raceworthy”, has a family with 5 members: SLR,SLR Roadster,SLR 722,SLR 722 S Roadstser and the limited special edition SLR Stirling Moss. The SLR Moss limited to only 75 units, is actually a perfect swan song for this mighty supercar.

Overall 2000 SLR models have been produced – substantially more than any other sports car in this elite category. An SLR also represents a membership ticket to the SLR. CLUB. The spirit of the SLR will live on in this exclusive community of gentleman-drivers even after production ceases.

The SLR spirit lives on

The SLR project was conceived for a limited period, and as a limited edition, from the very start, and is now coming to a magnificent, entirely fitting end with the SLR Stirling Moss. The SLR spirit lives on, however, and will be perpetuated by the enthusiastic members of the SLR. CLUB. In addition to a passion for driving, the members of this exclusive community of gentleman-drivers, all of whom have an SLR model in their garages, share a discerning, sophisticated lifestyle and the enjoyment of encounters with like-minded enthusiasts. The high-quality event calendar of the SLR. CLUB includes driving events on the most demanding race circuits, participation in the Mille Miglia and tours covering the most picturesque routes in Europe. Individual, long-term backup and care at the very highest level for SLR. CLUB members is assured by dedicated Mercedes-Benz personnel well beyond the end of production.

British tuner Kahn has customized the McLaren Mercedes SLR before, but now as the car’s production has come to an end they give it another treatment. Project Kahn is known for exquisite taste, and it shows on this car which, according to Kahn, has stealth exterior styling and magnesium alloy wheels. They say it’s the perfect exotic road car.

Almost all of the tuned SLRs we’ve seen were utterly horrible! It’s good that at least Kahn has made something very prestigious and classy. It is a good tribute to the mighty SLR.

Specification

Wheels & Tyres

• Kahn Carbon F1X 9×20 front 10.5×21 (Designed to accommodate original centre cap)
• Kahn valve caps

Interior Components

• Project Kahn interior conversion

Paintwork & Finishing

• Project Kahn Colour Code
• Project Kahn Smoked Rear Lights

Safety and Security

• Privacy Tinted Glass

Accessories

• Kahn Lightweight Golfing Umbrella with Carbon Fibre Shaft
• Kahn Keyring

Optional Extras

• Project Kahn high gloss piano black steering wheel
• Project Kahn Carbon Fiber finish steering wheel

The car we all were thinking of as the Mercedes SLC is now confirmed as the SLS AMG Gullwing. Whatever the name, it is set to come as soon as spring 2010! As some sort of teaser or something, AMG released some spyshots they took themselves and also some of the technical details. Spy photographers would be mad!

Weighing around 1620 kg, the SLS follows the simple GT recipe, a V8 in the front, gearbox and transaxle  at the back. A normally aspirated 6.2 liter engine is what you’ll find under the bonnet and it develops 580 horsepower. This is linked to a dual-clutch seven speed gearbox. Performance is exactly what you expect it to be, blistering! 3.8 seconds to 100 kmh, 12 seconds to 200 kmh and top speed of just over 315 kmh. The car will get carbon ceramic brakes like it’s dad, the outgoing Mclaren SLR.

When it launches to the market, The SLS Gullwing is expected to be priced around 140,000 euros, which is really reasonable for such a car.

For now take a look at the pictures :

We also have shots of this car in white! In case you are interested you can find them HERE

via: autoblog.it

The new Mercedes flagship supercar is confirmed for, not this year’s, but 2010 Geneva Motorshow and will come in both coupe and roadster forms. The retro-designed Merc with gullwing doors ranks below the outgoing Mclaren SLR as it’s powered by an AMG V8 with 580hp and 640nm, which is a bit disappointing as we expect it to be more powerful than the SLR. Afterall, with the SLR gone, this SLC will be the company’s flagship model.

A year after the coupe, a roadster version will appear which has conventional doors. Technical specs are the same for both cars and will guarantee under 4 seconds acceleration and top speed of over 300kmh. Mercedes has plans to deliver 6000 units of this car for price of several hundred thousands Euros.

AMUS