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Mercedes-Benz: SLR 300 McLaren
The design of the new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren: a breathtaking blend of legend and sophistication
Legend and sophistication – these two hallmark characteristics of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren stand out immediately, and are the essence of the scintillating styling radiated by the new high-performance sports car, which is due to make its world debut in autumn 2003.
Legend and sophistication – this is the precept underpinning the Gran Turismo body design, as it takes the classical styling elements from the legendary SLR racing cars of the 1950s and blends them masterfully with the sophisticated, avantgarde design language of both the latest Mercedes passenger car models and of the modern-day Silver Arrows race cars which took the McLaren Mercedes team to Formula One World Championship glory. The design's concept therefore spans the divide between past and present, whilst at the same time showing the way forward for the sports car designs of tomorrow.
Such a thorough grounding has given rise to a vehicle blessed with inimitable charisma, where legend and sophistication melt together in a thoroughly masterful Mercedes synthesis.
Twin-headlamp face,
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It's the long, sweeping lines of the bonnet, the succinctly styled air gills in the wings, the eye-catching side pipes, the compact tail and, last but by no means least, the gullwing doors which breathe life into the SLR legend. These design features first caused a sensation back in 1952, and have remained the hallmark of thoroughbred Mercedes sports cars ever since. These and other styling elements rooted in the SLR tradition are harmonised smoothly with the latest Mercedes design traits: these include the distinctive "twin-headlamp face", which has been blazing a trail since it first appeared in 1995, and the fascinating interplay of soft contours and taut lines, a characteristic which runs through many of the models in the cur-rent Mercedes portfolio.
Unmistakable tail with exemplary aerodynamic qualities
An interior that fits like a glove and "Silver Arrow" leather in peerless quality It is the very high levels of practicality and luxury that truly make the high-performance sportster's interior stand out. In-dividually padded buc-ket seats combine with a multifunction steering wheel with race-car-type but-tons for manual gear selection and clearly arranged chronometer-style gauges to ensure that drivers can keep the SLR comfortably under control at all times, and that they have all the information they need conveniently at their fingertips.
High-grade materials set the interior tone: aluminum, carbon and supple "Silver Arrow" leather, which was specially developed for the new sports car and sets benchmark standards in terms of its quality and its material thickness. Photo: Mercedes-Benz
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