The answer, in part at least, is here. Its not terribly efficient title is the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition, there will only be 150 of them and they're aimed at those who find the standard SLR just a little too, well, soft. A new engine map raises the power of its supercharged, 24-valve, 5.4 litre V8 motor from 460kW to 478kW, while

Because a regular SLR McLaren just isn't good super-luxury cars are just popping up all over the place these days, one of the latest being the Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 Edition. Named for the start time of the 1955 Mille Miglia-winning 300 SLR (7:22 AM), this latest German supercar promises to be better -- and more exclusive -- than the standard SLR. It seems as if it would be hard to improve upon the SLR McLaren. After all, it is the fastest and best-looking car Mercedes has built in decades. If you think about it, the "regular" SLR McLaren is already a street-legal race car: it boasts a carbon fiber chassis, a supercharged 626 horsepower V8, a 0-100 km/h time of seconds and a top speed of 334 km/h ( mph). Due to the SLR's elegant shape, luxurious interior and extra-sweet swing-wing doors, it's almost hard to accept the fact that the car can post those insanely fast numbers. Of course, as you gleaned from the introduction of this article, the Bavarian gearheads at Mercedes found a way to make its luxo-rocket even faster. The Original Mercedes-Benz 722. Naturally, the SLR 722 Edition's engine has undergone a major re-working. Each one of the SLR 722 Edition's liter V8s comes from AMG's Affalterbach-based engine shop. Here, highly-skilled technicians hand-build the 722 Edition's supercharged V8s, bumping them up to a supercar-worthy 650 horsepower. For those of you not keeping score at home, the 722 Edition's engine has 24 more horses than the engine of the standard SLR. More power leads to more speed. Thanks to the 722 Edition's bump in power, it is able to do 0-100 km/h in just seconds, hit 200 km/h (124 mph) in seconds and reach a top speed of 337 km/h (209 mph). Again, if you're not keeping track of the numbers, this means the SL 722 hits 100 km/h a full seconds faster than the regular SLR, and its top speed is a full 3 km/h (about 8 mph) faster. We don't know why anyone would need to drive at 209 miles per hour, but we guess the fact that one can is nice. The New M-B SLR McLaren 722 Edition. The Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 Edition's suspension has been revised to handle all this extra power and speed. The 722 gets a stiffer set of dampers, sits 10 millimeters closer to the ground, rides on 19-inch wheels and gets larger 390 millimeter brake discs. The 722 also gets a redesigned front air splitter and rear diffuser, which not only increases the 722's downforce at high speeds, it also makes it easier for the car to slip through the air. The cockpit of the Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 Edition has the correct combination of business and class. Thankfully, there are no ostentatious displays of wealth in the SLR, so no one should expect to find things like crystal starter buttons, rain forest-sourced wood trim and baby seal-covered seats. What 722 Edition owners will find is a tasteful amount of carbon fiber trim, grippy leather/Alcantara-trimmed seats and a "grippier" (Mercedes' word) steering wheel. With the SLR McLaren 722 Edition being a limited-edition car, only a select few will be able to own one. In fact, Mercedes even made a list of people that were allowed to buy the car before it even went on sale. Those that are allowed to buy a SLR McLaren 722 Edition (as well as those peons that buy the standard SLR) will automatically join Mercedes' new SLR Club, which gives SLR owners track days, access to SLR-specific events and professional driver's training. We wonder if there will be a rift between the 722 and the "regular" SLR guys... We shouldn't have to say it, but if you have to ask how much the Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 Edition goes for, there is no way in hell you can afford it. The standard car has an MSRP of $450,000, so we're gonna guess that the 722 Edition goes for a half-million bucks (if not more). As we said, if you have to ask... SLR.CLUB Cars. The SLR.CLUB provides the platform for activities celebrating the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren super sports car. A total of 2,157 models of the very exclusive 199 series were built between 2003 and 2009 in Woking, England: along with 1,262 CoupĂ©s (C 199) there were 520 Roadsters (R 199) and 375 special models built to commemorate Stirling Moss’s victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia Manufactured between 2003 and 2010, their new supercar allowed Mercedes-Benz and its then Formula 1 partner, McLaren, to showcase their collective experience in the production of high-performance sports cars and, just like its legendary 300 SLR predecessor of 1955, it incorporated technological developments that were ahead of their time. Produced at Mercedes-Benz's AMG performance division, the SLR's engine is a 24-valve, supercharged V8 producing 617bhp, making it one of the most powerful engines ever found in a series-produced road-going sports car. Impressive though this peak horsepower figure is, it is this state-of-the-art 'blown' motor's torque that is its most remarkable feature. The torque curve is almost flat: there is already 440lb/ft by 1,500rpm and well over 500lb/ft between 3,000 and 5,000 revs. Needless to say, the SLR McLaren delivers performance figures that are still among the best in its class. The 722 S , taking just seconds to sprint from 0-100km/h (62mph), it passes the 200km/h (125mph) mark after seconds and from a standing start takes just seconds to reach 300km/h (186mph). The two-seater has a top speed of 334km/h (207mph). The five-speed automatic transmission was specially optimised for very high torque and also offered the driver the option of choosing between different shift characteristics using the Speedshift the long-term technological collaboration that Mercedes-Benz and McLaren enjoyed in Formula 1, the SLR's body/chassis is a carbon fibre composite monocoque. Topping off this technological tour de force is the electronically controlled rear spoiler, which rises to an angle of 65 degrees when the driver brakes heavily, lending the SLR outstanding stability when braking from high speeds. Offered here is an example of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 S Edition. The '722' refers to the 1955 Mille Miglia victory of Stirling Moss and his co-driver Denis Jenkinson, whose Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR had the starting number '722' (indicating a start time of 7:22 Delivered to the USA in December 2008 and formerly registered in Oregon, this '722 S' has belonged to the current lady vendor since 2016. The accompanying Carfax Vehicle History Report lists various services up to 24th February 2010 at 2,600 miles. The Mercedes appears to have been exported soon thereafter, The Service book is further stamped at 8,701 in 2013, and 10,044 in 2016. It has now covered 10,200 miles from the current ownership since 2016, the vendor converted the car to European specification, and has recently been sent to a specialist for a 'B' service, including replacement fuel pumps. The car is NOVA certified and IVA approved but not UK registered. Number 1 of the 150 cars produced, and unlike its contemporaries like the Ferrari Enzo and Porsche Carrera GT, the SLR 722 S was more of a high-speed grand tourer, while capable of achieving over 200 mph! A new version of the SLR was introduced in 2006, called the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition. The "722" refers to the victory by Stirling Moss and his co-driver Denis Jenkinson in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR with the starting number 722 (indicating a start time of 7:22 a.m.) at the Mille Miglia in 1955. Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-AMG Click to rate this post[Total: 1 Average: 5]In 1995, the McLaren F1 Team inked the papers with Mercedes-Benz to purchase racing engines from the German carmaker for their top motorsports team. Admittedly, the results were not that spectacular in the beginning. But eventually, the team managed to win the Manufacturers’ Championship in 1998. The following year, in 1999, the German carmaker unveiled the Vision SLR concept car at the North American International Motor Show. It looked so radical that no one believed they were going to make it. Fast forward to 2003, and the German carmaker owned 40% of the McLaren Group. Nevertheless, there were few to believe that they would build a vehicle together. And yet, in the year’s autumn, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the three-pointed-star brand unveiled the supercar. It was named SLR after the original 1955 race car and was abbreviated for Sport, Leicht, and Rennsport (Sport, Light, Racing). But the 2003 car was just a teaser. It sported a supercharged engine carried over from AMG, but it wasn’t the production version. That came two years later, fitted with a powerplant that produced 626 hp (617 PS) and sent its 780 Nm (575 lb-ft) torque to the rear wheels via a five-speed automatic transmission with Touchshift control, which enabled the driver to manually change gears. But that wasn’t all! The bodywork was made with carbon-fiber-reinforced-plastic (CFRP) materials to be lighter. Moreover, it was fitted with massive carbon-fiber brakes for those times: 370 mm up front and 360 mm out back. Moreover, at the back, on the trunk lid, an adjustable wing served as an aerodynamic brake. It could have been engaged either automatically or at the touch of a button on the steering wheel. But the sales were slow. Moreover, it was a $300,000 supercar which, despite its prestigious brand, was not offered by a supercar maker. Then, to add insult to injury, in 2007, the world financial crisis hit the market, and the sales plummeted even more. Thus, in 2009, the carmaker decided to pull the plug on the SLR, but not before launching this incredible version: the SLR Stirling Moss edition. The carmaker stated at that time that this final version of the SLR was “a legitimate bearer of the name of the British motor racing legend and Mille Miglia record-holder Stirling Moss, who drove the legendary Mercedes-Benz SLR racing cars from victory to victory in 1955.” The car was based on the SLR 722 Roadster edition. It had just an inch ( cm) of a windshield in front of the driver and an even shorter one in front of the passenger. In addition, Mercedes-Benz provided the car with two pairs of leather helmets and goggles to protect the occupants’ eyes. Moreover, the styling was even more radical than on the regular SLR. This time, the carmaker asked for no more, no less, than 750,000 Euros (911,291 Euros in today’s money, or $958,679). All 75 units were produced by the end of 2009, and all were immediately sold, becoming collectibles. Under the hood, Mercedes-Benz installed the evolved version of the original engine offering 650 PS (641 hp), and it could rocket from 0 to 62 mph (0-100 kph) in 3 seconds flat. As a bonus, it could keep going up to 350 kph (217 mph). The powerplant was still mated to a five-speed automatic transmission fitted with paddle-shifters behind the steering wheel. It wasn’t the fastest production car on the planet, though. That title already belonged to the Bugatti Veyron. The story doesn’t end here. Fast forward 13 years later, and the SLR Stirling Moss edition is a hard find on auctioning sites. Yet, there were some rumors that one of them recently traded hands for million Euros in Europe, while another vehicle is waiting for a customer at a $ million price in Dubai. In 2011, one example was for sale in the for $ million. But given that they are barely popping up at auctions, their price might go above the $3 million shortly. Moreover, the cars were available in a few colors, and the four or two (the numbers were not confirmed) white ones are even more expensive today. If you can’t stretch to one of these gems, you may go for the next best thing: a regular roadster. Those may be found for around $600,000, and their price will rise as well. On top of the regular coupe and roadster versions, Mercedes and McLaren built a few limited-edition specials, like the 722 Edition, 722 GT, and the Stirling Moss. In 2011, two years after the SLR was discontinued, McLaren started a bespoke MSO program for 25 cars. Built as a joint project between McLaren Automotive and Mercedes-Benz, this Anglo-German supercar has a limited production of around 3,500 over a span of seven years. Standing for ‘Sport, Leicht, Rennsport’ (sport, light, and racing, for you non-German speakers), the SLR is a heavy grand tourer class clocking in at nearly two tons in weight. At a base price of €346,000, this front mid-engined car boasts a top speed of 365 km/h. Unfortunately, its production was cut short, making these supercars rarer than expected. Finding one for sale can pose a greater challenge for those in the market to buy. Happily, JamesEdition is an ideal place for a seller to list his used SLR, so be sure to visit frequently if you’ve got a hankering for the best of German and English automotive engineering. Car 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren fwd Car 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster 722S Car 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Don't miss any great listings on ...and get notified of new listings within 24h! 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With a recall earlier this month for an electrical problem, it’s not too surprising that Mercedes-Benz has announced a new, track-ready version of its SLR supercar, labelled the 722 Edition. If you thought the current SLR’s performance seemed lacking (damn Veyron drivers), rest assured because this Benz pumps out a whopping 650 horsepower thanks to the modified V-8 hand built by AMG at its workshop in Affalterbach, Germany. Other enhancements include a tailor-made suspension configuration and a flash new interior upgrade. Exterior changes come in the form of a new front spoiler with an air splitter, plus a new rear diffuser. Curiously, the name 722 Edition symbolizes the famous victory by British racer Stirling Moss and co-driver Denis Jenkinson in the Mille Miglia in 1955, driving a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (the race started at am). The dash to 100 km/h takes just seconds with a claimed top speed of 337 km/h, 3 km/h better than the standard SLR. Coinciding with the release of the new SLR is a new Mclaren website ( offering “fans and enthusiasts an interactive and in depth look at the road car business of the McLaren group.” Further, SLR drivers can join an exclusive club, with automatic membership for SLR customers. Event days and driver training courses are planned, as well as numerous other benefits. Skilled instructors will include David Coulthard, Jochen Mass, Klaus Ludwig, Chris Goodwin and Christina Surer. Looks like life just got a little better for the super rich.
The Roadster, Mercedes-Benz says, can hit a 207-mph top speed and go from zero to 60 in 3.8 seconds, while the 722 Edition hits 100 kmh (roughly 62.1 mph) in 3.6 seconds and is good for a top

Brand Mercedes-Benz / McLaren Tier 5 Stock Max Model SLR McLaren 722 Edition Rating N/A N/A Price N/A Power N/A N/A Engine L supercharged M155 SLR V8 Grip N/A N/A Drivetrain Front-mid engine, rear-wheel drive Shift Time N/A N/A Transmission 5-speed automatic Weight N/A N/A The SLR McLaren was used by Larry Brunel in his Tier 5 Shax Industries race prior to where it was replaced by the Spania GTA Spano. As of the SLR is now used by Victor Kidd in his Tier 5 Shax Industries race to replace the Jaguar C-X75.

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