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Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Edition - Click above for high-res image gallery
It's been a year since the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren was
discontinued. 2,000 examples of five different variants of the extravagant supercar were made over the course of five years of production. And in its wake,
Mercedes-Benz and
McLaren have gone their separate ways, both on the track and off. Both have been keeping plenty busy since the divorce, but they've apparently gotten back together for one last hurrah.
Apparently created by McLaren as an aftermarket kit for existing models and unveiled at the Essen Motor Show (think of it as Germany's
SEMA), this McLaren Edition SLR packs revised aerodyanamics, steering, suspension and interior. The result is an exclusive swan-song for the exotic McMerc (only 25 examples will be offered), and it looks like it's mated with a
MG SV. Take a closer look with the images below and the video after the jump, where you may notice that the Mercedes part of the equation has been decidedly de-emphasized.
[Source:
Autoblog Germany]
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McLaren brings back the SLR for a limited-edition swan song originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 6th, 2010
Filed under: Car Buying, Convertible, Performance, Auctions, Bugatti, Chevrolet, GM, Mercedes-Benz
2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible teaser - Click above for high-res image gallery
The hammer has fallen on the
2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible and the
Barrett-Jackson crowd broke out their wallets for it. Final price for the drop-top muscle car? $205,000. Being the first person with a new toy costs money and an affluent fan of the bow-tie will be placing one of the earliest examples of the upcoming
Camaro convertible in their garage.
General Motors products ending up taking three of the top five sales spots. A
1981 Corvette coupe sold for $150,000 and a custom 2010 Camaro coupe brought in $350,000. A pair of exotic supercars finished one and two as a
2009 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren convertible cost someone $412,500 and a
2008 Bugatti Veyron sold for $770,000. More on that one later...
Is it worth that amount of money to have an early example of a new model like the reborn Camaro convertible? Only time will tell - but we could think of many other ways to spend $205,000, especially in Las Vegas. Regardless, congrats to the new owner, whose family will probably be selling the car at Barrett-Jackson Mars 2060.
Followup: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible hammers at $205,000 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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When we were 21, we were happy to ditch the fake ID and score cheaper insurance rates. Life's a little different for Dhiaa Al-Essa, a 21-year-old Saudi who owns a fleet of exotics that'd turn the average enthusiast's knees into Jell-O.
His 30-car (not a typo) garage includes enough Italians, Brits and Germans to re-enact World War II. The current stable includes four
Ferraris, five
Porsches, three
Lamborghinis, two
Rolls-Royces and a
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, which Al-Essa counts as his personal favorite. To wring maximum enjoyment out of his exotic empire, young Dhiaa spent this summer flying his fleet around the globe so that he and his friends could create their own driving tours in cities such as London, Montreal, Las Vegas and New York.
How is a young man like Mr. Al-Essa able to afford such amazing machinery? Well, he can't. His father just happens to be a billionaire who enjoys spending money on a cost-is-no-object basis for his son. To prove this point, Dihaa's father plans to hand him the keys to two more otherworldly vehicles. On his 22nd birthday, Dihaa will become the proud owner of a
Koenigsegg Agera, which comes with a golden key. It's like the Willy Wonka of supercars. After the Agera, a
Bugatti Veyron will join the family. The price for both cars? Around one
Corvette Z06 under $5 million.
Sadly, Al-Essa's new
Ferrari 458 Italia was recently
lost to fire while housed at Heathrow Airport. Is he crying about it? Nope. He reportedly plans to replace it with one of the
Ferrari 599 Roadster models rumored to have been shown at Pebble Beach last month.
Thanks for the tip, dood!
Image Copyright (C) 2008 Alex Núñez / AOL
[Source:
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21-year-old with giant supercar collection makes us jealous originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 4th, 2010
