SLR 722 GT Sounds Off at the Nurburgring

Booming away on the Nurburgring like a WW2 fighter, the lead 722 GT makes the two following SLRs seem relatively tame in comparison.
By: Patrick Morgan | July 28, 2015

Booming away on the Nurburgring like a WW2 fighter, the lead 722 GT makes the two following SLRs seem relatively tame in comparison.
By: Patrick Morgan | July 28, 2015

Sir Stirling Moss knows first-hand how much more perilous auto racing used to be. He competed in the Mille Miglia race back in 1955 behind the wheel of the open-top Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR.
By: Derek Shiekhi | May 14, 2015

SEMA is an interesting place full of wild creations. Here are just a few we have found.
By: Jonathon Klein | November 6, 2014

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren was something of an odd duck in the super car world. It was a flashy, fast car, sure, but it wasn’t built to be a track-day assassin like the Carrera GT or Ferrari’s Enzo. It was fast, let there be no question about that, but it wasn’t perfect. Which is why […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | April 2, 2014

When Mercedes first pulled the cover off the SLS AMG, I looked at and thought… “The SLR is way cooler than this.” I stand by that now. No, it didn’t have “gull wings” like the classic SL 300. It probably can’t corner as well as the SLS AMG either. In fact, AMG wasn’t even a […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | February 20, 2014

It’s true that you learn something new everyday. I just discovered that I was misinformed about commercials. How silly of me to think that television ads are typically for products that are necessary and/or affordable to the vast majority of consumers. This mid-2000s spot from Mercedes-Benz for the SLR McLaren taught me it’s worth alerting […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 11, 2014

One of the best parts of writing for a site like MBWorld is the ability to justify watching clips of awesome vehicles on YouTube. (“I’m not goofing off. I’m working!”) A great source of automotive footage is Marchettino, who always seems to be around exotics with a video camera in hand. The car porn paparazzo […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 8, 2014
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