Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren in matte-black from China

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May 14, 2012 11:59 AM CEST
Joey Wang

A very sleek Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren in matte-black, seen by a reader (thanks!) in downtown Shanghai. The stealthy scheme does the mighty machine many a favor, it is now even more a low flying and extremely dangerous airmachine, ready to kill…

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren in matte-black

The SLR was sold in China for just a few years but it wasn’t a hit, just some 15 made it to the Chinese car market. Price did not help, 7 million yuan after taxes, that is 1.1 million USD. Power however, was very good. A 5.4 liter supercharged V8, pumping out 617hp and 780nm, a top speed of 327km/h and a 0-100 in 3.4 seconds. Stealthy car on pics will likely be a bit faster again…

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren in matte-black

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