2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition - Car and Driver
If the idea of a special edition of an already limited-production car strikes you as overkill, you simply don't comprehend the need for exclusivity that infects the ultra-wealthy. After all, some 1100 Mercedes SLR McLarens have been sold since 2004. Members of the Gulfstream class want something more special. The numbers 722 were worn by the 300SLR in which Stirling Moss won the 1955 Mille Miglia, averaging 98 mph over public (most of them closed) roads in northern Italy. It also gets bigger (15. 4 inch) carbon front brakes, lighter wheels, aluminum shocks with 20-percent-stiffer damping, and a higher-downforce carbon-fiber front splitter paired with more angle on the movable rear spoiler. All told, these changes, along with less carpeting and sound deadening, shave a claimed 97 pounds from the SLR's not insubstantial mass. Mercedes also claims these changes increase top speed from 207 to 209 mph and cut the 0-to-62-mph sprint from 3. 8 seconds to 3. 6. We don't doubt the claims, and the lusty-sounding V-8, which is still coupled to a five-speed manumatic gearbox,... Similarly, the SLR's steering has a blend of direct action and high effort that makes it difficult to carve a smooth line or make subtle midcorner adjustments to the car's path. Source: www.caranddriver.com
