Drop-top Mercedes SLR due "within six months"

I would love a convertible SLR. As well as that car performs it's more of the status symbol behind it (tell me what car over $100K isn't) and I can see it selling well.

The pictures look like they are from the original concepts, if you'll note the exhaust is ported out the back, whereas on the current SLR they are in front of the doors on both sides. I'll be interesting to see how the final turns out.

— jeffy210 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/10/2006 12:28:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I actually usually hate that car but I think the drop top version looks pretty decent. For the money though I wouldn't even consider it compared to the competition.

— phantom330 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/10/2006 12:58:23 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Not impressed with the styling. Looks overdone.

— BavarianMotorrad (View Profile)

Posted on 8/10/2006 2:20:27 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

The Drop-top Mercedes SLR looks very sexy!!!

— BM3W (View Profile)

Posted on 8/10/2006 3:44:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I think if you got this car in black and parked it on some train tracks during the middle of the night it would look better AFTER the train hit it.... it looks cheap the lines are not impresive at all and it would look better as a 450,000 scrap metal pile.... but thats just me... I would take the drop M6 over this thing any day....Ill invest the differance

— krzykarl (View Profile)

Posted on 8/10/2006 5:09:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Look Guys
That is one Stunning Vehicle as anyone who has seen an SLR CloseUp will tell you.
The Drop Top will have even more WOW Factor although marginally less performance. The reason the SLR sold so well was the everyday driveability factor. many owners drove theirs every other day on average with some using it everyday with no problems. The Ferraris and lamborghinis are not everyday cars and they sure dont have Space in the trunk for Golf Bags

— I95SPEEDINGTICKETS (View Profile)

Posted on 8/10/2006 5:54:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

and whos idea was it to take a pic of a silver car on a white/ silver background???? way to make the car stand out....

— krzykarl (View Profile)

Posted on 8/10/2006 6:40:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

in real life it looks lots better

regards to slr crashing...naseem somethingorother (a british boxer) crashed his slr at high speed

http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp-images/media/apr4_mercedes_slr_crash_naseem.jpg

he is jailed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4764161.stm

oh dear.

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 8/10/2006 6:57:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

It looks really nice, but I think it is a little overpriced. I would rrather take a Murcielago or Gallardo convt. Or maybe a Rolls-Royce convt based on the 101EX

— MaranelloMaster (View Profile)

Posted on 8/10/2006 9:30:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

this isn't a pic of the real slr, this was released prior to the slr being sold and is a concept.
explains the lack of side exhausts, and the fact that there is a convertible
and the car doesn't loook right, nose is too low.

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 8/11/2006 5:05:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I always assumed this car was a hardtop convertiable in the first place, like the SL and SLK =X

— caffeinetrip (View Profile)

Posted on 8/11/2006 6:52:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

this car is the ugliest thing ive seen.theres nothing like a BIMMER

— bimmerman7 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/11/2006 8:36:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Well just to let you all know. Mercedes is going to stop making the SLR all together. Just recieved a memo on it last week.

— hojo1971 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/12/2006 1:53:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I had read in MB's Star Magazine that Mercedes and McLaren were having a falling out and were splitting. But being that they are still joined for the roadster, seems they have worked things out, or perhaps they're waiting for the contract to expire?

Anyone know more about this?

— Allosaur (View Profile)

Posted on 9/13/2006 12:29:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1