Absolutely nothing.
To begin with, this is probably the most beautiful car ever built by man.
The interior is perfect, at 6'1 it's snug for me, but that's what 2 seater's are like.
When it comes to performance, there's nothing like it.
The looks of a Mercedes make heads turn. The performance of a McLaren makes your head spin!
At 0-60 in a short 3.8 seconds, you'll be looking at a lot of cars in that rear view mirror.
At 617 hp, this beast really runs.
The handling is far superior to any of my Ferraris, Lambos or Porsches.
The roar of the engine, the looks, the speed, the thrill of a whole experience, is overwhelming.
Much better then sitting with a driver in my old Maybach.
The 13 mpg does empty my wallet though!
It is real expensive to run, but hey, there is no such thing as a cheap super car.
If you're one of those few with 400 to 500 grand and are stuck between an Enzo, Carrera GT, Murcielago, and an SLR, GO FOR AN SLR!!!
GO FOR AN ENZO. The SLR looks cheap inside. A Pagani Zonda is more opulent. If I paid out 3-4 hundred k then I would want something better than the SLR. That's only my opinion.
Owning maybe a million dollars or more in cars and you're commenting about the fuel costs? Doesn't sound very plausible.
I agree with the last statement. You people buy cars that are soo expensive, you shouldn't care if it even got 1/2 mile per gallon. Oh and speaking of fuel costs and speed, the old 1976 C-111 5-cylinder turbo diesel 230HP@4400-4600rpm got 14.7mpg doing 195.4 miles per hour (imagine the mpg at 55mph?!lol), with a top speed of 211MPH 0-60 in a little over 4 seconds.
2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
Top Speed 207.00 mph
Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg) : 18 and EPA city (mpg) : 13.
I thought technology was improving!
2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
Coefficient of drag: 0.37.
1976 c-111
Coefficient of drag: 0.191.
-Oh and I got the C-111 facts from an old "Chilton's diesel guide book#6754" by James Joseph copyright 1980. The SLR stuff came from the internet.
I think you would care if it only got 1/2 mile per gallon because you would need to stop every few minutes to fill up.
Either this review is fake or the writer is a bit of a nutter.
"Absolutely nothing" has gone wrong with the car. Big deal - he's only travelled 1,341 km in it.
And fuel cost would be inconsequential to someone who owns a Ferrari, a Lamborghini and a Maybach as well as the McLaren SLR.
2/10 Must try harder.
If I was so wealthy that I could afford to buy a McLaren SLR, I don't think I would be putting a review of it on a car site like this one (as good as it is). Simply because I would be lounging about on my yacht in Monaco harbour surrounded by hoards of girls with a large cool drink in my hand.
I love bragging about cars I own.. i'd more than happily post here to brag...
Personally I don't think there are very many cars on this web site worth bragging about. This is the 21 century, wouldn't you think by now not only would cars be doing 0-60 in a few seconds and being very quiet, but also get like 500MPG (miles per gallon) The 1960's 190D got like 40MPG. The Mercedes E320CDI is good in all getting 38-40MPG while going from 0-60 in like 6 seconds with a top speed of 150MPH and being quieter than a gasoline, but they could do better, why not make them a little slower and get 100MPG? The 1978 and on 5&6cyl turbo diesels are actually very quiet and quite fast.
How many of you actually put your foot on the gas pedal and go fast with your fast cars and fast pickup when the light turns green? Um, nobody! Ha and people complain about diesels being slow. I have just about the slowest car ever made, a 1985 Mercedes 2.2L 4cly 72HP diesel (40MPG), and when the light turns green, I always leave those people 100ft behind me. Don't you people find that strange?! I know those peoples cars are at least twice as fast as mine!
The way I see it, if you want to go slow, just buy a diesel, at least you will be getting twice the fuel mileage.
The only reason people buy cars like this is to show off, to demonstrate their wealth.
If you want to actually travel anywhere in comfort you need a sensible car - one with comfortable seats and four doors and plenty of headroom, not some low-slung coupe where you are in a semi-reclining position and feel every bump in the road.
It's like women in high heels - they look lovely, but would be more comfortable wearing flat shoes.
A woman would never wear high heels if she were the only person in the world.
And we wouldn't drive these silly cars unless there were other people around to watch us.
Man listen,
If I had the money I would buy every single one of those cars too, and I wouldn't think twice about mileage. While these vehicles most certainly attract attention, there is something about owning something exclusive with performance that is out of this world. These machines aren't built for practicality, if you want that get a Civic. These cars are built for people who enjoy ridiculously fast acceleration and race-car handling, unfortunately they are prices out of the reach of most people. Don't hate on the folks who have them for being proud of that.
I was one of the few fortunate that had the experience of driving a SLR on track and although I am very far from having half of the money it costs.
One thing I can say.
If I had the money I would most definitely spend it in a Pagani or an Ultima, or even in a Saleem s7, or some other really fast and efficient super car.
I can tell you that due to my profession I have driven over the years plenty of cars and the SLR seemed too electronic, too slow, too much of an s class compared to an Ultima GTR or even a simple caterham super 7,there are far more interesting cars to drive fast. If you are going for the looks, forget the SLR and custom order a small country. That will impress the ladies.
The owner has all his facts right. This probably isn't a fake. oh yeah and everyone has the right to say what they want about fuel costs so people LAY OFF lol.
Only a fool would believe this is a genuine review.
It really tells us little about the ownership/driving experience.
Fuel cost is of no concern to the rich.
The comment from 8th Aug 2005, 19:58 is just laughable and loathable.
SLR Slow? Yeah right...210 Mph of Top Speed and 0 to 60 mph in 3,7 s, that looks pretty fast for me, not to mention it's a comfortable 2-seater coupe.
I Bet, you never had the chance drive one, otherwise you would waste your time, and posting such a stupid comment.