Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR - a concept car from the company Mercedes-Benz , presented in January 1999 at the North American Auto Show in Detroit [1] [2] .
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| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of production | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class | concept car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Layout | rear-wheel drive front-wheel drive [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 4564 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1878 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1242 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clearance | 1242 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2660 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rear track | 1600 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Front track | 1546 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1400 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Similar models | Cadillac evoq | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Content
History
Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR was introduced to the general public in 1999 as a joint project of DaimlerChrysler and McLaren Cars Ltd. The purpose of the development is to create a competitor for the McLaren F1 .
The car was equipped with a V8 engine from the S-Class [1] with a supercharged engine with a working volume of 5439 cm 3 , delivering power of 557 hp. (720 N · m ) [1] . Speed at 100 km / h. Vision SLR develops in 4.2 seconds, maximum speed - 320 km / h. The weight of the concept car was 1400 kg. Installed on the car front wheels 245/35 / ZR-19 and rear - 285 / 30ZR-20. Designers installed an elongated V-shaped bonnet, wide wings and gull-wing-style doors on the Vision SLR, based on the stylistic ideas of the 1950s SL models and their racing versions of the SLR [1] [3] .
For the first time in the history of Mercedes-Benz , an electro-hydraulic brake system was used [4] .
A little later, in 1999, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz introduced the roadster version of the Vision SLR [1] .
In 2004, the Vision SLR was launched into mass production (unlike its counterpart, the Mercedes-Benz Vision SLA , which remained a concept) [2] . A total of 3500 units were released [1] . The engine power was subsequently refined: 460 kW (626 hp) at 6500 rpm, maximum torque : 780 N · m [1] .
The cost of the car was $ 300,000 [5] .
Features
Technical features of the car Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR [1] [4] :
- Engine: 4-stroke supercharged V8 with intercooler , 5.5 cm 3 , 557 hp, DOHC 3
- Drive: rear
- V-shaped hood
- Chassis made from a combination of fibers of composite materials and aluminum (applied on Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C 199) in 2003 )
- Carbon bucket seats
- Electro-hydraulic brake (introduced in 2001 as the system S ensotronic B rake C ontrol in SL (R 230))
- Brake discs made of carbon fiber-reinforced ceramic
- Adaptive headlights (introduced as bi-xenon headlights with an active light system in the E-class (211 series) )
- LED taillights
- Illumination of the rear registration plate with a special luminescent film
- COMAND system
See also
- Mercedes-Benz Vision SLA
Literature
- John Lamm. Supercars. - MotorBooks International. - p. 20-25. - ISBN 9781610591973 .
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Exclusive sports car: Vision SLR (Eng.) . Daimler AG . The appeal date is August 27, 2015. (unavailable link)
- ↑ 1 2 Brian Long. Mercedes-Benz SL: R230 series 2001 to 2011 . - Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2015. - p. 70. - 224 p. - ISBN 9781845847470 .
- ↑ 1999 Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR (English) . ConceptCarz.com. The appeal date is August 27, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Mercedes Vision SLR Roadster Concept (English) . NetCarShow. The appeal date is August 27, 2015.
- ↑ John Lamm. Supercars. - MotorBooks International. - p. 20-25. - ISBN 9781610591973 .
Links
- Photos of Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR (English)