Sports Cars 2008-2009

2008 Sports Car : Mercedes-Benz SLR Mclaren
Price Range: $501,000 - N/A
Body Style: Convertible
Sum Up: expensive. pointless.

Whats New: Mercedes’s over-the-top coupe goes topless. The new convertible’s cloth top, which includes an aluminum front section to form an elegant surface when it’s stowed, can be lowered in less than 10 seconds, more than twice as long as it takes the carbon-fiber sports car to reach 60 mph.

Mercedes-Benz SLR Mclaren Sports Car 2008
  Mercedes-Benz SLR Mclaren Performance & Efficiency Standard Features
- One supercharger compressor
- 5,439 cc 5.4 liters V 8 front engine with 97.0 mm bore, 92.0 mm stroke, 9.0 compression ratio, overhead cam and three valves per cylinder
- Premium unleaded fuel 91
- Multi-point injection fuel system
- 25.6 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 21.3
- Power: 460 kW , 617 HP SAE @ 6,500 rpm; 575 ft lb , 780 Nm @ 3,250 rpm

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2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class Sports Car Performance & Efficiency Standard Features
- 2,996 cc 3.0 liters V 6 front engine with 93.0 mm bore, 86.0 mm stroke, 11.1 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder
- Premium unleaded fuel 91
- Fuel economy
- Multi-point injection fuel system
- 18.5 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 15.4
- Power: 170 kW , 228 HP SAE @ 6,100 rpm; 221 ft lb , 300 Nm @ 2,700 rpm

2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class Sports Car Handling, Ride & Braking Standard Features
- Four-wheel ABS
- Brake assist system
- Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs
- Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management
- Immobilizer
- Inflatable steel rim internal spare wheel
- Stability control
- Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs, multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs

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