McLaren Mercedes SLR specs

Pretty Sure the Carrera GT could do better but whatever. (broke down)

SLR VS SLS AMG

Timeless

The SLR is the only reason the 5.4 M113 is seen in a positive light. It is literally just an SOHC 3-valve-per-cylinder V8 engine with a high stroke size and a supercharger. If this car were American-made that would be excusable, but it is very odd for a German to be using this layout especially in a luxury car. Not worth the hype.

The 6.2 that is found in the SLS and other newer AMGs does not get enough love. And that’s when Mercedes truly got their shit together.

I changed my mind on the SLR. It is a hypercar. (Even more so than Saleen S7 and Pagani Zonda.)

You know a car is amazing if Trump has one.

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.

The ONLY chapters in this video that you should take seriously in my opinion: the 3:43-5:59 mark and the 8:17-16:29 mark.

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren steps into the spotlight, showcasing its dual legacy of luxury and speed. Despite being heavier and more road-oriented than the purebred McLaren F1, it holds its own across the Nürburgring and dragstrip tests.

• SLR McLaren:

  • Full layout (20,832 m): 7:51.30
  • Shortened layout (20,600 m): 7:45.91 (5.39s rollout)

• McLaren F1 (Michelin/Goodyear tires):

  • Full layout: 7:18.66/7:34.84
  • Shortened layout: 7:13.93/7:26.51 (4.73/8.33s rollout)

Comparison:
The F1 outpaces the SLR significantly, with a 32-second advantage on the full layout. This reflects the F1's lighter chassis and track-oriented design compared to the SLR's GT-focused engineering.

• SLR McLaren:
  
  • 0-100 km/h: 3.8s
  • 0-160 km/h: 7.8s
  • 0-200 km/h: 11.5s
  • 0-400m (standing): 11.64s @ 201 km/h

Comparison:
The SLR trails behind the F1.

• SLR McLaren:
  
  • 0-100 km/h: 4.6s
  • 0-160 km/h: 8.5s
  • 0-200 km/h: 12.0s
  • 0-240 km/h: 16.4s
  • 0-300 km/h: 27.0s
  • 0-320 km/h: 32.4s
  • 0-400m: 12.74s @ 206 km/h
  • 0-1000m: 21.29s @ 272 km/h

Comparison:
The SLR is significantly slower across all metrics, with the F1 reaching 300 km/h nearly 8 seconds quicker.

McLaren SLR and F1 vs. Ferrari F80, LaFerrari, Enzo, F50, F40, and 288 GTO
Nring: 7:51.30, 7:18.66 (6:35.10, 7:11.56, 7:36.28, 8:07.19, 8:28.35, 8:48.86)
0-100: 4.6, 3.2 (3.2, 3.2, 4.3, 4.1, 5.0, 4.8)
0-160: 8.5, 6.0 (4.9, 6.2, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2, 8.7)
0-200: 12.0, 8.2 (6.4, 8.6, 10.0, 12.0, 13.3, 13.0)
0-240: 16.4, 11.2 (8.5, 11.9, 14.0, 17.7, 17.8, 19.5)
0-300: 27.0, 18.2 (16.1, 20.4, 25.7, 45.7, 29.4, 43.1)
400-1000m delta: 8.55, 7.70 (7.18, 7.72, 8.07, 8.86, 8.75, 9.31)

The SLR McLaren combines comfort with serious performance but falls short of the McLaren F1 and Ferrari supercars in outright speed. It remains an iconic grand tourer, designed for a blend of luxury and capability rather than track domination.

https://imgur.com/gallery/thoughts-on-mercedes-benz-slr-mclaren-build-E0R1GAD

The more luxurious, front-engine version of the McLaren F1. This time with Mercedes-Benz's power source instead of BMW's. Sorry, they don't have a supercharger option in Automation, but I will make up for it in BeamNG with a nitrous oxide system.

no way thats a mclaren

I really can't stress this enough, this is probably the best car Mercedes (and probably even McLaren) ever built. Just the sheer presence of this car gives me goosebumps.

Manny Khoshbin "MERCEDES SLR HDK"

➡️ Lap Time: 7.45.000 (cold asphalt)

Theoretical vmax is anywhere between 208-211 mph, but this will need a really long stretch of a road and a professional driver on the track. On a regular basis it should top 201 mph. This may be why today, automakers are very relatively conservative with top speed claims, limited or not.

0-60 is done in 3.4 seconds, and that's including the rollout as well, so 3.1 without it. 1/4-mile is done in 11.48 sec, or 11.23 without rollout, @ 125.15 mph (C&D got 11.6 @ 125 without rollout) -- corrected to 128.65 mph to account for shifting between gears 3-4. That being said, the SLR can occasionally trap as high as 132 mph (!!!), but that will require a dragstrip in a weather/altitude-uncorrected setting. But the car is much heavier in gears 1-4 than it is in gear 5 (overdrive), and it basically has no downforce at all -- pretty much the polar opposite of, say, a Porsche Carrera GT, a Ferrari Enzo, or even a Ford GT.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ERFzdIin1zS36ZjmkjahNwjwJAVxwoPCgNV2zJzn2Jo/edit?usp=sharing

0-150 mph in 17.25 seconds, very close to the 16.9 from published data on this page.

https://fastestlaps.com/comparisons/c8ohzr66elff#192167

The middle child of CLK GTR and AMG One

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Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C199)
Claimed Power: 617 hp @ 6500 rpm
Claimed Torque: 575 lb-ft @ 3250-5000 rpm
Bore x Stroke: 97 mm x 92 mm
Number of Cylinders: 8
Boost Pressure: 0.9 bar
BMEP d: 9.6 bar
VE un-boost: 110.00%
VE boost: 160.91%
MPS @ Peak Power: 21 m/s
Actual Power: 643 hp @ 6850 rpm
Actual Torque: 609 lb-ft @ 3260 rpm
Drivetrain: RWD; 5AT
Estimated Weight: 3810 lb
0-60 MPH: 3.9 sec
0-100 MPH: 7.7 sec
0-150 MPH: 16.5 sec
0-200 MPH: 36.6 sec
1/4-Mile (street): 11.8 sec @ 129 mph
1/4-Mile (drag): 11.5 sec @ 125 mph
Top Speed: 210 mph
Motor Trend Figure-8: 25.4 sec @ 0.93 G
Nürburgring Nordschleife: 7:44
Top Gear Test Track (Power Lap): 1:21

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rEMoz9pDnZc6kE1VCkP8UWvXEJWCeRqwsxhTD4xIyh8/edit?usp=sharing

How I got the lap time estimates

Figure-8: (((((((900/(30/25)x(1803x2.20462262))/0.014)/643))/0.5)/1.2)x0.71x0.78)/1.2

Nordschleife: ((20600m/(300km/h/((273m)x0.3048m))x(1803kg/643hp)/1.2g)x0.0095x0.75922

Last figure indicating frontal area of car.

Power Lap: ((3810lb+75kg)/643hp)x((1.75mi)x12)x1.20x0.71x0.75

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (2003):
Claimed Power: 617 bhp / 626 PS / 460 kW
Actual Power: 689 bhp / 698 PS / 514 kW
Estimated Weight: 1868 kg with driver and fuel
Source of Estimations: TorqueStats *with several adjustments
Imperial acceleration figures (for U.S.):
▪ 0-30 mph: 1.200 s
▪ 0-60 mph: 3.400 s
▪ 0-100 mph: 7.400 s
▪ 0-150 mph: 16.100 s
▪ 0-200 mph: 47.800 s
▪ Top speed: 196.926 mph *average of both directions
▪ 1/4 mile: 11.226 s @ 124.274 mph
▪ 1 mile: 29.185 s @ 178.363 mph
▪ 1' rollout: 0.300 s + 0.600 s (VHT prep)
Metric acceleration figures (for rest of the world):
▪ 0-100 km/h: 4.440 s
▪ 0-200 km/h: 12.126 s
▪ 0-300 km/h: 35.863 s
▪ Top speed: 338.116 km/h
▪ 0-380 m: 11.717 s @ 196.177 km/h
▪ 0-400 m: 12.081 s @ 199.582 km/h
▪ 0-1000 m: 20.910 s @ 262.121 km/h

0-200 mph - 47,2 seconds

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-comparison-tests/reviews/a20271/speed-kings-mercedes-benz-slr-mclaren/

People like to compare the SLR to cars like the Enzo and Carrera GT, but it's actually a competitor for the Murcielago, S7, and 599 GTB Fiorano.

Age and technology considered, I think it's pretty crazy that a 911 Carrera S can get a similar quarter mile time like this car.

Mclaren SLR variant with 5 speed MANUAL gearbox, even I didn't know or forget!

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mercedes/slr/16999/mercedes-slr-mclaren

So coupe plus convertible plus engine upgrade and Brabus fitted the 7 speed Mercedes transmission to it's V12 cars, there's no reason it can't be retrofitted!

Choose you're mix!

;)

"Project" SLR begins! ^^^ Huge gains from engineering giant's RennTECH The "R1" package and very surprisingly in comparison to others a very reasonable purchase price!

Part two tommorow, don't want to give all my cookies away just quite yet haha!

;)

New and corrected results (by the way, I increased the "maximum (peak) power" to 100rpm above the car's redline, possibly its fuel cut-off, to get rid of that sixth-gear nonsense):
0-100km/h in 3"80
0-200km/h in 9"96
0-300km/h in 27"62
Top speed of 340.1772km/h

Probably not the most accurate numbers out there. If we increase driveline efficiency to 1 (from 0.85) and rolling resistance to 0.058 (from 0.011), we should get a very similar top speed; revert driveline efficiency back to 0.85 and we get 310.6544km/h. Decreasing the ambient air density to 0.930 (from 1.202) results in a top speed of 340.153km/h. In order to get back that 3.8sec 0-100km/h time, one must increase the static friction coefficient to 1.175.

Therefore:
0-100km/h in 3"80
0-200km/h in 10"50
0-300km/h in 29"99
Top speed of 340.3311km/h

Engine speed @ maximum torque [rpm]
3250
Engine speed @ maximum power [rpm]
7100
Gear ratios [-] Gearbox
3.597,2.186,1.405,1,0.831
Differential
3.06
Wheel static radius [m]
0.330
Driveline efficiency [-]
0.85
Wheel (tire) friction coefficient [-]
1.10
Rear axle load coefficient [-]
0.693
Vehicle mass (curb) [kg]
1693
Driver mass [kg]
75
Aerodynamic drag coefficient [-]
0.374
Ambient air density [kg/m3]
1.202
Vehicle frontal area [m2]
2.03
Road slope [%]
0.0
Road load coefficient [-]
0.011
Engine speed points (full load) [rpm]
3250,5000,6500
Engine static torque points (full load) [Nm]
780,780,676
Simulation time [s]
60

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Acceleration Stats For 2005-2009 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren:

0-10 MPH: 0.59 sec (20 km/h: 0,74 s)
0-20 MPH: 1.20 sec (40 km/h: 1,49 s)
0-30 MPH: 1.80 sec (50 km/h: 1,87 s)
0-40 MPH: 2.25 sec (60 km/h: 2,41 s)
0-50 MPH: 3.02 sec (80 km/h: 3,00 s)
0-60 MPH: 3.64 sec (100 km/h: 3,80 s)
0-70 MPH: 4.44 sec (120 km/h: 4,81 s)
0-80 MPH: 5.26 sec (130 km/h: 5,32 s)
0-90 MPH: 6.14 sec (140 km/h: 5,88 s)
0-100 MPH: 7.18 sec (160 km/h: 7,09 s)
0-110 MPH: 8.63 sec (180 km/h: 8,91 s)
0-120 MPH: 10.14 sec (200 km/h: 10,82 s)
0-130 MPH: 11.78 sec (220 km/h: 12,07 s)
0-140 MPH: 13.60 sec (240 km/h: 15,46 s)
0-150 MPH: 15.65 sec (250 km/h: 17,19 s)
0-160 MPH: 18.82 sec (260 km/h: 19,38 s)
0-170 MPH: 22.72 sec (280 km/h: 24,52 s)
0-180 MPH: 27.66 sec (300 km/h: 31,79 s)
0-190 MPH: 34.63 sec (320 km/h: 44,87 s)
0-200 MPH: 46.87 sec (330 km/h: 60,70 s)
Top Speed: 204.8873 mph (329.7341 km/h) -- vmax deadline: 60 seconds

https://x-engineer.org/projects/vehicle-acceleration-performance-online-calculator/

Engine speed @ maximum torque [rpm]
3250
Engine speed @ maximum power [rpm]
6500
Gear ratios [-] Gearbox
3.597,2.186,1.405,1,0.831
Differential
2.305
Wheel static radius [m]
0.330
Driveline efficiency [-]
0.85
Wheel (tire) friction coefficient [-]
1.10
Rear axle load coefficient [-]
0.697
Vehicle mass (curb) [kg]
1693
Driver mass [kg]
75
Aerodynamic drag coefficient [-]
0.374
Ambient air density [kg/m3]
1.202
Vehicle frontal area [m2]
2.03
Road slope [%]
0.00
Road load coefficient [-]
0.011
Engine speed points (full load) [rpm]
3250,5000,6500
Engine static torque points (full load) [Nm]
780,780,676
Simulation time [s]
60

I originally tried this simulation with a 3.06 gear ratio, but unfortunately it limited the car's top speed to somewhere in the 195mph (310km/h) range without entering an imaginary (nonexistent) sixth gear. I swapped it with a 2.305 gear ratio and the top speed is much more believable. With a 3.06 ratio, 0-100km/h timing will drop slightly from 3.80sec to 3.78sec; instead of 10.82sec, 0-200km/h will be 10.46sec; instead of 31.79sec, 0-300km/h will be 29.30sec.