Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster (R199) · SLR McLaren Roadster

R199

Convertible supercar from the Mercedes-McLaren partnership.

Production
2007–2009
Built
670
Body
Roadster
Chassis
R199
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster (R199) (R199)

McLaren built the carbon fibre, AMG built the engine, and the R199 SLR Roadster removed the roof to let the supercharged V8's side-exit exhaust note reach its audience without a windscreen's interference — at least in Speedster form.

Mercedes-Benz offered the SLR McLaren as a Roadster on the R199 chassis from 2007, with a speed-activated automatic fabric hood and the same 626 PS supercharged 5.4-liter V8 that propelled the C199 coupé to over 330 km/h. The Roadster's carbon-fibre body and active rear spoiler maintained the SLR's dramatic proportions; the subsequent SLR McLaren 722 S Roadster and the roofless, windscreen-less SLR Stirling Moss Speedster pushed the concept to its extremes.

Produced until May 2009, the R199 SLR McLaren Roadster completed the SLR program's body-style range — an open super-GT as audacious as the coupé that defined Mercedes-Benz's early-twenty-first-century performance ambitions.

R199 interior
Cabin details of the R199, as preserved in period photography.

Every model.

2 model designations across 2008–2009 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the R199.

MalliMallivuodetValmistettuAlustaMoottoriVaihteistoYhteensä
SLR McLaren Roadster2008–200908.2007–05.2009199.476155.980722.648670
SLR 722 S20092009–2009199.476155.980722.648150

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R199 side profile
Studio profile of the R199 — the proportions that defined this chassis.

Year by year.

The open SLR from the 626 PS roadster to the limited 722 S finale.

  1. 2007
    • The SLR McLaren Roadster added a powered fabric roof to the carbon-fibre SLR structure while retaining the 626 PS supercharged AMG V8 and active rear airbrake.
  2. 2009
    • The limited 722 S Roadster raised output to 650 PS and added a lower chassis, firmer suspension, 19-inch wheels and revised aerodynamics.
    • Roadster production ended after the 150-unit 722 S series completed the conventional SLR programme.
R199 rear three-quarter view
Rear three-quarter view of the R199.

Engines.

The M155 as fitted to the R199.

M155

V8
  • 155.980 5.4 L · 5,439 cc

    625 PS

    460 kW · 617 hv / 6,500 r/min

    780 N·m

    575 lb·ft / 3,250 r/min