M155
V8- 155.9805.4 L · 5,439 cc
625 PS
460 kW · 617 hp a 6,500 giri/min
780 N·m
575 lb·ft a 3,250 giri/min
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Coupé (C199) · SLR McLaren
C199
Supercharged alliance — Mercedes-Benz meets McLaren.
- Production
- 2004–2008
- Built
- 21
- Body
- Coupé
- Chassis
- C199
Two British partners, one German supercar — the C199 SLR McLaren was the product of a brief alliance between Mercedes-Benz and McLaren, a carbon-fibre grand tourer with a supercharged AMG V8 and a top speed that embarrassed most contemporary exotics.
Mercedes-Benz and McLaren Automotive jointly developed the SLR on a carbon-fibre monocoque built in Woking, with the 5.4-liter supercharged M155 V8 assembled by AMG in Affalterbach. The long bonnet, side-exit exhausts behind the front wheels, and active aerodynamic spoiler defined a silhouette unlike anything else in the Mercedes catalogue; the Speedster, 722 Edition, and Stirling Moss variants pushed the concept further. It was neither a McLaren F1 successor nor a conventional Mercedes — deliberately occupying a category of one.
Built from 2003 to 2010, the C199 SLR McLaren Coupé and its variants represented a unique moment in Mercedes-Benz history — a super-GT born of Formula One partnership that remains among the most dramatic road cars ever to wear the three-pointed star.
Every model.
2 model designations across 2004–2008 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the C199.
| Modello | Model year | Telaio | Motore | Cambio | Totale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLR | 2004–2010 | 199.376 | 155.980 | 722.648 | incluso sopra |
| SLR 722 GT | 2007 | 199.376 | 155.980 | 722.648 | 21 |
* Il dato di produzione pubblicato copre tutte le serie di quel modello; la fonte non lo scompone ulteriormente.
Engines.
The M155 as fitted to the C199.