Mercedes SLR McLaren - underrated, misunderstood, but what an engine!

In this week’s episode, a chance to drive the mighty and misunderstood McLaren Mercedes SLR – a 208mph carbon fibre hyper car from 2005. Are the brakes as bad as Jeremy Clarkson says? What’s it actually like to drive fast? How amazing are side-exit exhausts? Will TheCarGuys return it to The Octane Collection in one piece? These questions and more will be answered in this episode.

The car featured in this episode is for sale at The Octane Collection. Please contact them if you are interested in purchasing it.

Tel: 01483 338 901.

Email: sales@theoctanecollection.com

This SLR was first delivered on 11/04/2005 as a UK car by Mercedes SLR Experience and service centre in Woking. It has been serviced solely at the Mercedes SLR centres from new, a total of 7 times during its minimal mileage. The car comes complete with two keys, book pack & original service book.