Gallery

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Most Expensive Mercedes

Mercedes SLR McLaren is run by a hand-built 5.4-litre, supercharged V8 front-mid mounted engine. The 232-kilogram (512 lb), mighty all-aluminum, SOHC V8 engine, forms the backbone of this wonder car. With a compression ratio of 8.8:1 and the bore and stroke at 97 millimeter (3.82 in) and 92 millimeters (3.62 in), respectively, the master car produces a maximum power of 626 PS (617 hp/460 kW) at 6500 revolutions per minute and a maximum torque of 780 newton-meters (575 ft·lbf) at 3250 revolutions per minute.The carbon-ceramic brake discs of the car provides with a better grip over the wheels. Its brake speed is at 210 mph to 0 in 94.3 feet. While the internally vented front discs are 370 mm in diameter, the brake discs are said to be fairly fade resistant to 1200°C. The internal discs have 8 piston calipers, while the 360 mm broad rear discs use 4 piston calipers.The car accelerates 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, 200 km/h in 10.7 seconds, and 300 km/h in 30.6 seconds. Even though the car weighs somewhat around 2-ton