| Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR 722 Edition
The 722 � or the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR 722 Edition to quote its full name � is a limited run of tweaked SLRs, named after the Mercedes 300 SLR that British racing legend Stirling Moss and his co-driver Dennis Jenkinson drove to victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia race from Brescia to Rome and back. The number actually refers to the time - 07:22am - that they started the grueling 1000-mile race, and they completed it at a record-breaking average speed of 100mph.
Mercedes and McLaren to finally build open-top SLR
Mercedes Benz originally showed off the Vision SLR coupe at the 1999 Detroit Auto Show, followed by the roadster version of the same car in September of that year in Frankfurt. In 2004 a production version of the SLR coupe finally arrived courtesy of Mercedes' F1 partner, McLaren. Yesterday, The Car Connection reported that Mercedes has now confirmed that they will finally introduce a open-top version of the SLR beginning this summer. No further details are available yet, although something might be announced at the Geneva Auto Show next month. [Source: The Car Connection] .
Mercedes acknowledges SLR McLaren boo-boo
You may have heard earlier this month about the guy that found far too many things wrong with his incredibly expensive Mercedes sports car, demanding a full refund, and even going as far as to file a lawsuit against the automaker. I guess the people at Mercedes-Benz are listening, because they just issued a press release yesterday announcing that they "will conduct a voluntary recall campaign on certain model year 2005 - 2006 SLR McLaren vehicles."
That's not to say that owners of the affected high-powered cars can just waltz into their closest dealerships and demand that everything that is just slightly off be fixed. Oh no, who knew Mercedes would own up to anything like that. Instead, the German carmaker is admitting to an issue concerning the alternator. It turns out that under, let's say, spirited driving conditions, the temperature under the hood can boil up past what the alternator can handle.
Fuel for nothing, driving for free
For the last six months, the 65-year-old Royal Palm Beach retiree hasn't spent a nickel for fuel. He drives right by gas stations, with a big fat smirk on his face. Best of all, he's getting 32 miles per gallon. How does he do it? By transforming his $1,900 1984 Mercedes 300D into a greasemobile. Instead of diesel, Kinney's Benz runs on used vegetable oil, which he gets free of charge from a pizza joint and a diner. "I'm proud as the devil of it," says Kinney. "Why more people aren't doing this, I don't know." French fry nation The idea of running diesel engines on vegetable oil is hardly a revelation. The first known use was at the 1900 World's Fair when pure peanut oil powered an engine built by the Otto company.
38 Percent of All Mercedes-Benz Models with a Fuel Consumption ...
Stuttgart, Feb 21, 2007 - More than 38 percent of all new Mercedes cars sold in Europe consume fewer than 6.5 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres. And one in five new Mercedes-Benz cars has a fuel consumption of no more than around five litres per 100 kilometres. Mercedes-Benz currently offers a total of eleven passenger-car models whose average consumption is between just 4.9 and 6.5 litres per 100 kilometres.In 2006, around 34 percent of all Mercedes customers in Germany opted for a new car with a fuel consumption of below 6.5 litres per 100 kilometres. Around 18 percent of German customers chose a model which consumes no more than five litres per 100 kilometres. Mercedes-Benz is the only premium brand to offer such an extensive range of low-consumption models, including compact cars, sports tourers, saloons and coup�s.
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