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McLaren SLR Disintegrates In Deadly Qatar Accident

Details are sketchy, but sometime during the morning of July 15th, a 22-year-old male in a Mercedes McLaren SLR lost control of the vehicle and died in the resulting catastrophic crash. The massive debris field scattered across the Qatari desert suggests the car was traveling at very high speed, rendering any amount of carbon-fiber protection useless.
(Also, we'd like to point out while we do not believe SLR Guy was to blame for the destruction of this particular SLR, without more information we're unable to further speculate. — Ed.)

(Hat tip to Jason!) [LamboPower via Cardomain]

4:20 PM on Thu Jul 17 2008
17,240 views, 109 comments

Latest by fembot: It was fatal. The Mercedes data event recorder in the car indicates he was not wearing a seatbelt, and that if he had, there was some chance he might have survived. Apparently the driver was a 22 yr young man more »

mercedes mclaren slr speedster

Mercedes SLR McLaren Speedster Spotted Testing At the Ring, Mercedes SLC Quietly Plotting Its Demise

It looks like McLaren and Mercedes are completing one last project before making their break-up official (we haven't read it on our Facebook feed yet). The Mercedes McLaren SLR Speedster was recently spotted testing at the Nurburgring, looking fine in its razzle dazzle camouflage, but, the Mercedes SLC is out there too, planning to make both the slow-selling SLR and the sexy R8 obsolete in one fell swoop. What we should expect from the SLR Speedster, as well as video of its 'ring run after the jump.

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Spy Photos

12:20 PM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By Wes Siler
1,753 views, 24 comments

Latest by n/a: I WANTED THE SLC, DAMMIT! more »

formula one

Lewis Hamilton Races F1 Car Against Learjet

The age-old battle of car versus airplane has been renewed by Lewis Hamilton, racing his McLaren Mercedes F1 car against a Learjet. Sadly, it's not quite as exciting as Top Gear's Bugatti Veyron versus EuroFighter contest, but then this was just some publicity stunt put on because Hamilton is a "brand ambassador" for Bombardier Learjet. Whatevs; we'll take all the car vs. jet battles we can get.
[via GridCrasher]

1:00 PM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Mark Arnold
2,807 views, 21 comments

mercedes slr mclaren speedster

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Speedster In The Works, Hilarious Crash Photos To Follow

Already a tuner darling, Mercedes is looking to make an even more extreme version of their SLR McLaren supercar, since the SLR 722 is so old news. Possibly codenamed Z119, this SLR will be completely open-top, with only a small pair of screens in front of the driver and passenger, according to these pictures from The Car Enthusiast. To save weight, the air conditioning and other non-essential bits have been tossed, and only the twin hoops remain of anything resembling a roof. Fast? Yeah. The hope is a top-speed of 217 mph, meaning it will outrun just about everything Mercedes produces. More »

Spy Photos

10:20 AM on Thu Jul 3 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,444 views, 24 comments

Latest by BingleBangleBungle: MB is slowly getting around to the car that they should have built in the first place. more »

tuners

RENNtech SLR McLaren 722 PKG2 More Powerful, More Confusing

The RENNtech SLR McLaren 722 PKG2 is yet another RENNtech-tuned version of the Mercedes-Benz SLR, following in the large-horsepower footsteps of the Mercedes-Benz SLR 722 and the original RENNtech 722. The original upped power from the SLR's base 650 horses to 722 HP, thus reducing the confusion over the name (7:22 am was Stirling Moss's and Dennis Jenkinson's starting time for the 1955 Mille Miglia in the first SLR). This new version, however, now has 740 HP thanks to the addition of a new exhaust system and a re-mapped ECU. Confusion reigns once more. Press release below the jump.

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3:30 PM on Tue Jun 24 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,547 views, 31 comments

Latest by layabout: @tenbeers: Pure genius. more »

novelties

142nd Richest Man In World Doesn't Do Coffee Tables, Parks Mercedes SLR in Living Room

If you're Eike Batista, the Brazilian steel, gold and oil tycoon gunning for Bill Gates' spot on the world's richest list, do you just drop some kind of fancy art or an Aston Martin love seat in your living room? Hell no. You park a Mercedes McLaren SLR in the living room as a display of obnoxious wealth. We're assuming he has it parked right next to the gilded unicorn and diamond-plated original Venus di Milo. Note also that this is the difference between new, douchey money, and real, "I can own your soul" money. [AbyssAndApex]

4:00 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
4,075 views, 38 comments

Latest by lmulaire: @Dr.Danger, Champagne of Commenters: Now that's gold! more »

slr guy

Announcing SLR Guy Contest Winners

And just like that, the fun-filled SLR Guy contest is all over. We didn't know we'd see so many entries and have so many laughs over this. But it's been one of the more entertaining photoshop contests we've run. You can peruse the top 15 entries for old times sake, but if we see any more SLR Guys in our inbox, we might toss the computer out the window. After all that work it turns out the esteemed commenters Dr. Danger, Molotov and Mike walked away the winners. Winning entries and the loot they'll be getting after the jump.

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6:00 PM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
7,748 views, 48 comments

Latest by mr.chophoppers: @BeerDearthair: Try Michter's Rye - not super expensive, but v. hard to get due to limited production. Made by A.H. Hirsch, if that impresses you. more »

slr guy

The End Of The Douchiness Is At Hand, Now Vote For The Best "SLR Guy" Entry!

Well, this crazy mixed up SLR Guy photo chopping game has been a laugh riot, but all good things must come to an end. After a marathon gallery and a follow up with all the late entries, we've finally cut off submissions and it's time for you to make the final choice. Today we pitch our fifteen favorites and we'll let you vote on who takes home the fabulous prizes. That's right we said fifteen, hey, you try narrowing it down to only ten when you get well over three hundred entries — some of them were just too good to leave out. So without further ado, and in no particular order, the SLR Guy greatest hits.

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6:00 PM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
8,919 views, 63 comments

Latest by n/a: @M0L0TOV: Great job.I thought it'd be more fun to do 1 at a time.but since this thread is getting back a few pages, it's probably better to list them all.Plus with me being new here, I don't really recognize everybody. more »

slr guy

SLR Guy Spreads Like Yeast Infection, Hits The Car Lounge At VWVortex

We have to say we're having a good ol' time enjoying the SLR Guy p-chops you've created the last few days. But that doesn't mean we've gotten enough yet. It seems SLR Guy has made its way into The Car Lounge at VWVortex and some of their best and brightest have given it the old college try as well. Hit the jump to see their hard work in action. More »

6:20 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
4,892 views, 24 comments

slr guy

One Of These SLR Guy Entries Will Betray Us

Our cup overfloweth with SLR Guy entries. We can't justify running the ten best today with the poll as promised as we've received an additional 50 entries over on yesterday's post. Instead of finishing this thing off today we're going to give you the fifty additional entries that came in overnight — and the fortunes and glory tomorrow. Hit the jump for more madness. More »

6:00 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,228 views, 29 comments

Latest by trendspotter: Wow, could SLR Guy save (or awesomely destroy) Top Gear America? more »

racing news

Lewis Hamilton Buys "LEW 1S" License Plate For $392,000

Doing his best impersonation of a UAE oil sheik, Mercedes-Benz F1 racer Lewis Hamilton has picked up the very vain "LEW 1S" vanity plate for a smooth £200,000, or about $392,000. This, of course, leads us to believe Hamilton is 11 years old and still likes to write his name on desks, in bathroom stalls, and onto tree trunks. Then again, we don't drive F1 cars for a living and get paid $27.8 million a year to do it, so what do we know? Considering Hamilton is living every 11-year-old boy's dream anyway, why not buy ridiculous things with your piles of loot? More importantly, what car is it going on? More »

1:20 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,379 views, 36 comments

Latest by n/a: I must be missing something... Why did the license plate cost so much? more »

slr guy

The Legend Of SLR Guy Continues

When we tossed the idea of a little photoshopping to celebrate the greatest achievement of SLR Guy's life — smashing up a $600,000 Mercedes McLaren SLR — we expected some pretty amusing responses. We did not expect 127 responses and counting. What we also learned was that although we don't think it's possible to actually die from laughing, it is possible to partially lose consciousness from lack of oxygen. We've collected all of the current entries into one mega-gallery after the jump and we're still accepting submissions (send them in to ben@jalopnik.com) for a top ten best entries tomorrow and we'll poll to figure out the winner. That is if we haven't passed out again. More »

4:20 PM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
51,350 views, 101 comments

Latest by n/a: Hey Ben, i sent you 3...makes me kinda sad none of them appeared. more »

photoshop contest

Douche Wrecks Mercedes McLaren SLR, Thus Is Born "SLR Guy"

Let's say you're out in the Italian countryside with your bestest, wealthy car collector buddy and he lets you behind the wheel of a $600,000 Mercedes McLaren SLR. Of course, being a douche, you'll find it necessary to take a shot of yourself in front of said SLR posing in your most douche-like stance after you've just wrecked it into a pile of bricks. Yes, you are that guy. Seeing as this bright young chap's "after" picture is readily photoshoppable, we believe it's time to create a legend out of this d-bag — this — "SLR Guy." Below you'll find how you can help — as well as our own crack at showing off our newly-found P-shop skills. More »

5:10 PM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
31,108 views, 198 comments

Latest by toasteroven: Ah hell, I go away for a few days and look at what I miss. Here's my entry; Not that it'll get counted or anything. more »

novelties

Ever Wonder What The Inside of McLaren HQ Looks Like?

We sure haven't. McLaren seems as nebulous as the Associated Press; sort of a cabal of nameless, faceless cretins with nothing but world domination in mind. They do however, have a world corporate and production headquarters a couple kliks outside of Surry in the UK. The 613,500 square foot facility was designed by architects Foster and Partners to reflect the high technology present at McLaren. But seriously, talk about cool working environment, not only does it host some serious hardware like the Mercedes McLaren SLR 722 GTR we saw get busted in New York, but it's got its own series of lakes.

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1:20 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
11,241 views, 36 comments

Latest by Schalliol: Amazong. I figured that McLaren didn't do that well. more »

racing news

Lewis Hamilton And Heikki Kovalainen Receive Iced-Out Racing Helmets From Steinmetz

The Swiss-based diamond company Steinmetz just gave two Mercedes-McLaren drivers — Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen — two very special helmets. The helmets have a "Forevermark diamond-encrusted Steinmetz logo" and — here comes the best part — the driver's signature on top of the helmet lined with hundreds of handcrafted diamonds. That's at least more safe than the 2004 Jaguar Formula 1 cars racing with a diamond-encrusted nosecone from Steinmetz. Although we'd hate to be on the receiving end of a diamond-encrusted head-butt from either Hamilton or Kovalainen. Ow, the pain of thousands of tiny micro-cuts!

[McLaren via World Car Fans]

9:20 AM on Fri May 16 2008
By Ray Wert
810 views, 11 comments

Latest by NovaloadMissesPolar: The only real Diamond Head is in Hawaii. more »

max mosley

McLaren Boss Ron Dennis Denies Setting Up Max Mosley

Ron Dennis has denied allegations that he was responsible for setting up the Max Mosley sex video scandal. It has been suggested that McLaren may have facilitated the News of the World investigation in response to the $100 million fine they received from FIA last year. More »

8:20 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Wes Siler
1,463 views, 19 comments

racing news

McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen's Close Scare

There was a scary moment at yesterday's Spanish Grand Prix that may not have been as scary as Stephane Ortelli's car flying through the air with the greatest of ease, but was scary nonetheless. The fear factor began when some part of the front left tire wheel on Heikki Kovalainen' McLaren Mercedes exploded, sending the car straight into a wall. Race stewards at Barcelona worked for about 10 minutes to safely free the Finnish driver from the wreckage who was taken to the track's medical center wearing a neck brace. But all signs point to a full recovery as he gave a reassuring thumbs-up sign to spectators. Mike Utley did that too, right? Kovalainen is said to be in stable condition, which is more than can be said for the shredded McLaren MP4-23. [AP, Axis of Oversteer]

9:40 AM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Mark Arnold
3,926 views, 22 comments

Latest by sos10: It was a rim failure.. they make these rims as light as possible. Bridgestone has been complaining that it has become very difficult to put the tire on those light rims without braking hem. more »

mclaren slr

The 700 HP Mansory Renovatio Can Save The SLR From Certain Celebrity Death

The McLaren SLR always leaves us scratching our heads. The thundering V8 is brilliantly finessed by McLaren so as to attract only the highest-end of horsepower-happy hoon. However, it's just too pretty. The engine's wrapped up in a package that screams for the depths of the celebrity elite — the oil barons, soccer stars, "gangsta" moguls and Gumballers of the world — to buy it and have their way with it. And by that we mean everything from showing off your "no-no spot," having difficulty entering and exiting, DUIs and of course, smacking into the rear (or front) bumper of a late-model Honda Civic. But for the privileged lowest of the low, the tuning shop of Mansory has put together an attempt to "Save The SLR" by making a version of the McLaren-mobile sure to be unwanted by even the most privileged of douches-with-privilege. It's called the Renovatio.

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10:20 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Mark Arnold
2,051 views, 36 comments

Latest by med: Insert bad jokes about the "Prince Edition" SLR here... more »

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