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As a part of Mercedes Benz' victory during the year of 1955Mille Milgia, the manufacturer built the Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition. According to the experts at the company, the name was actually based on the starting number that was given to the Mercedes Benz 300 SLR. There is something special about the Mercedes Benz 300 SLR that this vehicle was that that putted a milestone and a new wave of victory for the company when it was driven by Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson.

The all new Mercedes Benz SLR 722 Edition has all the qualities of an ideal racing supercar. It is refined in many respects and this lovely sporty car has more output, a tailor-made suspension configuration and an unquestionably lavishly designed interior meeting all the sports need.

The Benz once again rocked the automobile industry and it continued its tradition of serving the best. The all new model Mercedes Benz SLR 722 Edition is homage by Mercedes Benz to the memorable victory won by the British racing legend Stirling Moss and his co-driver Denis Jenkinson in a Mercedes Benz 300 SLR with starting number 77, indicating a start time at 0722 hours at the Mille Miglia in the year of 1955.

The idea was derived from there but in this brand new version of the sporty car, the supercharged with 5.5-litre V8 engine. This powerful engine is hand-built in the AMG engine shop in Affalterbach and generates 478 kW and 650 hp. The kind of force or response you get from this high-performance engine is magnificent and it is an immediate response to movements of the accelerator. The response also brings the unique combination of your foot’s gentle pressure on the accelerator, roaring sound of V8 engine and highly emphatic torque buildup.

The performance from this swift runner Mercedes Benz SLR 722 Edition is containing amazing figures that are even outstanding for a high-end sports car. Mercedes Benz SLR 722 Edition accelerates from standstill to 100kmph in just 3.6 seconds and amazingly, it can shoot you up to 200kmp in just 10.2 seconds. The company claims that Mercedes Benz SLR 722 Edition can climb the figure of 337kmph as its maximum speed, quite above the 334kmph that was achieved by the previous version of SLR. The measurement of the car goes 181.6 X 74.4 X 48.8 inches in length, width and height respectively. This gorgeous sports car weighs about 3800 lb or 1724 kg.

You have an excellent grip of this sexy sporty car on the track you drive it on. Handling characteristics are worth for the racetracks meeting all the requirements for one to be winner. The Mercedes Benz SLR 722 Edition is provided by the sophisticated suspension along with broad 19-inch light-alloy wheels. It has a stiffer damper configuration and a 10-millimeter lower body that has solid grip on the road due to its flat base. The larger disc brakes with a diameter of 390 mm ensure excellent braking advantages and still your car within few meters even though you are on high-speeds.

An astounding Mercedes Benz SLR 722 Edition will drive you like an F1 car with its sneeze and you changed direction type of steering and this sporty car gives the kind of ride quality you will need to keep you alert in a 70 lap car race! The sleek and trimmed body of the car is extremely composed at high speeds and it has a practical sized boot. The performance you get out of your dynamic Mercedes Benz SLR 722 Edition is breathtaking as you shall expect and while the entire world is left far back in its stayed and governable plod along, you have might have jaw dropped with its realm of the lightning speed in just few seconds.

There are certain features that support the car to gain high speed with minimum resistance to the force of the wind. The entire model of this sports car is designed aerodynamically, it might as well be a diamond-encrusted bullet and because of that special front spoiler and proximity to the tarmac, Mercedes Benz SLR 722 Edition's grip to the track is nothing less than the magnet.

It goes without saying that Mercedes is fair enough in their part safety and security in any of its product or model. They would hardly cut any corners with their half a million Flagship models across the world till today! The basic security amenities would surely include steel-reinforced pillars, carbon fibre crash elements, rollover bars etc. The car is also secured with airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners.

If you are always interested in some smart business, this is something interesting to know. If you are already owning a Ferrari 599 GTB and therefore already have an exciting outing lined-up, what if you are used to the smooth and exhilarating handling and the way you might feed the steering wheel instead of it biting you back, let us know something here. Why to have carbon fibre when one can get practically the equal performance with an aluminum monocoque? Here, you can obviously do that. It can be almost double the price but it surely is exotic, besides how many other shmucks will be getting Ferrari!

Mercedes is well known for its customer service and hospitality. Probably that is why, most of the costumers or Mercedes car owners feel proud to have the product and they are fully satisfied with the great service the Mercedes provide to them. Each of the customers is treated personally and each query or feedback is handled carefully. Therefore, before the sales release date of Mercedes Benz SLR 722 Edition, customers and some selected people would have the advance opportunity to appraise the new sports model. That was to mark the foundation of the worldwide 'SLR Club' at gorgeous Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, Southern France.

This is an exclusive community in which, SLR customers automatically become members, this biggie club offers an attractive platform for many glorious and outstanding events those are related to the entire SLR series. In these events, the customers owning SLR are highly benefited and are offered various schemes on the regular basis. There is another exciting feature that the SLR club feature is SLR's Safety and Speed Academy. This academy has special driver training courses and related seminars with experienced trainers and advisors.

Overall, Mercedes Benz SLR 722 Edition has exotic looks and different guises. It also has extravagant built quality, engine note with high performance and superiority in any of its class. As the Mercedes is famous for, it makes your drive joyful and turns each journey as unforgettable event. You can enjoy your drive in completely cosy environment. The car satisfies both of your sides of mind; the luxurious treat that your fair mind always wanted and the naughty, sporty and speedy drive, the desire by your another part of the brain that is mischievous. The car rocks on the track smoothly like a mercury on the marble and the engine is never breathless even with higher speed and long drive as you usually have on weekends as an outing.

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