2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Coupe

At about $10,000 below the auction company’s low estimate and a titanic $145,000 below the 2005 list price, those 4,500 miles were dear indeed 

by Rob Sass

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren revives the glorious tradition of the 300SLR and marks the reawakening of Mercedes-Benz’s passion for super sports cars. It is a passion that can be traced throughout automotive history and which was demonstrated with the Uhlenhaut Coupe.

 A contemporary interpretation of stylistic elements lifted from the original SLR and design details taken from the 2003 Formula One Silver Arrows allows the 21st Century SLR to form a bridge between the past and the future, bringing cutting-edge motorsport technology  to the road, just as the inspirational SLR coupe did in 1955. 

Its new supercar allows Mercedes-Benz and its Formula One partner McLaren to showcase their collective experience in the development, construction and production of high-performance sports cars, and just like its legendary 300SLR predecessor, it incorporates technological developments that are ahead of their time. Yet the term “supercar” does not do full...