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1000th SLR McLaren Produced

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Found this and thought it was interesting, 1000 cars in about 2 years, thats rather alot, less Rovers have been made in that time...

The 1,000th Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren has rolled off the production line at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England. The vehicle, which is painted black and equipped with its unique trademark carbon bodyshell, is designated for a customer in Japan.

In May 2004, the "Silver Arrow of the 21st century" went into production in Woking, which is located near London. Since then, the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren has established itself among sports car enthusiasts around the world as a fascinating synthesis that combines cutting-edge innovation with the mystique of an automotive legend.

The SLR is built exclusively by hand, and the vehicle?s manufacturing approach combines the advantages of the Mercedes-Benz Production System and McLaren?s expertise in building superb sports cars. In terms of the vehicle body, the result is a carbon structure that is unique in the world. Specially trained staff perform a series of assembly functions at each workstation in a concept that is applied during the vehicle painting process as well. The specialists who build the vehicle thus identify very closely with the vehicle they build.

The SLR embodies both the tradition and the innovative capability of the Mercedes brand. This is reflected by the fact that the SLR's body, doors and hood are made solely from carbon-fiber composites, marking the first time that high-tech materials from the aviation sector and the Formula 1 racing series are being used in production vehicles.

The exclusive environment of the McLaren Technology Centre not only offers optimal conditions for manufacturing the super sports car; it also corresponds to the expectations of the SLR?s exclusive clientele. At the heart of the sales concept for the vehicle is the SLR Experience Centre in Woking, which is designed to meet the specific needs of SLR customers.

The McLaren Technology Centre, which was designed by world-famous architect Lord Norman Foster, is also the site where the Team McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 racing cars are developed and built.
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there are so many on ebay all the time, and they are all bought by celebrities that you hate. its a very uncool car, but i do respect it some.
 
thats 300 million in revenue.

that sounds pretty good for a supercar.
 
Blythy said:
thats 300 million in revenue.

that sounds pretty good for a supercar.
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That's not profit, though. How much d'you think it cost to develop? More'n 300 mill, most likely. Then all the raw materials, etc...

Interestingly, there's been 1,250 Porsche Carrera GT's sold so far.
 
teeb said:
Blythy said:
thats 300 million in revenue.

that sounds pretty good for a supercar.
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That's not profit, though. How much d'you think it cost to develop? More'n 300 mill, most likely. Then all the raw materials, etc...

Interestingly, there's been 1,250 Porsche Carrera GT's sold so far.
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Don't forget the whole space-age facility they made with that sweet air tunnel.
 
teeb said:
Interestingly, there's been 1,250 Porsche Carrera GT's sold so far.
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You beat me to it, I was gonna say that...

There are more CGTs around which makes the car less special. I've seen 3 CGTs but no SLR yet.

BTW, thanks for sharing vRS.
 
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vRS said:
1000 cars in about 2 years, thats rather alot, less Rovers have been made in that time...
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That is a lot, for being "Hand made".....or is that just the engine?
 
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No Boss said:
vRS said:
1000 cars in about 2 years, thats rather alot, less Rovers have been made in that time...
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That is a lot, for being "Hand made".....or is that just the engine?
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They are all pretty much handmade if I remember correctly.
 
The whole car is hand made.

And also ALL AMG engines get a final check by only 1 person and he put his signature on them.
 
Salar said:
The whole car is hand made.

And also ALL AMG engines get a final check by only 1 person and he put his signature on them.
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Ok cause I remember Clarkson talking about how based on yearly production numbers, AMG would have to make 180 or 1,800 engines a day, 365 days a year, by hand. I'm not doubting the power of the Germans, but i always was curious how they were able to be THAT efficient.
 
Re: 1000th SLR McLaren Produced

vRS said:
Found this and thought it was interesting, 1000 cars in about 2 years, thats rather alot, less Rovers have been made in that time...
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no rovers have been made in that time
 
No Boss said:
Salar said:
The whole car is hand made.

And also ALL AMG engines get a final check by only 1 person and he put his signature on them.
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Ok cause I remember Clarkson talking about how based on yearly production numbers, AMG would have to make 180 or 1,800 engines a day, 365 days a year, by hand. I'm not doubting the power of the Germans, but i always was curious how they were able to be THAT efficient.
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you'll find the signature of one person on more than one engine. they are essentially hand built, but then again they are mass produced.
 
Re: 1000th SLR McLaren Produced

matt_shaw said:
vRS said:
Found this and thought it was interesting, 1000 cars in about 2 years, thats rather alot, less Rovers have been made in that time...
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no rovers have been made in that time
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Yeah, they have - the production line stopped on July 7th, 2005. Up until then they were producing cars as usual.
 
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