Mercedes Benz SLR1

                           Mercedes Benz SLR1.

   The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a grand tourer car jointly developed by Mercedes-Benz and McLaren Automotive, built in Portsmouth and the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England and sold from 2003 to 2010. When it was developed, German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz owned 40 percent of the McLaren Group.

Due to the automatic gear box, front mid-engined arrangement, and its driving characteristics, some commentators classify the SLR McLaren as a GT, whose rivals would be vehicles such as the Aston Martin DBS V12 and Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano.

SLR stands for "Sport Leicht Rennsport" (Sport Light Racing). Mercedes-Benz stated that they would build 3,500 SLRs over seven years, with an annual production of 500 cars.
After the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren went out of production in 2009, the automotive world was left understandably upset. However, in late 2010, three new units dubbed the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Edition were produced and sold to some very lucky and very wealthy customers. When the car originally debuted at the Essen Motor Show in 2010, it was announced that 25 units would be produced but that never happened.
Now, one of the three is currently up for sale courtesy of Mayfair Prestige in the United Kingdom and understandably, it has quite a high asking price. The car is up for grabs for 279,950 pounds which may sound like a lot but when you consider the McLaren Edition’s rarity, that price becomes understandable. In fact, this was the final of the three to be produced.