Sport. Leicht. Rennsport. There aren’t many cars the high side of the year 2000 that upon launch were instant icons. The three that stand out the most are the Ferrari Enzo, the Porsche Carrera GT, and the car we present here, the Mercedes-McLaren SLR. A joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and McLaren Automotive, the car was conceptualised as an homage to the Mercedes-Benz 300SLR of 1955. With the Formula 1 partnership between the two companies, there was a significant pooling of resources that