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1,000th Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren produced
Modern-classic Mercedes-Benz
model celebrates production milestone at the McLaren Technology
Centre in Woking
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Woking/UK
- 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.
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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.
Photos: DC
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.
(Feb
15, 2006)
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