Oh, the Irony…McLaren SLR Receives Ticket by Officer in Smart ForTwo

One of the fastest and expensive cars produced by Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler receiving a ticket by a man in the group's slowest and cheapest vehicle is not something you encounter every day.

You can watch the priceless scene of the officer in a Smart ForTwo writing up a ticket for the unattended and sticker-bombed Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster for parking in a loading zone in Beverly Hills in the video that follows right past the jump.

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Geneva Preview: BRABUS SLR McLaren Roadster & Smart Ultimate 112

For this year’s Geneva International Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz Group tuning specialist Brabus, is proposing an oddly pair of vehicles, the SLR McLaren Roadster and the Ultimate 112, both with absolutely identical special snow-white paint and equipment. BRABUS offers both exclusive speedsters for a package price of €699,000 or about $1,061,000.

The one we all would like to own is of course the SLR McLaren Roadster. Apart from the white carbon-fiber skin, the Brabus tuned version is equipped with a bodykit that includes a carbon-fiber front spoiler, a rear apron with a carbon-fiber diffuser and new lightweight 20-inch alloy wheels wrapped around Pirelli or YOKOMAMA tires (255/30 ZR 20 up front and 305/25 ZR 20 at the rear). Inside, the drop-top SLR’s cabin is dressed in a combination of lipstick-red leather and black Alcantara while it also features a new sport-steering wheel with a flattened

Finally, the SLR also gets a tuning kit for its 5.5-liter supercharged V8 engine that consists of special camshafts and a fuel-cooling system. Power output increases by 24 Hp to 650 Hp. BRABUS also offers a special clutch-type limited-slip differential with a locking rate of 40 percent for the SLR. The tuned SLR Roadster goes from rest to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6 sec and reaches a top speed of 337 km/h (211 mph).

The ultimate accessory for the snow-white SLR McLaren Roadster is without doubt, the Smart ForTwo Cabrio based, ULTIMATE 112. In addition to its special paint identical to the SLR the ultimate city sports car features a muscular body kit with front spoiler, rocker panels, wider fender flares front and back and new 18-inch alloys combined with 205/35 tires up front and 235/30 at the back. -Continued after the jump

Brabus has also tuned the three-cylinder turbo engine that produces a maximum power output of 112 hp at 5,600 rpm. That’s good enough for a zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) time of 9.5 sec. Top speed is electronically limited to 170 km/h or 106 mph.

Like its big brother, the ULTIMATE 112’s interior is upholstered in a combination of soft and lipstick-red BRABUS Mastik leather and black Alcantara. Embossed BRABUS emblems are part of the exclusive concept as are accents such as speedometer, tach and clock, instrument bezels, dashboard trim, turn signal lever and door handles, all color-coordinated with the exterior color. Stainless-steel foot pedals with rubber pads and an aluminum shifter and emergency brake lever complete the package.

BRABUS SLR McLaren Roadster

BRABUS SMART ULTIMATE 112

Mercedes-Benz Recalling Three MY 2007 SLR McLaren vehicles

We couldn’t resist not posting this recall: Mercedes-Benz USA is recalling 3 -yes, that’s three-, MY 2007 SLR McLaren vehicles due to a faulty windscreen installation. According to Merc, either the primer or activator was missing at the time of installation. The recall (of all three cars…) is expected to begin this month (January) with dealers removing the windshields, cleaning and reinstalling them correctly with primer and activator. Now, what are the chances that one of the three owners could be reading this post?

RENNtech Karting / Aixro XR50: Inspired From The Mercedes SLR

If I had a loved one, the RENNtech Karting / Aixro XR50 may have been the perfect toy for asking this Christmas –think Santa will be generous this year and send me the cart and the...girls? Clearly inspired from the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 GTR (click here for details), RENNtech’s cart is equipped with a 50Hp strong rotary engine that’s more than enough to sweep you off your feet. -More pics after the jump

Via: Motorpasion