If you like your cars with the Mercedes brand but with an element of too-fast performance that comes with the Mclaren name being added to the title, then look no further than the 722. Perhaps though even cooler than this is the ‘S’ roadster version.
So, what’s so good about it? How about how amazingly aggressive this machine looks. This car doesn’t have beautiful curves; it has vampire fangs that sit at the front. It looks like a road-going dagger that’s set to rip the rear end off anything else on the road.
Performance? Well, you get a lovely AMG-built supercharged (better for fewer peaks in the range) 5.5 litre V8 engine with a crushing 617bhp and 605 foot pounds of torque. Of course this is a proper roadster though, which means that all the power goes to the rear wheels. Nonetheless, the automatic production version should still see off 62mph in 3.7 seconds. Fast doesn’t even cut it.
Bear in mind that you’ll need to be quick to get one of these real beasts because there are just 150 going to be made in the whole world. Naturally, the price hasn’t been mentioned. Why is that? Well, the simple answer comes down to the fact that if you have to ask, you can’t afford it…
Mr Butterscotch says
September 29, 2008 at 8:07 pmI’d just like to add to this that I’d take one of these over a Ferrari or a Lamborghini. Why? How about the Mclaren connection. Failing that, just look at that thing! Now imagine it without a roof. That’s the roadster and that is the power of the thing. Simply staggering. I love it.