Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss at NAIAS

Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss has been unveiled at NAIAS after its official announcement at the end of last year. Powered by a V8 engine, Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss may outputs 650 hp and gets acceleration time from 0 to 62 mph in 3.5 seconds.

Inspired by the SLRs of the 1950s which were winning race after race with Stirling Moss at the wheel, Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss now can reach its top speed at 217 mph.

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Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss Concept Car

Mercedes has released the complete details and images of Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss Concept. Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss is a SLR super sports car with a new, uncompromisingly spectacular car that will makes its world debut in Detroit in January.

Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss comes with a 478 kW/650 hp supercharged V8 engine under its bonnet that enable the car to gets 0 to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds.

Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss will reach its top speed at 350 km/h (217 mph) without any wind screen attached on the car.

Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss features a carbon fiber body, closed underbody, and a rear diffuser for maximum downforce on the rear axle. This car also equipped with an AIRBRAKE which can be manually deployed during braking at speeds over 120 km/h (75 mph).

With only 75 units will be built, Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss price will starts at 750,000 Euros and the production for this Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss is expected begin in June 2009.

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2008 Alfa Romeo BAT 11

After more than 50 years, there is a new BAT model. The new BAT 11, based on the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, shares many styling cues with the classic BAT cars of the 50s. Based on a modified Alfa Romeo 8C platform, the BAT 11 continues some of the distinguishing elements of the original ‘Berlinetta Aerodynamica Tecnica’ cars designed by Franco Scaglione and developed by Nuccio Bertone.

These include the tapered fins and faired wheels, all in a context where soft propositions are combined with strong, robust lines. The monolithic form has a simple dihedral bodyside section with fins that seem to have been designed as a shawl that wraps around the car beginning from the front fender and extending to the top of the side windows toward the rear.

The front end is strongly tapered to a V-shape with a neat Alfa Romeo shield low down in the lean-forward nose. The V-shaped form continues into the wraparound windshield and continues at the rear, with a center fin butting up to the tapering rear window and a pair of open air extraction slots behind the rear wheels.

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