With more than 600 horsepower on tap, though, one tends to drive with a very gentle right foot in the rain.
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| The SLR proved to be the most exciting car I'd ever driven - and I've piloted my share of Ferraris and Lamborghinis. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz Canada) |
The car was very poised and predictable on the Cape's winding mountain roads and the brakes really got the job done when the odd baboon jumped out in front of us.On the road, the SLR proved to be the most exciting car I'd ever driven - and I've piloted my share of Ferraris and Lamborghinis. It takes a bit of getting used to, but once you pass a level of experience, the car is tremendously rewarding under any conditions.
Obviously, it would take a very experienced race car driver to explore the outer limits of a car like this and we had an opportunity of sitting alongside one for a few laps of the Kyalami Grand Prix circuit near
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| The SLR has truly outstanding styling, astonishing performance and one of the most reliable badges in the industry gracing its nose. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz Canada) |
Johannesburg. Regardless of lap times, the brakes never lost any degree of effectiveness and the car could be driven into corners at almost frightening speeds.Clearly, this is one of the most desirable sports cars to come along in years. It has truly outstanding styling, astonishing performance on every front and one of the most reliable badges in the industry gracing its nose. Without doubt, this will be a very expensive car when Canadian prices are announced. The figure being bandied around in South Africa was 350,000 euros. Even at that price, there are reputed to be 70 firm orders on the books in Canada alone.
