The new R4-million McLaren Mercedes Benz SLR, brought from Germany to Cape Town for an official launch, was hit by a VW Golf while being test driven in the city on Tuesday.

According to witnesses cited by the Cape Times, the Golf "sped through a red light" and hit the SLR, a left-hand drive, on the front right-hand side.

The Cape Times reports the 1700kg SLR, which is made of immensely strong carbon fibre and has intelligent crumple zones, sustained minimal damage. The Golf had to be towed away.

Eight SLRs are in Cape Town for the press launch at the V&A Waterfront’s Cape Grace Hotel on Wednesday. Around 140 international motoring journalists have been test driving the vehicle in the city, according to the daily.

The SLR, with a top speed of 334 kilometres per hour, has a supercharged Mercedez-enz AMG 5.5-litre V8, and takes 3.8 seconds to accelerate to 100 kilometres per hour.


http://web.eject.co.za/bernardvoges/slr.jpg

http://iafrica.com/news/sa/286419.htm

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Call that a big "Oops" I guess... :(

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Man!
The SLR looks like it was parked there after the VW hit something!

I don't believe this, just look at the damage of the VW it has hit something in the middle of the frontside.
And not even carbon fiber is that strong that you won't be able to see anything after a colission like this!

if that shit is real, thats damn funny

The foto is fake, the merc doesnt have a scratch on it.

WoW CF really is that strong shit...

Well then again for 550,000 it had better be.

If it's a fake, it a really really good one - you can see the golf's destroyed front reflecting in the benz.


btw. I'd probably faint or sth.
at least I'd cry and beat everyone in reach.

cu

that would be bad

I dont think its fake just cause theres a news article.

If you look closely in the front you can see some damage. The bad lighting I think is obscuring the it. Theres some plastic and stuff laying on the ground under the front end, it seems as if it popped off. I'm sure that front corner is alot more worse than it looks. It's still incredible with the difference between the two cars though.

At least the 2 silver arrow bars (the 2 silver strips didnt pop out that would suck.