Drag Race: Mercedes SLR McLaren Vs. McLaren 540C: Ten Years Apart Of Development
by AutoExpert | 27 November, 2020
Despite that Mercedes SLR McLaren has ten years of development difference when compared to McLaren 540C, if you put them on a race track, the result will make you happy.
The SLR delivers a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 engine that produces 617 HP and 575 lb.-ft of torque and is coupled to a five-speed automatic transmission.
Meanwhile, the 540C has a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 engine that produces 532 HP and 398 lb.-ft of torque. It also comes with paired a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
By now, the power balance is towards the SLR, but let’s see a couple of quarter-mile drag races.
