Have you every wondered what the perfect way to test drive the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren would be?

I'm sure you all could weigh in with your own opinion on this one, but after reading Motor Trend's recent review of the SLR, their testing scenario would be difficult to rival.  They recently had the pleasure of driving Mercedes' supercar on a 1,000 mile jaunt on the Mille Miglia, the stomping ground of Mercedes' originial SLR.  If that wasn't enough, they took Stirling Moss, one of the greatest motorsports drivers of all time (and driver of the original SLR), along for the ride.

The article takes an interesting look at how the current SLR stacks up against it's ancestors, the 300SLR and 300SL Gullwing, and also provides some insight into what it was like for Stirling to complete the same course, some 50 years ago.  If you have some spare time, swing by Motor Trend's website and check it out.




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