SLR Black Arrow by edo competition

By George on April 12th, 2011

Even though the Mercedes SLR McLaren is no longer in production and Mercedes has its own SLS AMG supercar and McLaren its MP4-12C, the SLR still looks fresh and draws plenty of attention.

German tuner edo competition has now released their version of the SLR dubbed Black Arrow. Exterior is finished with a special flat coating. There is also a new stainless steel high-performance exhaust system, which provides a truly impressive soundtrack, new edo 21 inch racing wheels in high-performance rubber, and the interior has been refinished in black with carbon fiber trim.

The supercharged V8 engine now puts out 722 horsepower at 7,100 rpm and 890 Nm (656 lb-ft) of torque. In order to achieve these numbers, the supercharger drive ratio was modified and the ECU was remapped to accommodate the hardware changes. A revised intake system, new exhaust headers, high flow catalytic converters and air filters help the engine breathe better. The powertrain engineers used a dynamometer to build new ECU maps and change the on-board diagnostics system accordingly. The result is an ideal tune with perfect power delivery.

100 km/h (62 mph) is reached in 3.4 seconds and the top speed now stands at an electronically governed 345 km/h (214 mph).