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Video: Nick Faldo vs. the Mercedes-McLaren SLR

Video: Nick Faldo vs. the Mercedes-McLaren SLR

James Martinez June 13th, 2008 James Martinez By James Martinez Author June 13th, 2008
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December 31st, 1969 Mercedes-Benz has entered a strange contest with English golfing legend Nick Faldo by pitting its McLaren SLR Roadster against Faldo’s golf swing. It may seem a little unfair, but the SLR does have a major advantage. While the golf ball decelerates as it flies through the air, the 626hp (427kW) supercar only gets faster and in fact can reach 200km/h in just eight seconds. Follow the jump to see whether it’s the supercar or the golf ball that makes it to the finish line first.
Video: Nick Faldo vs. the Mercedes-McLaren SLR

Video: Nick Faldo vs. the Mercedes-McLaren SLR

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Mercedes-Benz has entered a strange contest with English golfing legend Nick Faldo by pitting its McLaren SLR Roadster against Faldo’s golf swing. It may seem a little unfair, but the SLR does have a major advantage. While the golf ball decelerates as it flies through the air, the 626hp (427kW) supercar only gets faster and in fact can reach 200km/h in just eight seconds. Follow the jump to see whether it’s the supercar or the golf ball that makes it to the finish line first.

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  1. By chris #1, Posted: 6/13/2008

    top gear style comparison.

  2. By bambam #2, Posted: 6/13/2008

    looks like a great beginners track.
    its one of the best looking cars out there
    it dosn't look like a supercar.
    more of a fashion car.

  3. By Raptor #3, Posted: 6/13/2008

    And yet it was one of the fastest cars on Top Gear track. What a masterpiece!

  4. By Gus #4, Posted: 6/13/2008

    Does anyone have a can of green spraypaint?
    I need to spray myself this color so people can see how jealous I am of driving one of these masterpieces on a track in the south of France on a nice sunny day.

    A plague on all of those miserable sods. :)

  5. By hahahoho #5, Posted: 6/14/2008

    They shouldn't have let Faldo actually talk, or act for that matter. Just hit the ball man.. Also, which genius let him OBSCURE the subject of the video (during the various times he speaks)? Neither he nor the driver have any charisma whatsoever. Finally, that was some pretty lame cgi after all that buildup.

  6. By Kenneth Mark Bhan #6, Posted: 6/16/2008

    the golf ball does get impressive gas mileage...

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