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Video: Nick Faldo vs. the Mercedes-McLaren SLR

 
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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 Posted: 6/13/2008 10:19am PDT

    top gear style comparison.
     
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  2. By bambam Posted: 6/13/2008 11:57am PDT

    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.
     
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  3. By Raptor Posted: 6/13/2008 3:36pm PDT

    And yet it was one of the fastest cars on Top Gear track. What a masterpiece!
     
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  4. By Gus Posted: 6/13/2008 6:46pm PDT

    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. :)
     
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  5. By hahahoho Posted: 6/14/2008 10:48am PDT

    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.
     
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  6. By Kenneth Mark Bhan Posted: 6/16/2008 7:03am PDT

    the golf ball does get impressive gas mileage...
     
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