Talk:Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition/@comment-68.101.121.194-20170906001958/@comment-27736210-20170907072941

Technically, the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition (2nd highest Merc) is supposed to lose to the McLaren 675LT.

However, with the Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe Touring Car 2014 (4th highest Merc), it can actually outrun the 675LT on half of the maps in A8, even with a lower starting rank.

Compared to the 675LT, the C 63 Coupe has a lower displayed acceleration statistic, a lower displayed top speed statistic, a lower displayed handling statistic, and a shorter nitro duration. However, the C 63 Coupe has a higher displayed nitro statistic and stronger drifting than the 675LT. The huge nitro-statistic actually makes the C 63 Coupe accelerate much faster than the 675LT; it rockets past the starting line, only just behind the McLaren F1s and way ahead of cars like the DS Survolt or Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning. The C 63 Coupe's drifting is also extremely good; not too powerful, like the Donkervoort D8 GTO, but far from weak. The C 63 Coupe's drifting can allow it to hug the inner wall of the Venice turn at the bus depot, for example.

Overall, the hidden rocket-like acceleration and perfect drifting of the C 63 Coupe can make it superior to the 675LT on several maps, despite the 675LT having a higher raw top speed, a higher total top speed, stronger handling, and superior nitro efficiency. (The C 63 Coupe also has a pretty big Tuning Kit bonus)

I have the C 63 Coupe at MAX + PRO, while my brother has the 675LT at MAX + PRO (I don't own the 675LT), and this is how I figured out that the C 63 Coupe can outperform the 675LT on several maps. I also own the SLR McLaren at 4535 3243, which is not MAX + PRO but still high enough so that I can get a good feel of the car.

Overall, in fact, it seems that the SLR McLaren is actually inferior to the C 63 Coupe, despite having a higher final rank. This means that the C 63 Coupe still remains as the third best Mercedes-Benz car in A8, despite being the fourth highest-ranked. The highest-ranked is, of course, the Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition. The second highest-ranked is the SLR McLaren, the third highest-ranked is the McLaren Mercedes MP4-25, while the fourth highest-ranked is the C 63 Coupe. It should be noted that the SLR McLaren is also inferior to the lower-ranked MP4-25, for similar reasons to why it is inferior to the C 63 Coupe.

The SLR McLaren has overall poor stats (relatively speaking). Unlike the C 63 Coupe, the SLR McLaren has an average drifting capacity and a high chance of skidding (if you try driving it, you will notice that it's as unstable as the pre-buff 918 Spyder and the Lykan HyperSport). The SLR McLaren is also only slightly faster than the C 63 Coupe, while still being slightly slower than the 675LT. The SLR McLaren shares the C 63 Coupe's nitro efficiency, which is lower than the 675LT. The SLR McLaren is also rendered pretty useless in Multiplayer, due to its average-sized Tuning Kit bonus (as opposed to the other two cars' large Tuning Kit bonuses). The SLR McLaren does have decent handling and very good acceleration like the C 63 Coupe, which is likely also superior to that of the 675LT, but the car's instability, average-sized Tuning Kit bonus, and average drifting radius make it an overall inferior choice to the 675LT.