Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning

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Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning
Overview
2011     Concept vehicle Convertible
Games	Asphalt 9: Legends China Asphalt Nitro Asphalt 8: Airborne
Chassis / Drivetrain
4x electric motor
860 hp (641 kW)
885 lbf⋅ft (1200 N⋅m)
electric CVT
Individual-Wheel Drive
2315 lbs (1050 kg)
Performance Figures
2.9 s
255 mph (410 km/h)
Other Information
Related	Mercedes-Benz W125 (Inspiration) Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut (Inspiration) Mercedes-Benz Biome (Same design studio design)

The Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning, also known as the Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow, is a 2011 concept design study that was built for 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge.

Description

The Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning was built for the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, where it won the best animation award for their short film Silver Lightning. It was conceived by the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studio in Carlsbad, California, the same studio behind the Mercedes-Benz Biome concept car.

The Silver Lightning was heavily inspired by the 1930s Silver Arrow race cars, most notably the Mercedes-Benz W125 driven by Rudolf Caracciola that won the 1937 Grand Prix, as well as the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR designed by Rudolf Uhlenhaut. The design theme also took influences from sci-fi movies like Star Trek, TRON: Legacy, and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.

The Silver Lightning's futuristic and sleek appearance also comes with innovative features, such as a roof constructed out of small, lightweight magnetic squares that uses Mag-Tech technology allowing them to either combine to form a hardtop or retract to form a roadster. The omni-directional wheels allow the car to steer freely in any direction and are enclosed in rings integrated within the car's main body.

In compliance with the competition's theme of designing "Hollywood’s Hottest New Movie Car", it was accompanied by a short film called Silver Lightning, which features two crash test dummies called Hans05 and Franz02 attempting and eventually succeeding in the rescue of their prized stolen Silver Lightning from Dr. Crash-Barrier, the main antagonist of the movie.

Asphalt 9: Legends (China)

Named as Mercedes-Benz 2011 Concept Silver Lightning, it was added in the Spring Festival Update as a class R car with the following statistics:

• Stock Rank: 4,363 ()
• rank: 4,457
• rank: ? ( 60)
• rank: ? ( 65)
• rank: ? ( 68)
• rank: ? ( 72)
• rank: 5,344 ( 75)

Performance

The Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning has a top speed similar to the Bugatti Chiron, acceleration similar to the BXR Bailey Blade GT1, but better handling than the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, and a nitro duration similar to the Koenigsegg Agera RS. In addition, the car has a top speed of 531km/h during Perfect Nitro.

Availability

It was the main car of the Chinese version's Drive Syndicate 10.

Asphalt Nitro

Availability

The Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning was a reward to players who by Daily Reward to players who log in on their 90th day. The car otherwise costs  300,000.

Asphalt 8: Airborne

The Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning appears as a low Class S car with the following statistics:

• Starting rank: 1542
  • This was changed to 1546 in the 2019 Spring Update
  • This was changed to 1632 in the 2019 Holiday Update
• MAX rank: 1647 (+105)
  • This was changed to 1644 in the 2019 Spring Update
  • This was changed to 1673 in the 2019 Holiday Update
• MAX+PRO rank: 1714 (+67)
  • This was changed to 1705 in the 2019 Spring Update
• Tuning Kit bonus: +26
  • This was changed to +32 in the 2019 Spring Update
  • This was changed to +51 in the 2019 Holiday Update
• Stock to MAX+PRO rank difference: 172
  • This was changed to 159 in the 2019 Spring Update
  • This was changed to 73 in the 2019 Holiday Update
• Speed Modifier: 91.46%
  • This was removed in the 2019 Holiday Update
• Nitro Efficiency: 7/13/17

As of the Fifteenth Anniversary Update, the Silver Lightning is a low class A car.

As of the Neon Season Update, the Silver Lightning is a high class S car with the following statistics:

• Starting rank: 1632
• MAX rank: 1750 (+118)
  • This was removed in the Gangstar Season Update
• MAX+PRO rank: 1859 (+109)
• Stock to MAX+PRO rank difference: 227
• Tuning Kit Bonus: +55
• Nitro Efficiency: ?/?/?

Performance

The Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning's acceleration and handling are below average. However, it has a better nitro efficiency rating than most of the other original Class S cars, and it drifts very well around corners, the latter being a common trait across the original Class S cars.

Usage

• v6.3 onwards
• Before v6.3

The Silver Lightning is a viable Class S competitor in Multiplayer and Time-Limited Events. It now has rapid acceleration and decent launch, which was massively improved from its older counterpart and was one of its biggest weaknesses. The Silver Lightning also keeps its good nitro efficiency. On the other hand, the Silver Lightning has a rather stiff handling and only average drifting radius relative to other S1859~S1862 rank vehicles, and it also has a slightly slower total speed than the fastest cars in its rank bracket. Despite losing its irregular speed-to-rank at higher upgrades, which was a major selling point of the Silver Lightning in previous versions, the Silver Lightning is still viable in Gauntlet by virtue of being a high-ranked Class S vehicle. However, the usability of the Silver Lightning was diminished in Career Mode due to the removal of high-ranked Electric car races and the removal of collections.

Being a high-ranked electric vehicle, the Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning is useful for the later stages of Career Mode, especially for Mercedes-only and electric car-only events, where in most cases, the Silver Lightning is preferred over the nanoFlowcell QUANT FE, a Class S Elite Car that has a higher rank but is infamous for its terrible handling and drifting abilities, as well as its Class B cousin, the Mercedes-Benz Biome, which has a lower rank but costs half the price of the Silver Lightning.

While it is possible for the Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning to perform decently with a Multiplayer build, the Lamborghini Estoque, a high Class B car, performs very similarly to the Silver Lightning, with better acceleration and a slightly worse nitro efficiency rating of 8/13/18. At MAX+PRO, the Estoque has an actual speed of 285.7 mph/460.0 km/h compared to the Silver Lightning's 285.9 mph/460.4 km/h. Due to the Estoque's better acceleration, it is more competitive than the Silver Lightning both in Events and Multiplayer.

The Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning counts towards the Ion Runners collection, which awards a total  77,000 when both versions are completed. Due to the Silver Lightning's high purchase price compared to other vehicles in this collection, it is usually the last car the player would purchase before completing this collection. Players should, therefore, avoid claiming the collection prize immediately after purchasing the Silver Lightning, as the prize would be obtained at loss.

The Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning is also usable for Credits grinding as its Season 9 race is set on Dubai Reverse with a payout of  4,750 for a race duration of ~50 seconds (this was fixed in the 2020 Spring Update).

The Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning was one of the Enduro Cars in the Icona Vulcano V12 Hybrid's Enduro Double Down event, appearing only in the third part of the event onwards (when the player has banked at least  21,000).

Outside of Career Mode, due to its extremely slow launch acceleration and stiff handling, the Silver Lightning is useless for most race modes like Time-Limited Events or Multiplayer. However, its irregular speed-to-rank ratio allows the Silver Lightning to be extremely fast for its rank, a trait that is only shared with one another vehicle, the Ferrari FXX Evoluzione. Thus, the Silver Lightning is viable in Gauntlet Mode if the player cannot afford to buy and upgrade faster Class A or Class S cars. It is especially effective in Pro League, although with better teammates, it may be viable in Champion League as well. However, it must not be used as a lead car, and it also struggles in technical sections, so the player must place the Silver Lightning carefully for maximum effect.

Availability

The Silver Lightning costs  5,000,000 to purchase (originally  325,000, then  300,000, then  400,000 and then  1,200,000).

The Silver Lightning was obtainable again in the following events:

1. its Car Hunt by reaching Tier 1 with the premium upgrade. Players who already owned the car would get 8x Wild Card - Legendary instead.
2. 11th Anniversary Cake Hunt between September 7 - 14, 2024 by choosing the correct face-down cell after shuffling. Players who already owned the car would get 1x Master Key - Legendary instead.
3. Trick-or-Treat Pumpkins Hunt between November 4 - 9, 2024 by exchanging 1850 Pumpkins. Players who already owned the car would get 1x Master Key - Legendary instead.

Between the Fifteenth Anniversary Update and the 2022 Lunar New Year Update, upgrades require  1,215,000 while upgrades require 15 of each Epic Drivetrain, Epic Exhaust, Epic Suspension, Epic Tires, 60 Epic Engine, 60 Epic Tech and  3,348,000

Between the Neon Season Update and the Ninth Anniversary Update, upgrades require  4,150,000 while upgrades require 15 of each Legendary Tires, Legendary Suspension, Legendary Drivetrain, and Legendary Exhaust, 60 Legendary Tech, 60 Legendary Engine and  3,720,000

Between the Gangstar Season Update and the 2023 Holiday Update, upgrades require 55 of each Legendary Tires, Legendary Suspension, Legendary Drivetrain, and Legendary Exhaust, 60 Legendary Tech, 60 Legendary Engine, 160 Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning Kit and  10,000,000.

During the 2024 Spring Update, upgrades require 45 of each Legendary Tires, Legendary Suspension, Legendary Drivetrain, and Legendary Exhaust, 20 Legendary Tech, 20 Legendary Engine, 160 Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning Kit and  10,000,000.

As of the Mercedes Season Update, upgrades require 40 of each Legendary Tires, Legendary Suspension, Legendary Drivetrain, and Legendary Exhaust, 160 Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning Kit and  10,000,000.