Tiff's Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Track Test | Fifth Gear

In this Classic Fifth Gear clip, Tiff reviews the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.
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[@lennymccarthy4951]

Lollllllllllllllllllllllllll

[@maddee2548]

Classic Tiff, them golden days of automotive journalism

[@JWLZPLM]

I still marvel at the sight of this car, it's a timeless classic

[@BlueWaffle3]

As good as the modern super cars are i still think the modern classics are the enzo, slr, Carrera and ford gt

[@polygamous1]

and a classic very able driver too

[@JWLZPLM]

Mason Pieters Oooh yes, I truly believe 2000s supercar set a new height of what a supercar is. Also add to the list the Murcielago and the Zonda

[@warriorharj79]

@@JWLZPLM clk gtr too but that's kinda 90s.

[@mohammadalfattal2902]

@@warriorharj79 CLK GTR is simply legendary

[@Alexandra-Rex]

The sound of this car never gets boring. When it accelerates, the sound tickles the spine.

[@arisaga822]

This car has the most glorious noise I’ve ever heard.

[@OscarDeCicco]

Then you should search a "Lexus LFA" video...

[@flyingphoenix113]

@@OscarDeCicco meh. High-pitched NA engines aren't for everyone. I love the LFA personally, but I can appreciate the SLR's guttural bellow just as much! 😁

[@aaryeshg.6526]

The glorious noise along with the simple torque converter trans that allows the engine revs to slur between gear changes. The engine and trans go so damn well with each other.

[@richboy900]

@@flyingphoenix113 Agreed. I used to live near Woking where they were made. Often seen them driving around the roads back in those days. They sound amazing in the flesh

[@roadhouseguy]

I see SLR I click like. To this is the most beautiful car ever made. Just surreal.

[@AJ-ms1oi]

We miss Tiff... bring him back

[@MrHugawa]

beauty is in the eye of the beholder & I think it is one of the best looking cars ever, I luv it.

[@dereksbooks]

It was definitely ahead of its time. Even after all these years, it still looks quite modern.

[@richboy900]

@@dereksbooks and still goes quite modern too. Check out carwows video. It still gives a modern aston Martin and a Ferrari a hard time.

[@Frosty2Leaf]

luvly car indeed

[@40Rouge]

This was my favorite era of MB design. This SLR and the SLK 55 AMG are beautiful cars.

[@EspenX]

I have not watched many Fifth Gear reviews, but that is one of the best reviews of a first generation allmost supercar I have seen. To the point on it's strong and weak points. This review holds up 15 years, kudos to Nedell!

[@motosteggy3980]

Typical TV companies! Channel 5\Fifth Gear dumped Tiff for a younger audience and now uploading his videos from 17 years ago. SOOO dis-respectable to Tiff. These TV companies need to listen to fans and viewers not themselves

[@NuRaLoQi]

Fans need to vote with their wallets. They don't support it? Stop paying for it or giving them audience.

[@JD-fg2dz]

You get rid of Tiff and carry on uploading his reviews - disrespectful

[@larssonk22]

huh, he is employed to do a job lol how does disrespect come in to it? it's business

[@sukhdevr3489]

As soon as I was into series 4 of watching these episodes they removed all the full episode and are making us pay for them.

[@yvanpedron5255]

Totalement d'accord.

[@max.racing]

@@larssonk22 you dont get the moral of this story. so you are disrespectfull to, i know it.

[@larssonk22]

@@max.racing "moral of this story" are you going to explain that?

[@janjensen8289]

Firing Tiff was sooo low and disrespectful. Shame on you.

[@TBATTIECYCLING]

Jan Jensen good decision really, it’s 2020

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@TBATTIECYCLING There's a reason you have 0 likes.

[@TBATTIECYCLING]

@@sukhdevr3489 maybe youtube doesn’t agree but the people in charge of the show do. And that’s what matters mr r34

[@TBATTIECYCLING]

@@sukhdevr3489 do you have an R34?

[@boy638]

Wonder if the call button still calls to a technician

[@Isaackariuki775]

Trivia: At 2:30, that is the exact SLR(RX53 KHP) that was used in a Top Gear review by Jezza Clarkson from 2004( Series 4, ep 2).

[@aircommandslipperz]

test drive unit

[@blarkdexture8899]

Tiff the one and only.

[@AmaanKhan-yu1mb]

I remember watching this when it first aired. 😂

[@sneakhyperion9297]

My first dream car along with the diablo gtr

[@simonhunter834]

One night, a long time ago, I passed Paris Hilton's Mercedes slr McLaren parked outside of Tramp nightclub in London. Apparently she wrote it off. Beautiful car.

[@aljack1979]

That sales guy reminded me of an Essex wide boy. People who buy an SLR aren't interested in showing off popping up an air brake.

[@polygamous1]

A very able driver a great driver who Loves cars by far the Best driver to test any car on earth n we ALL love you Tiff, If anyone can Tiff can, thanks mate your my iconic driver

[@tonychavez2083]

This and SLS are my favorite road cars hands down, powerball purchases...

[@tonyfrancis6505]

True bro.. The best looking bunch too...

[@DashCamSerbia]

1:06 Batman confirmed.

[@eoinoconnell185]

Saw that too.

[@danielm3967]

When daddy tiff uploads i watch.

[@linasmarcinkevicius]

Great review Mr. Tiff! 🌟 Legendary Mercedes-Benz SLR MCLAREN! 🏁

[@jakubsvoboda9134]

Legendary Tiff with legendary SLR what elso to want? Just Perfection! Oh man those drives sideways just amazing. Tbh I am struggling to get interested in anyone else than Tiff or Harris all others feel just plain no raw happiness of driving...

[@deanchur]

Still want one of these but with a lot of work thrown at it from Lazante or MSO; new modern gearbox, modern brakes that aren't a maintenance nightmare and a more modern but still tasteful interior (eg get rid of the phone and add some USB ports and bluetooth audio). Everything else is golden.

[@sleep_now...]

Why do I keep smiling watching this )

[@gorrington007]

Harry will be reviewing this pretty soon...

[@suns9079]

Outstanding...

[@rideroll9609]

Best grand tour car ever made....

[@carz5583]

This ist the closest to the original top gear

[@russelllynch6427]

One of my favourite Mercedes of all time

[@eroche913]

A great car. That phone! Its a pity McLaren don't build their current, endlessly complicated range of eponymous road cars with the same care and quality.

[@Alps6408]

The 113k and the 155 were savage.

[@robinrao3758]

There is no v8car on this planet that sounds so amazing even in 2020. The best sound of all times

[@markrabone6584]

Holden 2017 HSV R8 LSA sounds bloody brilliant

[@rickymartinis8530]

this guy really knows how to drive. I remember his video of Mclaren F1

[@rideroll9609]

Sound`s like a fighter plane on steroids, love it...

[@Itsmeagain-]

' the best place to build a supercar isn't stuttgart but Woking in GB' (Tiff)...... Sorry Tiff, but that's the typical view a lot of Britain have....and most of the world do not agree

[@wboeren1]

First that phone and then Tiff is a young man again. Time warp.

[@michaellavery4899]

Damn Gerry knew the best place for the job was Beautiful Blighty.

[@team3383]

You KNOW you're being taken to the cleaners pricewise when a button with direct access to the factory customer service is also sold to you as something unique and special. Its a bloody blue button with a pre-programmed phone number behind it. WOW. BUT it's blue and it has a spanner printed on it. A bit like the Spanners who will bought them.

[@robertl2856]

A great review thanks

[@manuelpedrosd]

Tiff didn't understand what the SLR was all about. Jeremy did

[@aaryeshg.6526]

A lot of people didn't understand it, because it wasn't your traditional mid-engined rocketship with a manual transmission. This was a GT that could also be a supercar. Ferrari 599 and Porsche 997 Turbo are the same. A car anyone can reasonably drive fast.

[@chrisg4rr377]

I miss seeing Tiff doing reviews

[@raw-amg4396]

A true silver arrow

[@thegatesofsleep]

This car was nothing more than an incredibly fine tuned race car for street use. And it’s beautiful 😢

[@GrandHuevotes]

that interior is so fischer price though. particularly the radio and hvac panels

[@HatsuneMiku-nx6uc]

THIS SUPERCAR DESERVES TO BE IN THE HALL OF FAME FROM NFS AS THE BMW M3 GTR

[@wesammansour1486]

Amazing Machine!

[@benokanruzgar8863]

Where is the Verdi's "Wraith"... My God, much better with classic music :)

[@skillandluck]

I thought it was my kettle whistling, but it turned out to be the supercharger pulley

[@konstantinoszabelakis1215]

Didn't know they still make it

[@d4bricks889]

Awesome.

[@beastman.330]

Bring back tiff.

[@DailyDrivenBikes_1]

The version to get would be an mso version in black with a black and grey interior. Or that in a 722 version.

[@aaryeshg.6526]

You don't get the turbine wheels on those versions however.

[@farishanafiah8461]

I'll take either the 722 S Roadster or the Stirling Moss.

[@LukeDogg20]

MSO SLR could be made by Mansory

[@DailyDrivenBikes_1]

@LukeDogg20 The mso cars have a special front bumper and other parts that were made by mclearn themselves, it's the same with mso 675lt and p1 cars.

[@JulianSmith-d9o]

Great car

[@zafkhan4796]

Looks like the Avengers HQ

[@666t]

Less than a mile from where the War of the Worlds started

[@paulward4268]

A silver War Machine!! 😄😄👍👍

[@JVan-ic6ic]

0:42 someone needs to let them know...

[@nishhnishh1088]

Love the F1 nose

[@toy200sx]

Such an aged interior. These have such a weird pulsating exhaust tone. Plus, how on earth did it get to 1800kg using CF body!

[@aaryeshg.6526]

It has the engine, 5 speed automatic and the interior from other Merc models (SL 55 AMG), be it specifically tuned for this car. Those are the heavy weight parts of the car.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

When was this aired?

[@AtheistOrphan]

Neil Aspinall - 2003.

[@serveramirov9984]

V8 sound is the best

[@ya55er4008]

I almost forgot how old this car is

[@bernardfender5147]

Proper driver doing proper car review. Car is for kn0bheads with more money than sense, but at least it isn't AMG! New series of Fifth Gear please.

[@aaryeshg.6526]

The engine in it is an AMG. Just saying.

[@bernardfender5147]

@@aaryeshg.6526 is it?!! No wayyy!! Let's hope McLaren engineered the controls then!

[@ideaynojodas]

Damn that old bloke could drive!

[@paulward4268]

It's called Skill. Sadly missing today.

[@Birmingham_racing]

Interior now looks cheap and tacky but the engine still sounds like thunder

[@Headxoxote]

The SL65 AMG Black Series made in Germany 🇩🇪 is better, cooler and faster. But love the SLR.

[@Sum_Ting_Wong]

All these state of art facilities and only one championship (WDC and WCC apiece) since 1999......

[@MrGordonjames]

Wow.!! Wow.!! WoW.!!...

[@nobustrive1405]

When year this video are made?

[@k1k2k37]

I bet mercedes weren’t too happy after this review... :D

[@rauna47]

Wait... McLaren F1 is using Merc engine for 2021. A new SLR in the future? Please...

[@dyslexiusmaximus]

whats the music that starts at 0:14?

[@anthonyorafferty5632]

I do like that car very much but to see it being driven like it's stolen is not a happy sight.

[@0507575356]

it has a Nokia phone?

[@gammarays9563]

It's cost 20 grand just to change the spark plugs because you have take out the half of engine out

[@valentinocule4691]

It s better to buy E55 amg for 15k

[@aliengoth]

Basically this was a German Z06 or Camaro

[@Brinb]

🔥

[@jacknotts6008]

Bring back tiff!!!!!!!!sad you got Rid

[@jameskent2147]

For 337k I would expect the interior to be more than plastic it all seems a bit cheap

[@NoName-te7vo]

The last McLaren to actually sound good unlike today's potato sounding 720S.

[@alexch8084]

Штанишки у него мокрые,это точно

[@gexpe2003]

Great Mb

[@oliverranderson9292]

This was my dream car when I was 14, but looking at it now hasn't aged the best and the SLRs interior looks just awfull and doesnt look 350k at all 😳

[@NirmalRavilla]

Basically, you still can't afford it.

[@oliverranderson9292]

Basically 😅, a man can still dream though

[@vietthanhnguyen1227]

It's not aged well like enzo and carrera gt but still gorgeous, maybe I'm biased since it's my childhood dreamcar too.

[@aaryeshg.6526]

I think the interior is fine (Enzo's interior is really bare Carbon and nothing in it, Carrera GT was as good as this). These SLRs were offered with a white interior which is much better imo (keeps it fresh). Most of these came with red interiors.

[@stillsearching1284]

This car is awesome, but back in 2005, I'd have rather had a Ferrari Enzo, Maserati MC12, Porsche Carrera GT, and Ford GT. Mercedes lost this hypercar generation.

[@richboy900]

True, but the SLR was like a gt car with hypercar performance. It was more practical than all those cars, and almost just as fast. It was actually on par with the Carrera GT. The Porsche was also said to be very difficult to drive at the limit whereas the SLR was far more effortless

[@sukhdevr3489]

And Zonda C12S of course.

[@flybeep1661]

Kinda lackluster interior design for such a car and brand.

[@Swayzeo]

👍🏼

[@WhiteMouse77]

SLR is that exciting Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde unike BMW 6/8-series that never reached to become such crazy entertaining split personality per recipe take 50% of Merc CL+ 50% of Dodge Viper and leave it with British saying that Borussia Dortmund is better than Manchester United….. because Munich guys did not dare going to experts like Merc went to McLaren for confrontation that based on SLR success later inspired AMG how to make further Merc super-cars…. SLR is one of those 1-occurrence miracles like Lex LFA was and never ever can happen again….

[@rizzotto139]

This car literally has a nose 👃 lol

[@serz1885]

why tiff did not ask why they done that shity plastic?

[@thembinkosisamuel9475]

Isn't mclaren owned by BMW !!

[@hindsite275]

thembinkosi samuel no

[@yvanpedron5255]

Simplement honteux. Et triste.... Cela mérite beaucoup mieux.

[@dietznutz1]

Car phone hahaha

[@strabo1]

the front is fantastic alongside the sideprofile first half of the car,but the rest and the interior is just plain ugly..

[@classicraceruk1337]

Just found one for sale £250000

[@angelesc2033]

Perfect time to buy these cars

[@Stikkzz]

239900 € the cheapest one i see from '05

[@dailyupdates7282]

Side profile is not good

[@paulward4268]

Don't think many here would agree with that!!

[@wristcandy5451]

I heard they're broke