Rarity
Collector relevance derives from the open body, low production relative to mass-market GTs, Mercedes-McLaren collaboration and carbon construction
Researching
Mercedes-Benz · 2007–2009
SLR McLaren Roadster
Vehicle facts
Built
—
Research in progress
Powertrain
V8
Technical profile in progress
Output
626 PS / 460 kW
Existing catalog value
Market benchmark
CHF 576'064
pending
About this car
SCI Collector Score, the collector case, essentials, market & analysis.
SCI Collector Score
SCI-1.5.059/100
Cautious · Cautious
SCI scale
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6/10
Current · 6/10 · Balanced zone
35
Evidence Confidence
65%
Coverage
Indicative SCIRisk —
SCI 1.5
Collector score.
75%
Collector core
25%
Market
Factor breakdown
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How SCI works
Collector quality and evidence are separate. Structural collector factors carry 75%; observable market factors carry 25%.
Methodology & score historyResearch notes
Publication gates
• No coherent sold-price benchmark is available.
• Needs at least 5 comparable sold observations inside the 36-month market window.
• Needs at least two independent source providers in the benchmark window.
• Needs at least two comparable sales in the last 24 months.
• Data Confidence must reach at least 68/100.
Rationale
• Collector Evidence G contributes source-backed structural evidence from 2 independent sources; it does not substitute for transaction evidence.
• SCI 1.5 separates structural collectibility from evidence confidence: scarcity, collector significance and future relevance carry 75% of SCI; observable market factors carry 25%. Thin public-market evidence primarily reduces Confidence rather than intrinsic collector quality.
• Uncovered factors retain conservative neutral priors in the score model while their missing support remains visible in factor coverage and Evidence Confidence; they are never presented as equally evidenced facts.
• SCI is indicative: the collector score clears the coverage gate, while Verified publication still requires the independent market-evidence gates.
Collector intelligence
Why it matters.
The collector case in a few signals first. Full editorial notes and source detail remain available below.
Significance
Open-top derivative of the SLR McLaren halo programme created by Mercedes-Benz with Formula 1 partner McLaren.
Heritage
Part of the five-variant SLR McLaren programme, a major Mercedes-Benz/McLaren road-car collaboration explicitly tied by Mercedes-Benz to F1 technology and 300 SLR design…
Rarity
RM Sotheby’s documents a 2025 sale of a 670-unit Roadster.
Key checksMileage, continuous specialist servicing, original specification and jurisdictional registration status matterthe cited 2025 car had 10,090 miles, continuous originating-dealer service and a California emissions sale…
Technical profile
The essentials.
Engine architecture
V8
Power
626 PS / 460 kW
Cylinders
8
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Engine architectureV8
Cylinders8
Power626 PS / 460 kW
Kerb weight1,825 kg
Market
What the market tells us.
A quick read of the strongest published price evidence. Original source currencies stay preserved.
Market benchmark
CHF 576'064
pending
Launch MSRP
€493,850 ≈ CHF 454'046
Germany · 2007
Market confidence
35/100
Low
Evidence activity
1 sold
1 asking · 1 source
Market chart & benchmark
Price history, evidence modes, ranges and benchmark methodology · open by default
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Market chart & benchmark
Price history, evidence modes, ranges and benchmark methodology · open by default
Collectible market terminal
CHF 340'887 – CHF 340'887
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster · model-level research benchmark, not an appraisal of a specific chassis.
Completed sales · 1 · chart-readyAsking market · 1
Raw sales + adaptive trend · historical FX display layer · SCI benchmark gates remain unchanged
1 Sales1 Ask1 GuidesFX normalized
Observed sold-price evidence. Original source currencies remain preserved.
1 trend-eligible sale · launch visually anchored · 1 historical-FX pointMove across a sale point to inspect the observation
SaleAskMedian trendLaunch MSRP
Raw sales remain individual evidence points. The filled line is an adaptive median market story visually anchored to launch MSRP on MAX; launch is not included in the median, SCI score or benchmark eligibility.
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Market intelligence
At a glance.
How to read this
Only qualified SCC evidence is shown. Missing evidence stays blank.
1
Active asks
0
New · 30D
0d
Median duration
1
Verified sales
Price distribution · USD
Asks, guides & verified sales.
3 observations
Guide range is context, not a completed sale.
AsksSalesGuides
SCC $699,999
$414,225$699,999
Value since MSRP
Launch · 2007
€493,850
Current research
$699,999
1 approved guide sources · original currencies preserved
Qualified change
+21.7%
SCI factor profile
Score & evidence.
SCI 59
65.0%
coverage
35
Confidence
0
Comparable sales
Scarcity50 · pending
Collector significance67 · covered
Future relevance68 · covered
Historical performance50 · pending
Demand & momentum50 · pending
Liquidity50 · covered
Price resilience55 · covered
Supply dynamics45 · covered
Methodology details
SCI and evidence confidence remain separate measures. Missing evidence is never presented as equal precision.
Market signals
Market Radar.
Evidence currently in scope
1 qualified completed sales · 0 qualified active asks · 1 source families · FX-normalized to CHF
0/4 published
Mileage impact
Mileage & value.
Observed sale value
CHF 466,250
1 qualified completed sale · exact mileage pairing open
Exact mileage evidence
—
No exact sale mileage available yet
Curve status
Research
More comparable sales needed
SourceMileageValueDate
Collecting Carsask6,000 mi$699,9992026-08-27Upper-bound mileage stays qualified; asking values do not enter the sale-based curve.
Global Registry
Publicly observed.
Source-backed historical observations, deduplicated into known identities where evidence is strong enough. This is provenance research, not live tracking.
0
Publicly observed
0
Public observations
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Latest evidence
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Research coverage
Research coverage
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observed
Public source geography
One map · filter registry, sightings and listings
Country-level market source links; availability may change · historical evidence, not live tracking
Historical evidence · not live
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Listing sources
United States · 1 source
Marketplace links and observed offers. Search result pages are country discovery sources, not a verified count of available cars.
- Collecting Cars2026-08-27
listing countryno evidence in layer
Natural Earth basemap.Transaction tape
Recent observed sales.
Research depth
Sources & methodology.
Professional research stays complete, but it no longer competes with the first-read vehicle story.
Price evidence ledger
MSRP, sold, asking and guide evidence with original currencies
Price evidence ledger
MSRP, sold, asking and guide evidence with original currencies
Price evidence
Evidence ledger.
Launch MSRP, realized sales, public asking inventory, valuation guides and reported one-off commission estimates stay separate. Auction venue, mileage, model year and specification context are exposed where sources publish them. Source currencies are preserved and estimates are never relabelled as MSRP, transactions or current market value.
Manufacturer / launch MSRP
Original published launch pricing. Net/gross basis is preserved where the source states it.
Completed sales
Published realized transactions only. Auction, venue, mileage and specification context remain visible; unsold bids never enter this group.
Current asking inventory
Public dealer and marketplace asking evidence as last verified. An asking price is inventory evidence, not a completed transaction.
Market guides
Supporting valuation evidence; lower-weighted than direct completed sales and kept separate from live asks.
Collector research notes
Full narrative, value drivers and risk factors
Collector research notes
Full narrative, value drivers and risk factors
Collector relevance derives from the open body, low production relative to mass-market GTs, Mercedes-McLaren collaboration and carbon construction; RM Sotheby’s documents a 2025 sale of a 670-unit Roadster.
Potential value drivers
- • Mercedes-Benz states roughly 2,000 SLR McLarens were built across five variants. RM Sotheby’s independently describes 670 Roadsters produced from 2007 to 2009.
- • The Roadster is a regular SLR McLaren body derivative within the five-variant programme, not documented by Mercedes-Benz as a separately numbered limited edition.
- • Open-top derivative of the SLR McLaren halo programme created by Mercedes-Benz with Formula 1 partner McLaren.
- • Carbon-fibre monocoque/body, carbon-ceramic brakes and hand-built 5.4-litre supercharged V8
- • Mercedes-Benz notes this was the first use of CFRP in a Mercedes-Benz production vehicle for the SLR programme.
- • Part of the five-variant SLR McLaren programme, a major Mercedes-Benz/McLaren road-car collaboration explicitly tied by Mercedes-Benz to F1 technology and 300 SLR design heritage.
Risk factors
- • Mileage, continuous specialist servicing, original specification and jurisdictional registration status matter
- • the cited 2025 car had 10,090 miles, continuous originating-dealer service and a California emissions sale restriction.
- • Specialist service burden, condition of the carbon structure/ceramic braking system and jurisdiction-specific emissions/registration constraints require diligence. No generic defect-rate claim is made.
Research status & production source
Verification, research tier, methodology and factory source
Research status & production source
Verification, research tier, methodology and factory source
Research status
Static profile
Editorial review in progress
Production facts
Verification pending
SCI methodology
Research · confidence 35/100
Research tier: P3 · Catalog coverage
Last static verification: 2026-08-31T00:00:00+00:00
Production source
Researching
Exact production research remains open.
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