Mercedes SLS McLaren
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Mercedes SLS McLaren
Mercedes SLS McLaren artist interpretation / Copyright by AUTOMEDIA :
SPY PHOTOS: Mercedes SLS McLaren prototype / Copyright by AUTOMEDIA :
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SPY PHOTOS: Mercedes SLS McLaren prototype / Copyright by AUTOMEDIA :
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11-28-2006
The150,000-Euro baby
These pictures prove that early development work is well under way on the 'baby' McLaren, with plans to sell as many as 2000 cars a year to rival the likes of the Ferrari 360 Modena, Lamborghini Gallardo and all-new Audi R8. Although McLaren engineers are remaining tight-lipped about the project, we have learnt that feasibility studies are currently being carried out on the car at one of Mercedes’ secret test-centres in Germany.
McLaren is hoping to use carbonfibre construction for the new car, although there are doubts about the economic viability of using the material for a car with a projected price tag of about 150,000 Euros.
Sources couldn't be budged on whether the new car, thought to be code-named P8, will have a three-seat arrangement similar to that of the F1, but equally our source doggedly refused to confirm the new car as a conventional two-seater. One possibility is that the third seat would be mounted centrally towards the rear, the reverse of the F1's layout. It will be mid-engined though, partly to make it distinct from the front-engined Mercedes SLR McLaren.
And it’s already certain that the car will have to be built by Mercedes, as McLaren's new Woking factory is tied up producing the SLR and doesn't have the spare capacity. It seems that the SLR, the brainchild of Ron Dennis, was originally designed to be the definitive GT car. Ferrari's 550 Maranello was the original target car for the project but it became clear that the SLR would be in a different league when the first projected performance figures were calculated using the higher-than-expected output from the supercharged Mercedes V8. This would in fact leave space for a smaller car, probably called the Mercedes SLS McLaren.
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11-28-2006
The150,000-Euro baby
These pictures prove that early development work is well under way on the 'baby' McLaren, with plans to sell as many as 2000 cars a year to rival the likes of the Ferrari 360 Modena, Lamborghini Gallardo and all-new Audi R8. Although McLaren engineers are remaining tight-lipped about the project, we have learnt that feasibility studies are currently being carried out on the car at one of Mercedes’ secret test-centres in Germany.
McLaren is hoping to use carbonfibre construction for the new car, although there are doubts about the economic viability of using the material for a car with a projected price tag of about 150,000 Euros.
Sources couldn't be budged on whether the new car, thought to be code-named P8, will have a three-seat arrangement similar to that of the F1, but equally our source doggedly refused to confirm the new car as a conventional two-seater. One possibility is that the third seat would be mounted centrally towards the rear, the reverse of the F1's layout. It will be mid-engined though, partly to make it distinct from the front-engined Mercedes SLR McLaren.
And it’s already certain that the car will have to be built by Mercedes, as McLaren's new Woking factory is tied up producing the SLR and doesn't have the spare capacity. It seems that the SLR, the brainchild of Ron Dennis, was originally designed to be the definitive GT car. Ferrari's 550 Maranello was the original target car for the project but it became clear that the SLR would be in a different league when the first projected performance figures were calculated using the higher-than-expected output from the supercharged Mercedes V8. This would in fact leave space for a smaller car, probably called the Mercedes SLS McLaren.
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I think I read that they settled their differences and will continue to produce joint MB/McLaren vehicles. Dont quote me on that, I didnt pay that much attention to that bit of news.
As for this artist rendering.....
Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Concept
McLaren/MB CGI
As for this artist rendering.....
Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Concept
McLaren/MB CGI
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Nice catch on the CGI/ME 12 similarities!
I did love the ME12 concept... I always thought that design should be a new MB or McLaren... or heck, why not both, eh?
I did love the ME12 concept... I always thought that design should be a new MB or McLaren... or heck, why not both, eh?
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but the slanted back allows air to come down more at the rear and lets more air to pass through the spoiler which can do most of the work of pushing the rear end down
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