Next year the McLaren SLR is not going to be produced anymore. The two companies, Mercedes and McLaren decided to split and take their own paths with their own SLR successor. Rumors say that Mercedes will name their new model, SLC, while McLaren only has a project so far, project P11.
The same rumors said that McLaren P11 will be powered from a 550bhp V8 engine built by Mahle in Northamptonshire, England, and will probably be based on the current Mercedes unit. There will also be a McLaren P12, inspired from the famous McLaren F1 supercar and should be powered by a 600 bhp V10 engine.
It will be very interesting to see the new McLaren P11 live, but not before March 2010.
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this is an opertunity for Mclaren to show the world that they don’t need mercedes to help them. Mclaren can be a domanant force in the super car world as they have shown already with the Mclaren F1. Can’t wait to see what the P11 and the P12 are like when they are put into production.
May 21, 2008 12:59 am
I THINK THAT IF MERCEDES AND McLAREN GO SEPARE PATHS THERE WILL B A GREAT DISAPOINTMENT DUE TO BOTH PARTIES HAVING SUCCESS IN THE PAST AND PRODUCING EXCELLENT PRODUCTS
May 29, 2008 10:44 am
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The new Mclaren rocks!!!!! It looks soooooooooooooo cooool. how much does it go? like 1,000,000 mph?
June 7, 2008 12:25 am
Holly crap that McLAREN is one hell of a car, but im sure with one hell of a price tag tooo
June 12, 2008 12:12 pm
Guys you really think the Mckaren is that good?
You should be prepared for the SLC because German cars are simply the best. This McLaren is good indeed.But man… Mercedes…
it’s amazing but people just lookout the design….. the curves and cues feels we had seen somewhere due to the present supercars have something in common. forget aout the cosmetic . but having a good potetial screaming heart(engine) have been proved for decades after all mclaren is always mclaren!!!!!1
May 23, 2009 6:24 am
McLaren doesn’t need Mercedes and this is a great opportunity to show it. The McLaren P11 looks pretty badass and if the McLaren P12 is going to be inspired by the McLaren F1 that car is going to be beyond sexy, not to mention the huge amount of power that will add on to its beauty 
Rihainebeite clearly knows nothhng about cars. The problem with Mercedes is that they think that to make a car fast you just shove an 800bhp engine in the front and off you go. It takes more than that, and that is why they have benefitted from McLaren’s chassis expertise. This McLaren will handle like a dream – it’s just the build quality and reliability they have to get right. And as for the comment about the R8…go finish your homework
September 9, 2009 9:09 am
After starting work at McLaren last week, all I will say is this . . . we are ALL in for something very special with the P11 and P12 
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