We’re sure this is bad news to every car fan around the world, because, even though it didn’t had the success it deserved (Mercedes planned on building around 500 units per year but managed to sell 261 units in 2006 and 275 in 2007), the Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren is a very spectacular super car.
Jointly developed by Mercedes-Benz and McLaren Automotive and built in England, in Portsmouth and at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, starting from 2005, the SLR stands for “Sport, Leicht, Rennsport”, which is German for sport, lights, racing.
And now, after quietly ending the SLR coupe production at the end of last year, it seems that the SLR production will end for good in 2009. And this will also mark the end of the cooperation between Mercedes and McLaren. Even though Mercedes owns 40% of the British company, they will not work together. Especially with McLaren preparing it’s own supercar, codenamed the P11, which is most likely to be introduced in 2011.
So, as we said, it’s sad to see the SLR coming to an end, especially with it being an important part in Mercedes’ and McLaren’s history and, why not, the auto history. However, we confort ourselves with the thought that, besides the P11, Mercedes will also come up with a supercar of its own and replace the SLR.
Source: Autocar
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Yes, I think so too as I don’t think that such a brand as Mercedes-Benz will let other supercars to enjoy the victory so easily.