McLaren and partner Mercedes-Benz are preparing to part ways on project SLR as production of the car is scheduled to stop in 2009. The marriage, brought together on and off the F1 race track, produced 261 SLRs in 2006, and 275 in 2007. These are not exactly the 400 – 500 a year figures that the makers were hoping for originally. The 467kW über two-seater’s exploits have been well documented, yet it never quite ignited the blaze its creators hoped it would.

McLaren is on course to start building their own supercar which is codenamed P11 for the year 2009. This is one of the reasons the Ferrari-McLaren saga continues to bite so deep; technologies learnt in F1 are often adapted for road cars by the manufactures concerned and for McLaren to learn so many Ferrari secrets is an endless sore point at Maranello.

 

I would of thought they are ending this withing 2007-2008 but it seems that 2009 is the date, The G-class is also going to be discontinued officially according to a very reliable source at the local dealership.

 

Nooo…. I love this car, but it never turned out to be the killer McLaren wanted. Hopefully, my birdies are correct in their gullwing 6.3TT whispers.

 

The SLR was too much of a gt car/cruiser with a super car price tag. It's not exciting enough, it's a SL on steroids.

 

I was fortunate of driving both the coupe and the roadster and I must say each one has its one uniqueness but I would take the roadster, the car is so comfortable to drive and is extremely loud and brutal.

 

thats a 722 on the lift right?