Mercedes and McLaren Part Ways On Next Supercar

For years, McLaren and Mercedes seemingly went together like peanut butter and jelly, but now HWA is stepping in to tune Mercedes' next supercar. The scribes over at Automotive News Europe say the separation stems from Mercedes' dissatisfaction with the performance of the SLR McLaren vs. its primary rivals. This comes as quite a shock since only a few months back, all signs pointed to Mercedes buying McLaren. It's not exactly as though McLaren and Mercedes are splitting up altogether, though, as it's been less than a month since a drop-dead gorgeous SLR McLaren drop-top was announced.


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gsh23 - 5/31/2007 5:52:09 PM

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honestly though, its mercedes who is at fault for the SLR being unspectacular. i mean...come on.

Threepoint1415926 - 5/31/2007 6:54:10 PM

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Wasn't HWA once a division of AMG? They built the CLK-GTR Roadster after AMG built the coupe. This seems like what Mercedes should have done all along to make a super car. I dont agree that it was Mercedes which made the SLR unspectacular because it wasnt. I've heard roomers that the designers at McLaren and Mercedes just dont get along and cant come up with similar design directions. I think it was this difference which caused the SLR to be frumpy in some aspects.