BORTAMAN: Aborted projects (codenames P8, P9 and P10)

The partnership between Mercedes-Benz and McLaren resulted three further cars being proposed. The P9 was to be a mid-engined baby supercar with a less expensive model, the P8 or "SLS", competing with cars such as the Ferrari F430, the Bentley Continental GT and the Aston Martin DB9. Both cars were to be powered by naturally aspirated V-8 engines. The P10 would have been an SLR replacement.

All three cars were aborted in 2005, with Mercedes rumored to have considered the projects simply too costly to turn into a solid business case.

Codename P11

It is thought that the company is currently developing a new supercar as a successor to the 240 mph (390 km/h) McLaren F1, codenamed P11. These rumours were confirmed when Britain's CAR Magazine and icars.sg published the spy shots of the car.^[5] The magazine suggests that the car will be powered from a mid-mounted V8 engine (possibly a 6.2-litre AMG engine), rear wheel drive, a carbon fiber chassis and bodywork and a Conran-designed interior. Also present will be F1-inspired technology like carbon/ceramic brakes and a semi-auto gearbox. The car is set to be launched in 2010 and is aimed at the Ferrari F430 and Lamborghini Gallardo which suggests a price between £150,000 and £170,000.