McLaren P11 Supercar Back on the Drawing Board

Copyright by Larson / McLaren P11

Launch delayed by 12 months

By Clinton Deacon
August 28, 2008 5:00 PM
Filed Under: European, McLaren

It had been thought the design of the McLaren P11 had been signed off and was just waiting to be engineered into prototype form. But following a report by Autocar we can tell you the model's original designs have been scrapped and its back to the drawing board, a move that will put the model's launch date back by 12 months. It also explains the real reason why the company hired the former BMW, Mini, Fiat and Ferrari designer Frank Stapleton to head up their design team.

Stephenson will join McLaren in a couple of months and he will head up the designs for a small family of supercars set to be launched by the brand as soon as 2009. The engineering side of the development is said to be fixed with the Mercedes-sourced direct-injection 6.2-litre AMG unit mated to a double-clutch gearbox set to be incorporated, however the design is not.

Rumours flying around also state that the P11 will spawn both an open-top and GTR race versions in the future.

Source: autocar

Comments

mmr66
August 28, 2008 5:39 PM
this is good news it looked like !@#$.

w00d00
August 28, 2008 5:46 PM
hahahahahaaa r8 xD

sris
August 30, 2008 4:17 AM
oh ya.. it really is!! R8!! 8|

dmanero
August 28, 2008 6:46 PM
Thank goodness. The P11 was a horrible design. hopefully they come up with something better, or they can always call me. hint.

benz_man
August 28, 2008 7:06 PM
Gosh, how much power is a DI version of the AMG V8 going to make? I can only imagine. The tq down-low will be outlandish.

RobERob
August 28, 2008 7:18 PM
Definitely an improvement over the last sketched concept featured on here, called the F2. However, I still think the original looks better.

I'm predicting someone is about to make a Ferrari comparison but what should be said in response to that is all they have to do is look at when the F1 came out then compare it to other Ferrari model's at that time and there you'll find your answer. It's just amazing how much the legendary F1 has influenced so many automakers.

Bristol411S3
August 28, 2008 8:46 PM
Let's get this right. The DESIGN has been signed off, but FRANK STEPHENSON will be redoing the STYLING.

Frank Stapleton used to be on Watchdog.

Other than that, a very insightful and informative article... ;-)

great_supercars255
August 28, 2008 10:13 PM
the fronts great, but the back... kind of thing you'd expect from early 2000's fiat

carcrazy1234
August 29, 2008 12:19 AM
umm... where do you see the BACK of this car exactly lol??? please link me... cuz i don't see it anywhere..

Merc-Benz
August 29, 2008 5:42 AM
This looks alot like the R8!lol

AmoKk
August 29, 2008 8:55 AM
the weels look similar to Audi S8 wheels

Tuner_Mad
August 29, 2008 1:35 PM
Well at least it looked better than the F2 render. this is more R8-ish.

norther
August 29, 2008 7:29 PM
still think it is a very poor and dul design. and yes, you can clearly see some r8 inspiration.

foci22
August 30, 2008 2:08 AM
r8 better than it

echtel
August 30, 2008 8:01 AM
wow, audi has done a great job!!!

huh? thats a mclaren?

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