The McLaren Mercedes SLR was quite possibly one of the most significant supercars in the last decade. It was blisteringly fast, great on the track, had the classic long hood, short rear design and was actually quite comfortable in normal driving situations.
It was announced a while ago that the SLR would no longer be produced and that the SLS AMG would be its successor. This was a bit unexpected, especially since McLaren would have nothing to do with the new SLS AMG. This caused rumours of a rift between the two companies, and well, those rumours turned out to be right.
McLaren had been working on the MP4-12 supercar and wanted to produce it independently from Mercedes. This got Mercedes pretty upset and thus, the SLR partnership fell apart.
Who the real winner and loser is will be determined by who ends up making the better supercar. We can’t wait for the SLS AMG vs MP4-12C comparos to come fourth now that we know what really went down. Our money is on McLaren.
