British engineering powerhouse McLaren is set for a head-on collision with German specialist AMG as the two Mercedes satellite companies go toe-to-toe in the supercar market.
In a world exclusive, Autocar has learned that both McLaren and AMG are developing mid-engined, V8-powered supercars, both of which will appear on the market in 2010, and which will compete as rivals.
This supercar grudge match has been years in the making, flaring up after the controversial gestation of the £240,000 Mercedes McLaren SLR in 2004.
Inside sources say that ever since the launch of the carbon-bodied UK-built machine, AMG has been lobbying Mercedes to be given the chance to build a bespoke supercar for its parent company.
Now, it looks like AMG is going to get that chance, but that won’t stop Brit outfit McLaren forging ahead with its plan for its own, V8-powered alternative
The McLaren is likely to be called the F2, while the AMG version could get the Mercedes SLC moniker – and you can read the latest on both by clicking below.
Autocar - Mercedes’ duelling supercars revealed

Lol MB is acting ron dennis now.. letting the boys battle it out..
i LOVE it..
but i wonder how true it is

Interesting tactic .....I wonder what they aim to achieve by it.

So will the F2 be the natural successor to the F1 .....or just another golf club carrier?

They say it will be the real thing ...I certainly hope so.

im rooting for the HWA.. afterall im a german car fan..i belive the germans can do it better than Mclaren

on the other hand..where the heck are Mclaren to get that engine?
Not from AMG i guess as this is WAR times..
So will they use a normall MB engine and tune it themselfs??

Ohh and NO BMW fans they wont use a BMW engine again..lol just fo ge abou it

Stupid?

Who said that?

Plus, if you ask me, i think that noone, NOONE deserves the jewels that come out from Munich. BMW Powered McLaren was long time ago and was a different story, but a successful one i must admit, but regardless, i don't want to see it today.

I doubt it, but if it ever happens, my money is on the McLaren - may be they will make a true successor to the F1 instead of the SLR.

lol it was a joke..
yes munich jewels should stay in munich

My stars I can't wait to see what happens with this. I wonder what Mercedes will do if both of them come up with something truly special? We all know AMG and McLaren can build a hella sports car. I guess there is no chance of them working together huh? No of course not after the SLR near-debacle. A concept already in time for Geneva, things gonna get interesting real fast folks.

I figured as much. That means the next round of AMG cars will be the E60, SL60 etc, but with more hp and more importantly more torque than the current naturally aspirated 6.2L version of this engine. I guess a beefed-up version of the 7G-tronic will debut at this time or some other type of transmission like a DSG? No way they're going to go back to the old 5-speed in the current V12 AMG cars!!

****************Uh....did any of you guys notice that Autocar has this ---> "04 Jul - Mercedes C63 AMG" listed on their main page indicating a test drive of the yet to be released C63 AMG? ******************

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