McLaren and partner Mercedes-Benz are preparing to part ways on project SLR as production of the car is scheduled to stop in 2009. The marriage, brought together on and off the F1 race track, produced 261 SLRs in 2006, and 275 in 2007. These are not exactly the 400 – 500 a year figures that the makers were hoping for originally. The 467kW über two-seater’s exploits have been well documented, yet it never quite ignited the blaze its creators hoped it would.

McLaren is on course to start building their own supercar which is codenamed P11 for the year 2009. This is one of the reasons the Ferrari-McLaren saga continues to bite so deep; technologies learnt in F1 are often adapted for road cars by the manufactures concerned and for McLaren to learn so many Ferrari secrets is an endless sore point at Maranello.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080402.010/mercedes-ends-slr-production-in-2009

Thats sad.. I really like this car... I heard there will be a Final Edition SLR coupe thats will be limited to the last cars will be produced...

Lets seee what happens..

Geez! I'm getting annoyed with WCF and their so called expertise F1 article?? Who on earth gave them the air to start writing about F1???

Mclaren and Mercedes announced way before the spygate saga that they won't develop a new super car together.

Truly a magnificent machine

Well we knew it had to happen sooner or later. I too would like to see a final edition of both the coupe and the roadster for the 2009 or 2010 model year here in the U.S. Too bad they can't build both the coupe and roadster at the same time. Does anyone have any sales figures on roadster so far? My guess is that it should be a better seller than the coupe ever was.

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kind of sad to see it go..
it might not be the best performer..or the best value
but damn it looked the part..

True that! The SLR might not have wow'ed people with its performance but its looks, style and engine roar just makes it worth every penny.

*sight* it's actually sad news to hear.

Maybe I can afford one in 20 years LOL

Sad to see it go, though I was never a fan of it's poser nose. But I guess it makes way for SL BS which hopefully will be an all out track monster that the SLR never was.

^ For what it was there aren't very many front engined automatic cars that can go around the Ring as fast as the SLR did.

^ Well, no one forced them to make it a front engined automatic car - except I guess MB forced McLaren.

Oh and I know SMG is not automatic, but CSL is definitely front engined and with 250 lesser ponies it still went faster around the ring.