Future Supercars (Bugatti Veyron & Mercedes McLaren)
Here you have a sneak peek at what the 2008 Veyron Roadster might look like. As much as its metal-roofed counterpart is the fastest coupé on earth, the 1001-bhp cabrio would be the fastest cabrio on the planet. Wolfsburg hasn’t decided yet whether or not to build the car. So don’t get out your cheque book yet...
You might think that Mercedes wouldn’t have a need for developing yet another supercar, but you’d be wrong: With the 612-bhp SL65 AMG on the one hand and the 626-bhp SLR on the other, there’s hardly any room for a car in between. That is if you’re taking performance alone. But as design and packaging matter, too, the Stuttgart-based firm is in fact thinking about a “baby” McLaren offering SLR-like supercar-feeling at the cost (and power) of an SL55. With a newly developed 5-litre V8 performing some 400 bhp, this light-weight mini-SLR will reach top-speeds of beyond the latest SL65 and will outrun the latter from 0 to 100 km/h. Being a pure two-seater with a rigid metal roof (rather than a 2+2-seater roadster like the SL), the “baby” McLaren will point at a totally different range of customers and will certainly be a success as an uncompromising driver’s car.
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