First amazing pictures of McLaren's new super car the P11

Text: Sam Hardy / Photos: Steve Taro13th October 2008

The Mac is back and Auto Express has the spy shots to prove it! These amazing exclusive images show that McLaren engineers have hit the streets at last in the much-anticipated successor to the legendary F1 road car.

Due to go on sale in 2010, the exciting new machine was caught undergoing testing not far from the Formula One teams base in Woking, Surrey by an eagle-eyed Auto Express reader.

Although the prototype is wearing some heavly disguise, it's clear to see that it's every inch the compact machine McLaren has been promising. Conceived as a smaller and less expensive model than the original F1, its gunning for the likes of Ferraris F430 and the Lamborghini Gallardo.

Codenamed P11, it has been designed and built completely in-house by a small group of engineers at the Formula One teams factory. Firm details on the newcomer are scarce, but it is likely to carry a price tag of between £150,000 and £200,000 and use a 6.2-litre V8 sourced from F1 engine supplier Mercedes-Benz.

With the help of a turbocharger, the AMG unit will produce around 500bhp, and together with the latest carbon composites for the body and the chassis keeping weight down to around 1,100kg, the new McLaren should do 0-60mph in around four seconds and post a top speed of 200mph.

Formula One technology such as a semi-automatic paddleshift gearbox as well as carbon brakes are also likely to form part of the specification list too. Sales will start in around two years' time.

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[alisuber2]

lol

[ImTheMostViewed]

Yo you've probably heard this before but anyway, your intro is WAY too long. -__-

[alisuber2]

nah its not lol

[acroracing]

amazin.. :0! you got a picture of zibra. good job.

[alisuber2]

lol

[MrRod787]

this is not the p11..look at the backlights..if you look to other videos the other p11 have squared backlights and his tail is longer

[bellendbellend1]

Fucking stops a cunt like you taking pictures

[ryan000001]

Its not been decorated! Its to stop any pics taken while its out testing being able to give an idea of its final look by distorting its angles and shape of it surfaces. War ships do the same thing so as to confuse the enemy of its size and shape.

[ThatsTooSmall]

the body is nice. the way they decorated it is a little too much.

[Ideology252]

The Merc SLR was just an all carbon-fibre SL with over-indulged tuning - this car should be a proper Mclaren, because it has been purposely built from the ground up...

[Ideology252]

this car will own along with the Noble M600...

[JeanAlesi90]

intro is not too long?

the whole bloody video was an intro with two crap photos of the mclaren.

then you put an ending clip in!

[ImTheMostViewed]

OK suit yourself XD

[alisuber2]

lol