New McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mid-Engined Car

[Alok]

I was thinking the exact same thing
I think worldcars actually photoshoped this picture...

Yeap. look at the windshield and the wing mirrors

 

[GraemeH]

It might be a bit draughty, but on the plus side it wont need air-con with an open aerodynamics concept like that.

 

[YF19pilot]

the car itself looks to be quite small, maybe along the lines of Gallardo size. Im pretty curious about how Benz will manage to ruin this

They'll put a body on it, and then some interior bits, and try to sell it as a proper car. Benz should realize the goldmine they are sitting on if they were to just sell this car as it is now.

 

[djdorifto]

I'd buy just the frame itself... it be faster and way lighter than the final version =D

 

[MrChips]

I gotta hand it to you - I'm can't just look at an engine and tell exactly what it is like that.

How can you tell it's AWD?

Like I said, I only suspect that it is AWD, but here's why:

In this pic, you can see something that looks like a CV joint boot at the front hub.

In this pic, you can see what appears to be a half-shaft with a CV joint boot as well.

 

[DarkReaper]

Dude, thats not a merc. Thats the Experimental Handling Vehicle built by students of my university TU Munich.
http://www.ftm.mw.tum.de/english/study/ehv.htm

 

[MrChips]

Dude, thats not a merc. Thats the Experimental Handling Vehicle built by students of my university TU Munich.
http://www.ftm.mw.tum.de/english/study/ehv.htm

Well, after reviewing the link provided, I totally agree.

And it appears not to have AWD, and from the CAD images I've seen of that project, it has an Audi 4.2 V8 in it.

Makes WorldCarFans look pretty silly indeed.

 

[bone]

gotta love the internets :lol:

 

[klutch]

The McMerc Skeletor!

 

[NAIDANAC A]

Owned much lol? :lol:

 

[Alok]

major ownage all along the first page

 

[amdforever]

OWNED

See, a lot of the times those spyshots are just total bullshit.
I don't even know how this become a featured story on trusted sites like WorldCarFans.

P.S. I was the only guy who was suspicious about this story.

 

[The_Clincher]

LOL! WCF got pwnttt, the shell of that car they makin looks alot like a gumpert apollo, and its using an audi engine also

 

[DarkReaper]

That's because the gumbert apollo and this evolved from the same project early on.

 

[wooflepoof]

why did someone draw a peugeot with a mercedes badge on it?

 

[dino_martini]

The last one looks like a Chrysler ME Four Twelve

Chrysler and Mercedes are essentially one company. Maybe the board pulled the plug on the ME Four Twelve so Mercedes + Mclaren could finish the project.