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The new £160k McLaren P11 supercar has been totally redesigned by ex-Fiat design boss Frank Stephenson, Autocar can reveal.

Prototypes are now in testing and a 2010 launch has been schedule for the new British supercar.

The McLaren P11 will make its debut as a two-seat, mid-engined coupe. A soft-top spider version – as previewed by this exclusive Autocar image - will follow a year later.

McLaren is developing the coupe and convertible versions of the P11 alongside one a...Read the full article

Does this mean that the leaked images are now completely obsolete, or do the leaked images show the buck of the redesigned car?

Certainly doesn't break any new ground in the looks department. Yawn

The rendering looks too much like the Cizeta V16 from the early 1990's. The angular shape of the windscreen, the side scoops, and all. Not to mention traces of the Lotus Esprit, the Lambo Gallardo, etc.

Frank Stephenson must have his work cut out to make the P11 pretty.

Why can't McLaren produce 300-450 of these P11 from their premises at Woking? They have made similar amounts of the McMerc SLR before.  The "Built by McLaren" tag still has enormous cachet. It will not be a success if it is to be built by a contract manufacturer such as Magna. Somehow I don't think Pininfarina will be up for the job given their close relationship with Ferrari.

When looking at the weight, it reminds me how amazing the McLaren F1 is, under 1200kg, 3 seats, V12, with baggage space and trick lightweight sound system, of course all under exotic materials.

The yellow car in the picture looks very conservative for a car to be launched in 2010. Also, isn' t the windscreen shape impossible with a straight top edge and a curved bottom edge? How do you make that?