Mercedes is working together with Formual One partner McLaren to create the next supercar. The McLaren F1 is still officially the world's fastest production car, though the new Mercedes SLR is keen to change that. The new SLR will be the first ever Mercedes-badged vehicle completely designed and built outside Germany.

McLaren's new design/manufacturing plant is located in England, Surrey, where it is expected about 500 of them will be shipped off each year. Scheduled to be released sometime in 2003. The aerodynamically styled body of the SLR will be capable of hitting 100km/h in about four seconds. Now, that's fast!