By Leftlane Staff
Wednesday, Aug 30th, 2006 @ 8:14 am

The Audi R8 supercar won’t be unveiled until late September, but Mercedes is already planning a competitor to the high-performance two-seater, according to a report by Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport. Like the R8, the new Mercedes will feature a mid-engine configuration. Power could come from a version of the AMG division’s new 6.2-liter V8. Rumors of a Mercedes model fitting this description first surfaced in 2004. However, the then-rumored 2008 Mercedes P8 was expected to cost around $200,000. Reports later surfaced that the project had been cancelled. If AMS is right, it would seem Mercedes has revived its mid-engine sports car program, but this time the $100,000 Audi R8 and the Porsche 911 will be the target, rather than the Lamborghini Gallardo or Ferrari F430. A production version of the car isn’t expected until 2010. (Schulte/Nextline put together an illustration of how such a car could look, but it is believed to be pure speculation based on these rumors).

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