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McLaren releases some silly numbers and a bunch of pics

McLaren has released some truly silly numbers relating to the forthcoming P1 hyper-car. Truly silly numbers like 0 to 100km/h in less than 3 seconds, 0 to 300km/h in less than 17 seconds, a pricetag of £866,000 (NZ$1.6 million) and, of course, that truly silly 903bhp (673kW). Here is the official press release, packed with […]

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McLaren 50 – Courage

The first of three specially commissioned short films goes live today, depicting the McLaren brand in a way never seen before as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. Instead of focusing on the high-tech, high-octane world of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team, or even the Group’s new Automotive division and its groundbreaking 12C […]

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McLaren P1 gate-crashes F1 car launch

McLaren’s new hypercar, the P1, has made its first public appearance, driven by none other than 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button. Button drove the new, still disguised P1 during a drive-through of several cars from McLaren’s history at the launch of the company’s MP4-28 F1 car. Although a very low-speed run, it was […]

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How to Build a Supercar

McLaren have posted the entire BBC documentary “How to Build a Supercar” on their YouTube page. If you do not watch this then there is something wrong with you. It is fantastic, possibly more for showing the way Ron Dennis’ obsessive mind works than the actual car, but even that is fascinating!

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McLaren lops the top off

McLaren Automotive has released the second model in the MP4-12C family: the new 12C Spider. Far more than “just” an MP4-12C with the roof chopped off, the Spider features a folding roof system that can be operated while on the move. The 12C Spider boasts the same impressive 460kW output from McLaren’s M838T 3.8-litre V8 twin […]

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