McLaren continues to have it sights set on a new Nurburgring lap record, with rumors swirling that it could be targeting a lap time as low as 6:30.
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To mark 50 years of McLaren performance, the British automaker has announced a 100-unit production run of limited edition 50 12C and 50 12C Spider models.
When Honda announced that it will be supplying engines to McLaren for F1 racing, rumors began to swirl about a road going McLaren with Honda power, though McLaren has now put those rumors to rest.
Since the McLaren P1′s official debut at the Geneva Auto Show, American supercar fans have been clamoring to get a taste of the F1-bred plug-in hybrid, which will make its US debut at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours D’elegance.
Before the McLaren P1 is ready to be delivered to just 375 customers, it has to be extensively tested, and today the brand released a video showing off the car testing at the Arctic Circle.
McLaren is heading to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed with a selection of legendary models from the automaker’s heritage collection along with race- and championship-winning models.
Prior to the McLaren P1′s production debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, several photos of the exotic was released when it visited the Bahrain International Circuit.
McLaren is introducing a new interactive experience for computers and tablets, and as part of the announcement the brand released a teaser video of the P1 supercar.
If a shiny new $240,000 McLaren MP4-12C is a little out of your price range, perhaps you should consider buying used?
McLaren has just debuted the production P1 supercar, and rumors are already brewing that the British automaker’s next model will be a more affordable, more practical one slotted below the MP4-12C.
Racing a snowboarder down a mountain is probably not a common occurrence, but it sure makes for some great video footage, proven by a McLaren 12C Spider piloted by Rhys Millen and pro-snowboarder Chanelle Sladics.
At home on the track or cruising the coastline, McLaren has found yet another fun location to pilot its MP4-12C – the snow and ice.
Fresh from its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show, McLaren has moved from showcasing the new P1′s design, to it’s performance.
Each year the Geneva Motor Show is known for its debuts of exotic sports cars from iconic Italian brands to ones you’ve never heard of (and probably never will again). But this year will be one for the record books.
This year’s Geneva Motor Show was a feast for supercar fans, with Lamborghini, Ferrari and McLaren all showing off new top-dog vehicles. British supercar maker McLaren showed off the new P1, a car that will replace the iconic and legendary McLaren F1.
Is there anything more amazing on display at this year’s Geneva Motor Show than the new McLaren P1 supercar? Maybe. And that car might just be another McLaren: the iconic F1.
The McLaren P1 sat uncovered in production form today on the eve of the 2013 Geneva Motor Show beside the legendary F1 it supplants.
McLaren Automotive is planning to showcase not one, but two supercars at the Geneva Motor Show next week. And while the second car is far from new, it’s also incredibly cool.
McLaren P1
Few car companies are committed to all-out performance quite like McLaren. The boutique British brand is probably best known for its outrageous F1 supercar that set speed records in the 1990s. But the company is far from a one-hit wonder. Over the last decade and a half they’ve been active in racing, worked with other automakers like Mercedes-Benz to deliver some awe-inspiring vehicles and have even developed a successor to the F1 – the elegant looking but awkwardly named MP4-12C.
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Pushing into the future, McLaren is set to reveal a new supercar at the Geneva Motor Show in just a few days, and believe it or not the P1 as it’s known is actually a hybrid. But don’t worry; it’ll still deliver absolutely crushing performance. Here are the Top 10 things you must know about this exciting new McLaren before it takes the stage next week.
McLaren Automotive has finally released full engine specs on its new supercar, the P1.
The production McLaren P1 will make its debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, but to whet appetites, the British automaker released a photo gallery of the prototype P1 sitting pretty at the Bahrain International Circuit.
It’s shaping up to be a good year for McLaren. The brand is gearing up to launch its P1 supercar, but what use is the present without understanding the past?