Video: Development of the McLaren MP4-12C (part 1)
McLaren Automotive starts a new video series taking viewers inside McLaren Automotive and the new MP4-12C.
The video below is first in a series and presents us how and where the MP4-12C was tested. We also get to see the development team behind this new supercar.
Report: McLaren working on the MP4-12C Spyder
According to Autocar McLaren Automotive is already planning an open top version of the new MP4-12C. They are busy building a new factory and part of the layout is also an area called “RHT SUB Assembly”.
This is a clear indication that the topless version of the MP4-12C will get a retractable hard-top not a soft top like recently released Audi R8 V10 Spider.
Supercar alert: McLaren F1 successor in development
We have already seen spy shots of the McLaren P11 prototype that will compete with the upcoming Ferrari F450, Porsche 911 Turbo and Lamborghini Gallardo.
P11 will be priced around $200,000, with power coming from a mid-mounted 6.2-liter V8 AMG engine producing around 550 horsepower.
McLaren wants to take on Ferrari in luxury sports car segment
McLaren’s automotive division is very small compared to any other auto manufacturer. So far their yearly production of SLR McLaren in partnership with Mercedes-Benz has been around 100 cars.
As the two companies are almost done with the SLR series McLaren has started their own supercar codenamed P11.
McLaren P11 spotted again on the Arctic Circle
Last week we showed you spy shots of the new supercar by McLaren codenamed P11 doing cold weather testing. Today we have a new set of photos from Northern Sweden. This time we got a better look at the car and more photos.
McLaren P11 will go right against the Lamborghini Gallardo and Ferrari F430. Expected price is around $200,000-$300,000.
2010 McLaren P11 spotted winter testing in Sweden
Now when McLaren and Mercedes are almost done with jointly produced McLaren SLR, the company can go own with their own supercar project. This wedge-shaped mid-engine rear-wheel supercar codenamed P11 will go against the Lamborghini Gallardo and Ferrari F430.
Power will come very likely from a mid-mounted 6.2-liter V8 AMG engine producing around 550 hp.
Another day, another F1 debut: the McLaren MP4-24
Continuing what Ferrari began on Monday, followed by Toyota on Thursday, McLaren introduced the public to its new F1 car, the MP4-24. McLaren will again have reigning world champ Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen piloting their cars this year. The car continues with its chrome, red and black livery from previous seasons. McLaren say they are targeting both championships this year, not having won the Constructor’s trophy since 1998.
Continue to read: Another day, another F1 debut: the McLaren MP4-24
Video preview: Hamann Volcano
We have seen a 2-tone black and white SLR before by Mansory. This time Hamann has released a video preview of their new project called Volcano that also has a 2-tone scheme and is based on the SLR McLaren. Previously Hamann has worked on Lamborghini’s, Ferrari’s, Porsche’s and Aston Martin’s.
Hamann Volcano gets a very aggressive rear wing and a roof air scoop, adding some racing cues compared to the base SLR. Other modifications we can see include a new rear diffuser, 3-piece alloy wheels, front skirt, triple exhaust and darkened rear lights. We expect to get more details from Hamann soon, meanwhile take a look at the video preview below.
The Mansory Renovatio Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
MANSORY, the specialist in upgrading super sports cars and luxury limousines has now taken the SLR McLaren giving it aerodynamic and mechanical enhancements.
Aerodynamic changes include a carbon fiber front apron, side skirts and rear apron. Mechanical enhancements include a high performance compressors, a sports air filter and a modified engine management system.
Continue to read: The Mansory Renovatio Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren In white
Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Speedster spied with a rear spoiler
We have brought you pictures of the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Speedster from the Nürburgring before.
This time the car is back on the Nürburgring with a new detail on the rear. For some reason it has a rear spoiler that it did not have on the first tests. We assume that the car before had some problems and did not have enough downforce. It looks to be a fixed-type spoiler that is not adjustable.
Spy pictures and video: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Speedster
Say no to windscreen and roof. This here is the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Speedster.
To keep the weight down a plastic body will be used. It will not have power windows or air conditioning.
Speedster version is 200kg lighter than the SLR 722 Edition.
The 5.5-liter supercharged V-8 is believed to be left untouched, but will be mated to an all-new exhaust system that will allow the motor to churn out more that the stock 617 horsepower.
RENNTECH boosts SLR 722 to 740 hp
When Mercedes-Benz introduced its SLR McLaren 722, there was a bit of confusion about the special-edition’s name. Many believed the car would offer a fire-breathing, 722 hp supercharged V8, but it doesn’t (it makes 650 hp).
Some believed that “722″ meant there would be 722 of the cars made … but that was wrong, too. In the end, the 722 badge actually referred to 7:22AM - the starting time of Sterling Moss’ epic 1955 Mille Miglia run in a then-new Mercedes SLR.
Mercedes Ends SLR Production in 2009
With the SLR coupé already out of production (it quietly slipped away at the end of last year), the SLR’s five-year run is scheduled to finish next year when the last roadster rolls off the line.
It is a clear sign that two partners are getting ready to part ways as McLaren has its own supercar in the making.
McLaren is getting ready to start building its own supercar, codenamed P11, and it should appear end of 2009; it’s likely to be built in the facility originally constructed to produce the SLR.
Lewis Hamilton promised $4m supercar with title
Lewis Hamilton has been promised a $4 million McLaren supercar for free - if he wins the world titles this year.
The 23-year-old British driver told The Sun newspaper that he first clapped eyes on the ultra-rare McLaren LM in the team’s F1 factory ten years ago.
“When I first went to McLaren it was there and I fell in love with it,” he said of the orange LM, one of only five such cars in the world.
Continue to read: Lewis Hamilton promised $4m supercar with title
The Mercedes-McLaren SLR 722 now 300kg lighter!
The Mercedes-McLaren SLR 722 supercar - just got a major upgrade. As if the 650hp (485kW) under the go pedal weren’t enough to move the carbon-fiber and aluminum shell at breakneck speeds. The new 722 GTR appears to be nearly identical to the 722 it’s based on, but tipping the scales at just 2860lb (1300kg), the GTR is 660lb (300kg) lighter.
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