McLaren P1 Shows Up Alongside MP4-12C Spider in 2013 Formula 1 Car Launch [w/Video]

We can safely say that McLaren is showing off its upcoming P1 hypercar quite a lot lately – not that we’re complaining, of course. Barely a week after releasing a new video and a set of images of an “XP” (for “experimental”) test car with a black and white camouflage that did nothing to hide its lines, the company chose its 2013 Formula 1 contender’s launch to flaunt the P1 again. Read more »

McLaren Continues Development of P1 Hypercar, Shares New Track Video

Since its unveiling at last year’s Paris Auto Show, McLaren’s new hypercar, the P1, has generated quite a lot of interest. If that’s natural with any such car, in the case of the P1 it has been amplified by a.) the fact that the company is keeping its cards very close to its chest concerning a lot of the details and b.) that it will be launched in the same year as its direct rivals, i.e. the Ferrari “F150” and the Porsche 918 Spyder.

Now the Woking outfit has issued a press release informing us that the development of the P1 continues “ahead of its next global appearance”. Well, that will probably be Geneva in March then.

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McLaren MP4-12 Falls Into the Tuning Hands of DMC

For its next project, German sports car tuner DMC has selected the McLaren MP4-12C coupe, which it is teasing through a single photograph and preliminary details.

The package being prepared by DMC is named the "Velocita" and it will include an assortment of aerodynamic and styling components such as a redesigned front grille and lower lip spoiler made from carbon fiber, along with side skirts, rear diffuser and an "aggressive" wing.

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McLaren Updates MP4-12C GT3 Racer for 2013, WRC Champion Loeb to Compete in FIA GT

Non-motorsport fans may overlook racing versions of sports cars but the fact is, they make for a very lucrative business for automakers that, naturally, are very happy to put some effort into them.

Like Ferrari, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz, McLaren has developed a GT3-spec variant of its MP4-12C supercar that was supplied to 13 customer teams last year. In its inaugural season, the 12C GT3 took part in 98 separate events, mostly in Europe, and claimed 19 victories and a further 19 podium finishes.

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Serial supercar McLaren P1

In Paris, in September, a presentation of the concept McLaren P1. Once it was announced that the soon to be shown and the production version of the supercar. Furthermore, the creators have promised that it will be not much different from the Paris prototype.

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How is build McLaren MP4-12C

Have you ever wondered why supersport cars are so expensive? To give you an answer to this question we will take you in Woking (Surrey, England) to visit the McLaren Group, where you can see how is build one of the best supercars you can buy a McLaren MP4-12C. McLaren factory is located on a 500.000 m² site, it is a glass-walled building, designed by the architect Norman Foster. About 1.000 people work at the Technology Centre which is responsible for the McLaren Formula One racing and McLaren Automotive.  Watch the video here

Supercar McLaren P1 was submitted for testing

Dvuhdverku McLaren P1 until now we could both be considered only as a concept, shown in Paris in September of this year. Camouflaged prototype, however, is caught in the streets, but mercilessly wrapped cloth. Now, in view fotoshpionov found himself a likely pre-production, a copy of the model.

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McLaren MP4-12C Spider (2013)

Basem Wasef gets behind the wheel of the 2013 McLaren MP4-12C Spider

McLaren MP4-12C Can-Am Edition

The most powerful version, the British supercar will edition of 30 pieces.

This car must travel on public roads, in addition, it will not take in any racing series. Rear wheel drive supercar with turbo 3.8 V8 capacity of 630 liters. with. different from regular MPC-12C reduced to 1 200 kg mass (-136), carbon fiber racing aerokitom (increases downforce by 30%), Akebono brakes and air condition in the database.

In Britain, McLaren MP4-12C Can-Am Edition worth at least £ 375,000 or € 467,000 at today's exchange rate.

Formula 1: Indian Grand Prix Race Report

You lose some, you win some. Even McLaren with its Honda-powered MP4/4 driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, who completely dominated the 1988 season, failed to win all 16 races.

After 11 straight wins, it lost to Ferrari. It then continued its streak, claiming a startling 15 wins out of 16 starts but by a strange twist of fate, the one it lost was on Scuderia’s home ground and, at the same time, the first Italian GP after Enzo Ferrari’s death…

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