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Chrome Mercedes McLaren SLR Brabus prowls the streets of London [video]
Classic Mercedes-McLaren SLR Brabus drives around London like a piece of prized silverware
‘Mega Mac’ to eclipse Veyron
Work is under way at McLaren on a new flagship model that is intended to eclipse every supercar to date, combining blistering performance with ultimate agility and everyday usability.
Known internally as the ‘Mega Mac’, the new car is scheduled for a 2014 launch. The production run will be limited to just 500 units. The price is expected to be between £350,000 and £400,000 in today’s money.
Porsche’s 458 rival revealed
Has the 911 had its day? Porsche is working on a new V8-powered, mid-engine supercar designed to sit above the 911 but below the limited run and eye-wateringly expensive 918 Spyder, Auto Express has learned.
Set to become the new performance benchmark for Porsche’s regular range, the all-new model will be aimed squarely at the Ferrari 458 Italia and McLaren MP4-12C, and priced accordingly at around £170,000.
Caught Testing: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster – Spy Shots
Mercedes clips its gullwings to create SLS AMG Roadster.
By Nick Kurczewski / Photos copyright Brenda Priddy & Company
Opting for top-down driving in the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster will mean having to give up the dramatic-looking gullwing-style doors that give the German sports coupe such flair. Not that the SLS Roadster is ever going to be called a wallflower when it comes to styling.
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 details released [video]
Following last year’s teaser, McLaren has officially unveiled the new MP4-12C GT3.
Jointly developed with CRS Racing, the GT3 wears a composite body with a new front splitter, revised side skirts, and an aggressive rear diffuser. Elsewhere, there are wider front fenders, carbon fiber canards, and a fixed rear wing.
Power is provided by a twin-turbo 3.8-liter V8 which has been “tuned to race specification.” Details weren’t released, but the engine is connected to a new Ricardo paddle-shift transmission which promises near instantaneous gear changes.
McLaren MP4-12C: a sub-4 second car [Video]
With its latest supercar, McLaren has shifted its focus from outright power to more focused driving characteristics and an almost-fanatical approach to weight reduction. The new MP4-12C has a mid-mounted twin-turbocharged 3,8-litre V8 that produces 441 kW and 600 N.m of torque. Watch it in action here and read a full driving impression in the March 2011 issue of CAR – on sale now.
New McLaren MP4-12C review
What is it?
The new McLaren MP4-12C, rival to the Ferrari 458 Italia, offspring of Ron Dennis. It costs £168,500, so is cheaper than the Ferrari, too.
Technical highlights?
No roll bars, no LSD, hydraulically supported and connected suspension, adaptive dampers, a little under 600bhp, 1301kg dry, carbon tub, optional ceramic brakes, brake assist, twin turbochargers. More technology than we’ve ever seen in a sports car before.
McLaren MP4-12C review countdown: McLaren F1 drive
Inch by glossy inch, the McLaren F1 emerges from the unassuming box trailer, its fanfare the slow, gritty whirr of the winch. Moments later it’s sitting there in all its understated glory, the greatest supercar the world had ever seen, the best car in the world, circa 1994.
The F1 moved the supercar game on so far that it was over a decade before any other road car got close to its performance, and even though its headline figures have now been bettered, some would argue that as a complete car the F1 is still without peer.
Can it be so, despite the relentless pace of automotive development, despite the advances in materials, tyres and brakes, engine and gearbox technology and electronic control systems? The F1 has aged well aesthetically, which is the reward for not being fashionably styled at the time, but there are clues that it is not a recent design. Notable is the lack of obvious aerodynamic kit, such as a low front splitter and rear diffuser, and the tyres are rather plump, especially at the rear, but even when the car was revealed in the early ’90s these aspects of the F1 pointed up Gordon Murray’s uniquely informed approach to re-setting the supercar benchmarks.
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