McLaren boss Ron Dennis has written to owners of the McLaren MP4-12C apologising for the problems and offering them a free book – ‘McLaren: The Wins’ A couple of weeks ago we reported that McLaren was having some teething problems with their new MP4-12C but weren’t, despite reports to the contrary, halting production. The problems seemed […]
McLaren F1 Video: Flemke’s Mac’s been fixed
The McLaren F1 belonging to “Flemke” had a coming-together on a German Autobahn last year. But now it’s fixed and looks terrific in this video. Perhaps the best-know McLaren F1 in the UK – well, perhaps the best known apart from Rowan Atkinson’s recently bent F1 – is the F1 owned by regular online commenter ‘Flemke’. Flemke is, as you […]
McLaren DOESN’T stop production of the MP4-12C to fix problems.
Despite endless reports saying McLaren has stopped production of the MP4-12C to fix problems, it appears production is still continuing. The McLaren MP4-12C is McLaren’s first road car in almost twenty years, and it appears that the new 458 competitor from Woking has a few problems. Reports have been cropping up for some weeks that […]
McLaren Special Operations: Bespoke bits for your McLaren
McLaren has officially launched McLaren Special Operations, a division responsible for delivery of bespoke projects for McLaren sports cars. We reported last week that McLaren had taken a customised MP4-12C to Pebble Beach and that it heralded the start of ‘McLaren Exclusive’ to customise customer cars. We were close, but its actually McLaren Special Operations – and not […]
McLaren MP4-12C Exclusive Edition launched at Pebble Beach
McLaren has revealed a McLaren MP4-12C at Pebble Beach featuring upgrades to the MP4-12C from McLaren Exclusive. You didn’t think McLaren were going to miss out on the very lucrative ‘Personalisation’ of the MP4-12C, did you? Of course not. So you won’t be surprise that McLaren has rolled up at Pebble Beach with an ‘Exclusive Edition’ […]
Rowan Atkinson prangs the McLaren – again
Rowan Atkinson has crashed his McLaren F1 in Cambridgeshire. The F1 left the road and hit a tree and a signpost. Rowan broke his shoulder and the Mac will mend. We don’t usually do accidents and supercars on Cars UK. To us, it seems horribly ghoulish and somehow perverse to seek enjoyment, not just from the misery of others, but from […]
McLaren MP4-12C – now with added Soul
The McLaren MP4-12C – which is just about to arrive with its first buyers – has had a range of tweaks to address criticisms raised by motoring press. McLaren thought they’d built a car in the MP4-12C that bettered the finest competition in the world. Or the Ferrari 458 Italia. It’s the same thing. And […]
Jay Leno learns to drive his own McLaren MP4-12C at Dunsfold +video
Jay Leno gets to visit McLaren to see his MP4-12C and gets a driving lesson at Dunsfold in the 12C from McLaren’s chief test driver Chris Goodwin. You happen to be one of the worlds’s best-known petrolheads, and you also own one of just 64 McLaren F1 road cars ever made. So when the company that made […]
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 (& MP4-12C) at Goodwood FoS +video
McLaren were big at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed, with the debut of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 on the hillclimb driven by Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. We’ve covered just about every car that went up the hillclimb at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. We also managed to send Claire up the hillclimb […]
McLaren London: Open for business
McLaren London has opened for business at an opening party attended by famous faces including McLaren’s Ron Dennis, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. Almost exactly a year on from McLaren’s announcement that the UK will have three McLaren dealers – London, Birmingham and Manchester – the first of those dealers, McLaren London, opened for business yesterday. Operated […]