With the launch of the McLaren MP4-12C getting ever closer, McLaren has now revealed the UK price as £168,500 – just below the Ferrari 458 Italia. We’ve seen and heard lots about McLaren’s first road car in more than a decade – the McLaren MP4-12c. We’ve had the official reveal of the MP4-12C back in […]
McLaren MP4-12C Goodwood hillclimb video
McLaren took a more production-ready version of the MP4-12C to Goodwood to tackle the hillclimb in the hands of Button and Hamilton. This is the video. As we reported last week, McLaren used the Goodwood Festival of Speed to give their new road car – the McLaren MP4-12C – its first proper public outing. But they didn’t […]
Goodwood Festival of Speed: McLaren MP4-12C debut
McLaren are out in force at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with the public debut of the MP4-12C, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and a McLaren F1 GTR. I know, you probably already know that McLaren are going to give the MP4-12C its first public outing at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year. In fact […]
McLaren UK Dealers named
McLaren has revealed that its three UK dealerships – Manchester, London and Birmingham – will be run by Sytner, Jardine and Rybrook respectively. Last month McLaren trailed a bit of info on the setup of the McLaren dealer network round the world, although it wasn’t naming names at that point. But now it has. The […]
McLaren MP4-12C: There WON’T be a 2+2
Following recent rumours that McLaren are to build a 2+2 version of the MP4-12C, McLaren has made it clear that under no circumstances will it happen. The Interweb is full of rumour. Some would say it’s full of rumour and conjecture and little else. Which would be a tad too harsh. But there is plenty of rumour […]
McLaren: The dealer network takes shape
McLaren has revealed that their dealer network is now taking shape and the new dealers will be announced at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Most of what we’ve written about McLaren in the last month or two hasn’t been about the new McLaren – the McLaren MP4 12C – but about McLaren’s venerable hypercar the […]
McLaren MP4-12C Configurator +video
McLaren has launched an online configurator for the MP4-12C. A wonderful time waster. We also have video of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton using the configurator. What would a new Supercar be without a configurator for the fan boys and wannabes to play with? Not credible in the eyes of many. Usually we get the configurator once the car is […]
Inside McLaren Automotive: Launch of a New Company Press Release
McLaren Automotive: The Launch of a New Car Company McLaren’s unique ambition To build a brand new car is a challenge; to build a brand new sports car that is ground-breaking, efficient, high-quality, lightweight, practical, dynamic, safe, comfortable, and visually arresting is a greater challenge still. McLaren Automotive will take the challenge to a rare, […]
McLaren MP4 12C Review – with Hamilton and Button
McLaren Automotive officially launched today together with lots of detail on the McLaren MP4-12C and we have a video review if the new McLaren by Messrs Button and Hamilton. Today Cars UK hosted the McLaren press conference to officially launch McLaren Automotive as a Supercar manufacturer, and give the first proper outing to the first car created […]
McLaren Automotive Launch – LIVE on Cars UK
Cars UK is running a live transmission of a press conference by McLaren entitled ‘Inside McLaren – The Launch of a New Car Company’ on 18th March. Sounds interesting I know, it’s more than a year since we reported that Ron Dennis was stepping down from his involvement in McLaren F1 to ‘Spend more time with the […]