McLAREN AUTOMOTIVE CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEGENDARY McLAREN F1 McLaren F1 is still the fastest normally aspirated production road car in the world. McLaren F1 GTR secured McLaren’s position as the only car manufacturer to win the Formula 1 World Championship, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours McLaren F1 was first production road […]
McLaren F1: It was 20 years ago today…
McLaren is celebrating 20 years since the McLaren F1 team first started work on the McLaren F1 road car with a detailed press releases and photos. Well, not quite 20 years ago today that Ron Dennis got his band to play, but it is 20 years this year since McLaren first brought together the team […]
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 F1 – You wait ages for one, and then 21 turn up.
McLaren invited McLaren F1 owners along to Woking to take a look at the new McLaren MP4-12C. They also asked them to bring their cars along. 21 did. The McLaren F1 is arguably the greatest car ever built. Many would disagree – Jeremy Clarkson being one – but many see the F1 as the pinnacle of motoring […]
Bugatti Veyron ‘A Piece of Junk’ – Ron Dennis
Ron Dennis has said in an interview that he considers the Bugatti Veyron a ‘Piece of Junk’ and ‘Ugly as a Pig’. Harsh words. Is he right? No one can argue with the passion that Ron Dennis – CEO of McLaren Automotive – has for the cars McLaren builds and for cars in general. Equally, […]
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 […]
McLaren MP4-12C – Testing video
Development of the McLaren MP4-12C moves on and we have video of the progress of McLaren’s new Ferrari basher. We had a real flurry of activity last year with reveal of McLaren’s first real new road car since the mid ’90s – the McLaren MP4-12C. Yes, we had the McLaren Mercedes SLR until last year, […]