The plans for a convertible version of McLaren’s MP4-12Cseem to be confirmed after plans for the new factory revealed a Webasto area. The headline is probably a bit of an overstatement. We’ve had no official word from McLaren on a convertible MP4-12C, although we knew it was something they were planning. After all, they are […]
McLaren F1 to buy BMW F1 Engine ops
McLaren are poised to buy BMW’s F1 engine building operation in a move to end the relationship with Mercedes. The relationship between Mercedes and McLaren has been a successful one. For almost fifteen years they have collaborated with great success both in F1 and with the Mercedes McLaren SLR. But the marriage has been one […]
McLaren MP4-12C – the website +video
McLaren has launched a new website for the MP4-12C and we have video of the doors on the MP4-12C in action. We had the whole McLaren MP4-12C reveal a couple of weeks ago. Lots of information and lots of photos. We even had a couple of videos, including one of Ron Dennis espousing the glory […]
Hamilton wins Singapore Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton managed to convert his pole position at Singapore in to a win for McLaren, but the biggest winner of the day was Jensen Button. It always looked as if McLaren’s late-season renaissance would continue at Singapore, and world champion Lewis Hamilton didn’t disappoint his team as he drove to his second successive Grand […]
McLaren MP4-12C – Ron Denis talks +Video
Ron Dennis – McLaren Automotive boss – talks about the new McLaren MP4-12C and future plans for McLaren. Yesterday was a big day for the new McLaren Automotive, with the release of much of the detail on their Italia 458 challenger – the McLaren MP4-12C, the first car in a process that will see 3 different […]
McLaren MP4-12C Revealed Press Release
McLaren Automotive introduces the McLaren MP4-12C • The first in a range of high performance sports cars from the home of the world’s most successful racing car company • McLaren MP4-12C set to re-write the rules of sports car design through Formula 1-inspired engineering, revolutionary chassis architecture, and absolute focus on efficiency • Legendary McLaren […]
McLaren MP4-12C Revealed
McLaren has released full details of the new McLaren MP4-12C – a 600bhp Supercar scheduled for release in 2011 It seems like we’ve been waiting for the reveal of the new McLaren for a very long time. But on Monday we discovered the name – the McLaren MP4-12C – and this morning McLaren has revealed […]
McLaren MP4-12C named
Ron Dennis has revealed in an interview that the new McLaren – codename P11 – will be known as the McLaren MP4-12C. Update 9/9/09: McLaren has now released full details and pictures of the McLaren MP4-12C Update 10/0/09: Ron Dennis talks about the MP4-12c and McLaren Automotive’s future plans. We reported recently that McLaren plans […]
McLaren P11 at Nurburgring – launch imminent
As we’ve reported before, Ron Dennis has given up his F1 commitments to concentrate on McLaren Automotive. And the first real evidence of the work McLaren Automotive are doing will come with the launch of the McLaren P11, which our McLaren source says will be on 9th September. So, only a few weeks away. Ahead […]
McLaren SLR Stirling Moss – the Video
Back in December last year, Mercedes McLaren finally got round to revealing that the run-out model of the SLR would be the McLaren SLR Stirling Moss – dubbed SLR Speedster before it was announced. And what a swan-song. A car like no other (except perhaps the Veritas III) it looked just like a 1940s German […]