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Design study envisions McLaren F1 successor

Posted: Oct 16, 2009

Filed under: McLaren, Spy Shots/Renderings

When McLaren Automotive revealed its MP4-12C last month, it said that it is already working on a second and third car for the brand. The MP4-12C would sit between the second and third model, leaving space below and above for McLaren Automotive engineers to explore.
While we have to wait to hear or see anything official [...]

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Gordon Murray working on McLaren F1 successor

Posted: Sep 03, 2009

Filed under: Industry News

Gordon Murray may be busy working on his T25 family city-car, but the creator of the McLaren F1 has not abandoned plans to work on a successor to the landmark supercar.
“It will be the world’s next F1,”Murray told CAR Magazine. “However, it will be a dramatic step backward in power and top speed.”
Murray said that [...]

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Video: Top Gear and The Stig caught on location with Veyron, SLR 722, SV LP670-4, McLaren F1

Posted: May 11, 2009

Filed under: Bugatti, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Videos

Ahmed Almuhairi of United Arab Emirates manage to capture the Top Gear crew, including The Stig, on location with four high-performance supercars.
While Almuhairi said that police created a 1.86 mile blockade, he managed to capture a 38 second video in which you will see a Bugatti Veyron, Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR 722, Lamborghini SV LP670-4 and the old McLaren F1.
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McLaren working on a line of supercars to compete with Bugatti and Koenigsegg

Posted: Apr 01, 2009

Filed under: Industry News

Under the guidance of CEO Ron Dennis, McLaren is planning to climb back to the top of the supercar ranks with a line of new high-performance models including a successor to the F1. According to AutoCar, McLaren is looking to take on high-end performance models such as those produced by Bugatti and Koenigsegg.
Sources say that [...]

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Lewis Hamilton wax statue unveiled at Madame Tussauds

Posted: Mar 19, 2009

Filed under: Industry News

After six months of painstaking work and $233,172, London’s Madame Tussauds unveiled a lifelike wax statue of Formula One Champion – Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton underwent 300 measurements for the statue which shows him holding his helmet and gloves dressed in his McLaren race gear.
Hamilton’s wax statue joins Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and Michael Schumacher in [...]

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1997 McLaren F1 auctioned off for $4.1 million

Posted: Oct 30, 2008

Filed under: Industry News

A 1997 McLaren F1 was auction off for £2.5 million ($4.1 million USD) last night at RM Auction’s in Battersea, London. The McLaren F1 was a showroom car that had just 270 miles on it and sold for £1.1 million ($1.8 million USD) more than the estimated value.
However, the highlight of show was a Ferrari 250 GT California [...]