McLaren is seeing a very healthy revitalization thanks to its MP4-12C super car. But let’s not forget, McLaren is most famous for producing the car that once held the record for being the world’s fastest production car for over a decade before Koenigsegg took the title in 2005. And because of their efforts to expand [...]
Famous television and movie star Rowan Atkinson is recovering in the hospital after an accident with his McLaren F1 supercar occurred earlier this week. The 56-year-old actor walked away from the ditched F1 while a passing motorist looked after him after crash. Atkinson was then taken to Peterborough District Hospital in Cambridgeshire where was treated [...]
Rivian Automotive, a small company established in Florida, just got a huge break. The designer of the McLaren F1, Peter Stevens, has just taken a new spot as Rivian’s director of design. The small automotive company has big ambition, with a goal of producing environmentally friendly performance cars and is currently working on developing a [...]
Let’s face it. As time and technology advance, the Bugatti Veryon’s attribution for being the world’s fastest production car wasn’t going to go on for much longer. To further prove this, McLaren announced that they are hard at work with a new flagship model that is “intended to eclipse every supercar to date, combining blistering [...]
We’ve always wondered how the new McLaren MP4-12C would look like if it went face-to-face with the McLaren F1 – well, the folks at AutoCar are here to help us figure that out. Check out their video after the jump. Click here for more news on the McLaren MP4-12C. Hit the jump for the video. [...]
McLaren Automotive has plans to launch a successor to the F1 supercar in 2012, according to a report by AutoCar. That means the F1 is now expected to arrive two years ahead than originally planned – which was later this decade. Insiders say that the company is working on a new F1 and say that [...]
Yes, it’s been 20 years since McLaren unleashed its F1, the fastest normally aspirated production car in the world (still holds the title today). Exactly a month ago, McLaren Automotive celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the start of the F1 program by inviting a bunch of F1 owners to come down hang out and dine [...]
To celebrate the launch of the McLaren MP4-12C, McLaren Automotive asked F1 owners to come down to the company’s headquarters to create a photo-op for the supercar manufacturer. A total of 21 McLaren F1 owners showed up with their rides to the company’s headquarters in Woking, U.K. The McLaren F1 was introduced in 1994 and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
