Video: 2011 McLaren MP4-12C takes lap at Goodwood Speed Festival

2011 McLaren MP4-12C takes lap at Goodwood

McLaren Automotive has spent the past 5 years developing the MP4-12C supercar and has put it through some tough tests. In March 2010, the company put the first prototypes in the hands of Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, both who had nothing negative to say about the car.

At the Goodwood Speed Festival, McLaren invited Hamilton and Button to help reveal the production 2011 McLaren MP4-12C.

Here is the footage from the event and the first public drive of the MP4-12C.

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Refresher: Power for the 2011 McLaren MP4-12C comes from a 3.8L V8 twin-turbo engine producing around 600-hp mated to a 7-speed Seamless Shift dual-clutch gearbox (SSG). 0 to 60 mph is expected to come in the low 3 second range with a top speed of more than 200 mph. Sales begin in early 2011.

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2011 McLaren MP4-12C takes lap at Goodwood:

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– By: Omar Rana