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The first race of the Formula 1 2012 season takes place at Melbourne during the 16th-18th March. In the meantime the winter testing continues and cars and drivers are prepping themselves for what is sure to be an action packed world championship. As F1 remains the pinnacle of motorsport (as per the opinion of most […]
Well, it’s that time again. I’m another year older though it could be argued no more wiser than I was previously! Nonetheless, I like to consider around my birthday what I’d like to drive, for one hour, on any track or road. This year, as the picture shows, I’d like to drive the McLaren MP4-12C. […]
The first McLaren MP4-12C GT3 racing cars have now been sold to the following teams: ASM Team Andrew Tate Apex Motorsport Boutsen Energy Racing/Ginion Group Doerr Motorsport Gulf Racing J.A.S. Motorsport Klaas Hummel Leon Price Von Ryan Racing McLaren GT Project Manager Andrew Kirkaldy said: “The new 12C GT3 has gone from its first ever […]
If you’re interested in the new McLaren MP4-12C (which I’d assume you are as you’re reading a car blog) then you can’t go wrong with this in depth drive from Autocar. Jealous? Just a little, as I’m sure you will be when you watch. My impressions? This McLaren newcomer is an incredibly, amazingly able machine. […]
Here, Chris Harris takes the latest McLaren road car for a spin – the MP4-12C. This review is extremely good and is well worth watching if you have any interest in cars at all. The MP4-12C proves that McLaren is still up there with Ferrari, Lamborghini etc and that their engineering is second to none.
Today, as the first MP4-12C production cars enter the McLaren Technology Centre, segment-best performance data and full technical specification for the innovative new high performance sports car is confirmed. 592 BHP @ 7,000 RPM 443lbs foot of torque @ 3,000-7,000 RPM Weight of 1434 kgs 24.2 MPG 455 BHP per tonne Top speed 205 miles […]
McLaren have announced the price for the latest supercar going into production, the MP4-12C. Going on sale in spring 2011, it features a McLaren-designed one-piece carbon chassis (the carbon MonoCell) which introduces new performance, safety, and weight standards to the ‘core’ sports car segment. Antony Sheriff, Managing Director of McLaren Automotive said: “When we embarked […]
The Chinese Grand Prix 2010 proved to be action packed all round, but the highlight of the day was the two McLaren team mates coming in on positions one and two respectively. Jenson Button brought home the number one position, followed just over a second later by his compatriot Lewis Hamilton. Rain meant that there […]
I can’t believe it’s here already… The Formula 1 2010 Season is here! There’s been a wealth of news pre-season as I’ve kept you up to date with, including team changes, rule changes and of course the return of Michael Shumacher. So, where does the season begin? 2010 Formula 1 – Race 1 – Gulf […]
In what has been seen by many in the business as the ‘dream team‘, McLaren have announced their new driver for the GP 2010 season – none other than Mr Jenson Button. So, what’s the story? Well, after Mercedes bought a controlling stake in Brawn, things got a lot more complicated. Talk from insiders very […]