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Sub-7-minute Nurburgring lap achieved by McLaren P1
McLaren P1 vs. the Nürburgring. The road legal McLaren P1 achieved a sub-7-minute Nurburgring lap completing the most grueling of circuits, christened “The Green Hell.” A new video posted to McLaren shows how the hybrid electric/V8 powered hypercar tamed the Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit and its 20.83km and 154 bends. Unfortunately, McLaren confirmed that it has…
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McLaren P1 supercar performance confirmed as first customer takes delivery
After a year of testing and refinement, McLaren reveals exactly how fast the groundbreaking P1 is. McLaren confirmed P1 performance figures as deliveries begin. Series production of the latest addition to the McLaren range commenced over the summer, and the first car, finished in a striking Volcano Yellow and contrasting visual carbon fibre, rolled off…
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McLaren MP4-12C with Hennessey HPE700 upgrade
Lighting the McLaren’s afterburner with more boost. Hennessey speeds up McLaren MP12 supercar. In stock form, the McLaren and arch-nemesis Ferrari 458 Italia are a near dead heat in any standard acceleration test, but the McLaren MP12‘ HPE700 upgrade puts the carbon-chassis British heartthrob car-lengths ahead in the quarter mile. McLaren’s new P1 hybrid supercar…
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A ride of a lifetime in the spiritual successor to the iconic F1, the McLaren P1
McLaren Automotive has teamed up with Xbox to offer one of the best seats of the summer at the 2013 Festival of Speed: the passenger seat of the McLaren P1 while it makes its global dynamic debut at the world famous event. One lucky competition winner will be given the chance to experience the famous…
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McLaren 12C Spider versus snowboarder in the highest mountain pass in the world
McLaren 12C Spider challenges a snowboarder Pikes Peak record holder Rhys Millen and Winter X-Games snowboarder Chanelle Sladics “race” through the Rocky Mountains At 11,990 feet (3,655 m) above sea level, Loveland is the highest mountain pass in the world that stays open during the winter months. The notoriously treacherous Loveland Pass in Colorado…
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McLaren unveils lightweight e-motor for the McLaren P1
McLaren Automotive announces powertrain for the McLaren P1 British manufacturer of luxury, high-performance sports cars McLaren Automotive (located at the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) in Woking, Surrey) announced the powertrain for the McLaren P1 – a substantially revised 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine coupled to low-weight, highly efficient electric motor to ensure instant torque for…