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VIDEO: Interview with Ron Dennis

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | October 27, 2009 | In mclaren supercars videos

Car recently sat down with McLaren Automotive Chairman Ron Dennis to discuss the recently-launched McLaren MP4-12C supercar, the future of the company, and even cows. Included below is a portion of the interview on video, with Dennis talking about the MP4-12C and what it represents for McLaren Automotive. The interview excerpts are reproduced here as found on car.com.

Ron Dennis on… why build the MP4-12C
‘It’s understandable why people ask the question “why now”, but the answer to that question lies in the statistics of F1. When I first entered F1 in 1966, there was only one other ...

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McLaren launches interactive website for MP4-12C

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | October 05, 2009 | In mclaren news supercars

If you are getting impatient as you await the arrival of your McLaren Mp4-12C supercar.....of your dreams in a car magazine, too bad. All of us are in the same boat as McLaren teases us with veiled information on its latest, most exquisite creation.

In order to acquiesce us mortals though, McLaren has just launched a rather neat interactive website that it says will be the only source of information on the MP4-12C until the car is launched in 2011.

"Until the car is physically presented in showrooms in early 2011, this website will be the only publicly-available source ...

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Jay Leno tours the McLaren factory

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | September 15, 2009 | In mclaren supercars videos

Jay Leno was recently granted a tour of the McLaren factory, where he was one of the first to get a glimpse of the recently introduced McLaren MP-4 12C supercar. It is not every day that we can see the interior of the fabulous, Norman Foster-designed McLaren headquarters, so enjoy this rare look inside one of the most special car factories on earth.

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McLaren MP4-12C supercar revealed

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | September 09, 2009 | In mclaren news supercars

Today is one supercar-heavy day. Along with former supercar partner Mercedes-Benz, McLaren has unveiled its newest supercar and the first built independently since the F1. The MP4-12C was designed by American Frank Stephenson, the man who designed the Mini, BMW X5 and Fiat 500 - an impressive resume indeed

Full details have not been released yet, but we understand that the new McLaren features a British-built 90 degree, 3.8L V8 good for 600 hp. As is the norm these days, the MP4-12C features a seven-speed dual clutch transmission built by Graziano. Of course, given McLaren's expertise in racecar construction ...

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BREAKING: Gordon Murray to design final supercar

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | September 03, 2009 | In mclaren news supercars

When the designer of what many consider as being the most amazing supercar of all time, the McLaren F1, says he will design one more supercar, you listen. Car reports that Gordon Murray, a certified genius, will design another supercar that is even more radical than the F1. Murray hopes to start work on his final supercar after having sold several iStream licenses. iStream is the technology Murray has pioneered as a more efficient way of bulding cars, including his T25 city cars.

Murray insists that he will not pursue outright horsepower and speed with his next supercar, goal posts ...

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VIDEO: The greatest drag race ever? Veyron vs. F1

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | June 30, 2009 | In bugatti mclaren videos

On the latest installment of every car fan's favorite show, TopGear, Hammond and the Stig finally enacted what may be the greatest production car drag race of all time: the iconic McLaren F1 and the Bugatti Veyron. Yes, the long-standing fastest car in the world against the car that dethroned it.

Warning: do not watch if you have a heart condition as your pulse is bound to shoot up!

[Source: YouTube]

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McLaren F1 supercar will return

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | April 01, 2009 | In mclaren news supercars

It is well-known that McLaren has been working on the P11, a future rival to the Ferrari 430 and Lamborghini Gallardo. Now, Autocar’s sources at McLaren have informed the magazine that McLaren has started work on a new version of the now-legendary McLaren F1 supercar.

Word has it that McLaren has reached an agreement with Mercedes-Benz to supply engines for both the P11 and the new F1. Only time will tell whether a Merc-engined F1 supercar will be as special as the BMW-powered original that took the car world by storm.

[Source: Autocar]


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