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McLAREN PUTTING MP4-12C IN POLE POSITION WITH A CARBON REVOLUTION

Posted by Newsdesk on March 18, 2010

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The latest plans for McLaren Automotive’s global launch of a range of high-performance sports cars were announced today (March 18) including performance data from recent testing programmes, details of the car’s innovative construction, and new technologies inspired by Formula 1.

Indicative performance data from the most recent test sessions are confirming the development team’s confidence in producing a car of exceptional out-and-out performance as well as quality, safety, comfort, and efficiency levels. The 12C is set to present new standards in the sports car market:

0 – 200 km/h	under 10 sec
200 – 0 km/h	under 5 sec
100 – 0 km/h	under 3 sec / 30m; less than seven car lengths
V-max	over 200 mph
¼ mile	around 11 sec
CO₂	under 300g/km
Lightest dry weight	around 1300kgs

McLAREN AUTOMOTIVE ANNOUNCES NEW JOBS AND NEW FACTORY

Posted by Newsdesk on March 18, 2010

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Major investment and job opportunities in the UK’s high-tech manufacturing industry were confirmed today (March 18), as McLaren Automotive announced details of its range of innovative high-performance sports cars and the start of construction of the McLaren Production Centre (MPC).

The MPC, a 32,000m² high-tech manufacturing facility located at McLaren Group’s headquarters in Woking, England, began construction on March 1 2010 following a design from Foster + Partners, the same architects behind the award-winning McLaren Technology Centre (MTC). The new facility will be completed in just 12 months, with the first MP4-12C high-performance sports cars moving through the MPC production line in spring 2011.

MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE REVEALS DETAILS OF ITS NEXT GENERATION OF PROTOTYPES

Posted by Newsdesk on February 23, 2010

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58753mclar+.jpg Development of the groundbreaking McLaren MP4-12C is entering its final phase. The bespoke high-performance sports car is due to launch in 2011, and right now the latest Experimental Prototype (XP) 12Cs are undergoing intensive appraisal at a number of test locations around the world.

One such site is Spain’s Applus IDIADA facility, the most comprehensive independent proving ground in Europe. McLaren Automotive recently obtained special permission to capture on camera the XP Beta cars in action at Applus IDIADA, and on public roads in the foothills near Tarragona. The result is the second in the ‘Inside McLaren Automotive’ series of short films. This gives viewers a unique insight into a performance car testing programme from the perspective of the development team responsible for the 12C.
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McLaren Automotive video series takes viewers inside McLaren and reveals MP4-12C development plans

Posted by Newsdesk on November 13, 2009

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59092mclar+.jpg McLaren Automotive today launches the first in a series of broadcast-quality short videos, which present a rare insight into a performance car testing programme from the development team behind the new McLaren MP4-12C.

As a brand new car company, McLaren Automotive has a unique and engaging story to tell prior to its first model going on sale in Spring 2011. Meanwhile, 2009’s intense testing and development programme is clearly demonstrating the 12C’s potential and McLaren Automotive is presenting rare company footage and insight that reveals its plans, processes and challenges.
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