At the recent McLaren showroom launch in Sydney, company boss Ron Dennis revealed the new ‘mega Mac’ McLaren F1 successor – dubbed the McLaren P12 – won’t be built strictly targeting outright top speed. Instead it will offer more performance and possibly improved fuel economy over the current MP4-12C. Instead […]
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Gemballa McLaren MP4-12C GT unveiled
The freshly modified Gemballa McLaren MP4-12C, or Gemballa GT as the company calls it, has just been unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Unfortunately, there’s no huge engine power increase in sight… yet. Instead, Gemballa chose to give the MP4-12C a bit of a unique touch by dressing up […]
Gemballa McLaren MP4-12C and 2012 Porsche 911 set for Geneva
Gemballa is set to reveal four new project cars at the Geneva show this year, including a Gemballa McLaren MP4-12C, and two all-new Porsche 911 upgrade packages. The new McLaren MP4-12C comes with a 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 producing a whopping 441kW of power; it’s a serious package. We can only […]
Wheelsandmore McLaren MP4-12C Toxique Evil kit with 666hp
When tuners get hold of a supercar, you just know it’s going to be epic. The new Wheelsandmore McLaren MP4-12C Toxique Evil kit is no different, featuring styling upgrades and power boosted to 666hp (metric 496kW). The German tuning company is known for its work on Ferraris and Lamborghinis, and now […]
Hennessey McLaren MP4-12C HPE800 tuning preview
American high performance tuning specialist Hennessey Performance has revealed its plans for a Hennessey McLaren MP4-12C HPE800 twin-turbo tuning program. As the name suggests, up to 800hp will be on offer with the new kit, not that the 441kW 3.8-litre stock twin-turbo V8 lacks in the power and performance department. […]
McLaren P12 F1 successor to feature 597kW V8 – report
The McLaren F1 successor (named the McLaren P12 in the industry) will apparently feature a 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8. Even though the current, lower-spec MP4-12C offers the same layout, the P12 is set to be a significantly higher tune. CAR magazine in the UK is reporting the McLaren P12 will also […]
McLaren MP4-12C laps Nurburgring in 7:28 – UPDATE Video
Sport Auto magazine in Germany has just conducted another one of its ‘Supertest’ tests which included running a McLaren MP4-12C Nurburgring lap time of 7:28, putting it in front of its main rival, the Ferrari 458 Italia (7:32.92). It doesn’t sound massively quick for all the hype surrounding the new […]
Merdad McLaren MP4-12C MehRon GT revealed
UK-based tuning company Merdad has revealed the Merdad McLaren MP4-12C MehRon GT tuning pack. It’s regarded as the first-ever tuning pack for the recently released McLaren Mp4-12C supercar. Merdad hasn’t revealed all engine specifications or full details yet, but it has shown us what it has done with the McLaren […]