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Ron Dennis talks about the McLaren MP4-12C

Here are two official videos from McLaren Automotive which showcase the new MP4-12C. In the clip above, Ron Dennis talks about his new baby, while in the second clip we see Antony Sheriff, Managing Director McLaren Automotive, waxing lyrical about the 12C.

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VIDEO: McLaren MP4-12C

Celebrity car guy Jay Leno gets an inside look at the McLaren MP4-12C and is kind enough to share that look with the world. Someone really should give him a new shirt for Christmas, that denim number is getting a bit of a workout. Anyway, the clip is quite good and there’s a nice snippet […]

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2011 McLaren MP4-12C photo gallery

McLaren Automotive is back, and back in a very big way. Seventeen years after the creation of the almighty McLaren F1 road car the company from Woking in Surrey is preparing its sequel. McLaren wants to bring hypercar performance in to the supercar market. That means they reckon the MP-12C will be up there with […]

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McLaren announces MP4-12C Spider

McLaren has announced it will be revealing full details for its MP4-12C Spider om 3 July. Based on the regular hardtop 12C, McLaren promises the Spider “will be more usable than any car this exciting has a right to be.” For now they’ve given us the teaser image above and questionable video featuring Jenson Button […]

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McLaren not amused with MP4-12C eBay listing

A person named ‘Frank’ has upset the bosses at McLaren after he listed his MP4-12C on eBay the same day he took delivery, Autocar reports. Indeed, it may well have been the very first 12C to be delivered. The car in question had a £250,000 reserve, some £65,000 over the official asking price. McLaren has […]

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McLaren responds to MP4-12C criticism

When McLaren was hyping up the MP4-12C supercar prior to its launch they were telling us it was going to the best car ever, pretty much. Once the finished article found its way into the hands of the world’s leading motoring reviewers things began to stray from McLaren’s script. Group tests by Car magazine, among […]

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McLaren Automotive presents MP4-12C sales pitch

McLaren Automotive has cobbled together various bits of MP4-12C footage released in 2010 to try and answer the simple question posed by Jenson Button: “Why should I buy this car?” Actually, we’d not seen the footage of the MP4-12C being driven around an icy and snowy Dunsfold Aerodrome before. That looked like fun!

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McLaren announces UK and Euro pricing for MP4-12C

McLaren Automotive has set the price for its upcoming MP4-12C supercar. Pricing starts at £168,500 for UK buyers, while European customers will be coughing up €200,000 plus. Those of us in other markets will have pricing confirmed at a later date. For comparison, an Aston Martin DBS will cost you £170,500, a Porsche 911 GT2 […]

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Entry-level McLaren P13 to target Porsche 911

McLaren’s entry-level P13 model will be launched at next year’s Geneva Motor Show, according to Autocar. When it does go on sale it won’t be badged as the P13, although it’s final model name isn’t known just yet. Priced from £120,000—around 30% less than the price of a 12C—the P13 will use a detuned version […]

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McLaren P13 on sale by early 2015

The McLaren P13 will be the company’s entry-level model, sitting beneath the 12C. According to Auto Express the P13 will make its show debut in late 2014 before going on sale in early 2015. Expected to be lighter than the 1434kg 12C, the P13 will use the now familiar 3.8 litre V8 twin turbo. Power […]

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McLaren 12C Spider chases snow bunny

A hot car, a hot blonde and the promise of some après-ski action? Well, two out of three ain’t bad I guess. This is a new video from McLaren showing the 12C Spider with Rhys Millen at the wheel chasing snowboarder Chanelle Sladics down the Loveland Pass, some 3655m above sea level, in the Rocky […]

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VIDEO: McLaren unveils MP4-28

McLaren is celebrating its 50th birthday this year and to kick off the launch of their 2013 F1 car they dusted off some of their most significant racecars in their proud history to serve as a reminder of the great things the team has achieved in that time. Then, of course, it was time for […]