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0Confirmed: McLaren MP4-12C 'Project Alpha' cars being built for Windy City rich 1346434140
It has become clear that the McLaren MP4-12C is car that can match Ferrari and Aston Martin in terms of outright performance, and with vehicles like the X-1 Concept, we're starting to believe that the company can hang with the big boys in terms of special editions, too. Case in point is this ...
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Video: Motor Trend returns with The World's Greatest Drag Race 1345826640
Our old pal Jonny Lieberman gets to have all the fun. The former Autoblog editor now gets to play with multiple supercars at a time for his post at Motor Trend. As part of MT's Best Driver's Car award process, Lieberman and the rest of the magazine's team quarter-mile all of the year's contenders ...
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Monterey: McLaren MP4-12C Spider touches down in North America 1345503600
The McLaren MP4-12C Spider has officially landed in North America. On display in Monterey, the convertible version of the British supercar boasts a retractable hardtop that can slip from fully up to completely stowed in around 17 seconds. Even with its roof structure stowed, the MP4-12C Spider ...
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Official: McLaren debuts 12C Can-Am Edition racing concept 1345051740
You'd think the McLaren MP4-12C was campaigning in Formula One based on the constant pace of development the supercoupe has benefitted from over its first year. Heading into its second year, it is apparent that the development train won't stop, with the Can-Am Racing concept developed by McLaren ...
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Report: McLaren dismisses V12 engines as "a thing of the past" [w/poll] 1344369660
The V12 engine is synonymous with supercars, from classics like the Lamborghini Miura and Countach to modern-day screamers like the Ferrari FF and Pagani Huayra. The McLaren F1 – a car universally considered one of the most lust-worthy machines of all time – made use of a 6.1-litre ...
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Video: Watch nine McLaren MP4-12Cs get ready for Spa 1343088000
This weekend there will be nine English visitors to the 24 Hours of Spa endurance race, all of them with the surname MP4-12C GT3. The nine cars are being fielded by six teams, one of which has already been victorious in GT races with its McLaren racer. Have a look at the video below to watch, ...
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Rumormill: Porsche planning Panamera Shooting Brake, McLaren mulling one, too 1342456200
Wagon fever long ago caught on in Europe, but the fervor may be set to reach new heights. Porsche and McLaren are reportedly working on new long-roof versions of their Panamera and MP4-12C models, both evidently inspired by the new Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake. Autobild reports Porsche may ...
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Video: McLaren opens up a bit about new MP4-12C Spider 1342106940
%Gallery-159676% McLaren has given the world a better look at its MP4-12C Spider with a new video and a brace of photographs. The clip shows off some of the convertible's innards before dropping the retractable hardtop in real time. It takes just 17 seconds for the two-piece top to stow itself ...
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Featured: Updated, more powerful 2013 McLaren MP4-12C debuts at Goodwood 1341784800
McLaren debuted the 2013 MP4-12C at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this past weekend. Jenson Button whipped a production prototype version of the machine up Goodwood Hill back on June 30. McLaren has nudged final output from 593 horsepower to 616, and revised the throttle and shift mechanisms for ...
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Featured: 1,000 miles in the McLaren MP4-12C: Day Three 1341590220
DAY THREE – THE SNOW BEFORE THE SWEET REWARD On Day Two there were plenty of opportunities to try all chassis setups and I explored them all. So doing, I spotted those couple of things that could use work in the future. But I honestly have to say I was falling ever more under the spell of ...
