1,258hp and 1,000kg of downforce—yeah, this thing is wild
It’s the most aerodynamically advanced road-going McLaren to date
In the era of hyper-fast, comically powerful electric cars, we risk becoming immune to big numbers. The shape-shifting McLaren W1 is here to straighten a few things out.At its heart sits an all-new V8 hybrid powertrain with a
by Jason Barlow
First order of business is to be profitable
McLaren is changing pretty fast, but not in the way most people assume. There have been lots of stories about an electric McLaren, or a McLaren SUV. But neither of those are the priority at the moment, the boss Michael Leiters tells
by Paul Horrell
Unfortunately, confirmed by McLaren too
The McLaren 720S is dead. Sort of.Of course, it'll live long in the memory as the finest McLaren supercar to date - outside of That Other One You Know About from the Nineties - and of course, it won't just stop
by Vijay Pattni
Expensive, yes. But good?
A naked McLaren Senna. McLaren fancied a slice of the super-speedster action, so it dropped the Senna's 804hp V8 into a carbon bathtub, and said it would build 399. Then 249. Then 149. And to sell them all, it's
by Ollie Kew
The color will be made available to McLaren buyers
McLaren has developed a fancy new paint color to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, which-according to a well-known search engine-is something that is apparently happening this year. We really should stick to cars.Anyway, Platinum Jubilee means
by Greg Potts
What a way to celebrate
Good news for any Daniel Ricciardo fans in his home country that had their hearts set on a McLaren 720S-you can now buy a special Honey Badger edition (not its official name, sadly) courtesy of MSO.Yep, McLaren's road-going
by Greg Potts
It tops out at 330kph
Missed out on the now-sold-out 765LT Coupe? Well, we have good news: Behold the McLaren 765LT Spider. Save for the retractable carbon hardtop, it is basically identical to the LT Coupe. And you can still buy one-McLaren is building
by TopGear.com
This is the best speedster around
It's McLaren's take on the wild speedster storm that's currently swirling around Planet Car.In a bid to keep up with the windshield-less Joneses like the Lamborghini SC20, the Ferrari Monza, and the Aston Martin Speedster (but following
A glimpse at the future for the famed British marque
This is new. Not as in new-improved, but new as in new. The first MP4-12C was 25,000 McLarens ago, and every model since has basically been new-improved, or new-cut-price. They run different versions of the same
by Paul Horrell
The tech it packs is far from medieval
There's a new name to add to the McLaren spotter's guide: Artura. That's the name of the British company's new hybrid supercar.We've had a glimpse of how it looks already, and now we know the name
Thanks to a new partnership between the two brands
This is a McLaren Elva wearing Gulf colors. It's not the first heritage-liveried Elva we've seen-quite the opposite, in fact. It'd be easy to assume that anyone buying their Senna speedster without stripes or stickers will actually
The pandemic has triggered a slump in sales
British supercar brand and Formula 1 team McLaren is reportedly selling and leasing back its global headquarter in Woking, Surrey. According to The Guardian, the carmaker is seeking to "shore up its balance sheet" after the slump in sales because of the
by Elaine Lara
A step closer to 100% electrification
A new hybrid McLaren supercar will be unveiled next year, and sitting prettily underneath will be this carbon-fiber tub. That, friends, is McLaren Automotive's brand-new "lightweight vehicle architecture".It has been designed specifically to accommodate hybrid powertrains, allowing the
by Vijay Pattni
This could be the best-spec’d Elva we’ve seen so far
The McLaren Elva is an 804hp, roofless, windshield-less supercar. It already belongs in the top 1% of stunning and striking road cars. So, just how on earth do you improve it?Well, McLaren's Special Ops team seem to have found
by Jason Tulio
A road-legal GT4 race car
Welcome, girls and boys, to this week's new McLaren. It's the 620R, and it's among the punchiest things to come out of Woking yet. It's certainly the punchiest of the company's smaller Sports Series models.In short,
As part of the company’s global expansion
McLarens are rare here in the Philippines, at least compared with the likes of Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Porsches. You can probably credit that to the fact that the British carmaker has yet to open a local dealership, whereas the other aforementioned supercar
It's better than new
This isn't just any old McLaren F1, but one fresh from an 18-month restoration undertaken by the good people over at McLaren's Special Operations division. Welcome then, to number #63.The first step was to completely strip the body
by Vijay Pattni
That’s a lot of McLarens
McLaren has announced that it has built its 20,000th road car at its production center in Woking. The factory was completed only in 2011, so that number discounts the 106 iconic F1s that were built between 1992 and 1998. Impressive stuff.
by Greg Potts
Bring it on
Fancy a mid-engined supercar but want more practicality and luxury? Fancy a front-engined GT but want a better drive and less weight? McLaren reckons you might well do, and will soon have you covered.A new McLaren GT is coming.
by Paul Horrell
It’s still ugly, but also quite cute
Lego's recreations of the latest greatest performance cars are arriving just as thick and fast as McLaren's droves of supercars. And here's the latest combination of the two: Lego's McLaren Senna.It's as angular as you'd
by Ollie Kew
