Report: McLaren Preparing New Models Including an MP4-12C Cabrio and a Lamborghini Aventador Rival

When the launch of your first and your second road models are separated by close to two decades (19 years to be exact), then you hardly qualify as a car manufacturer.

That is the case with McLaren: production of the extraordinary F1 begun in 1992 and stopped almost 100 cars later in 1998. Deliveries of its second production model, the MP4-12C, have just begun. Therefore, McLaren may be a big name in Formula 1, but it lacks Ferrari’s cache and experience in production models.

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Gemballa Ventures Into Motorsports with New McLaren MP4-12C GT3

German based tuner Gemballa is known first and foremost for the personalisation of Porsche cars, something it has been doing for 30 years with notable examples including the Avalanche, based on the Porsche 911, the Tornado, based on the Cayenne, and the Mirage GT, based on the Porsche Carrera GT.

Now, the famous tuning company is venturing into motorsports with its newly formed racing division headed by Gemballa Supervisory Board director, Marco Marquardt.

Surprisingly, Gemballa Racing won't be using a Porsche for its motorsport debut as the company announced today that the new team will enter two McLaren MP4-12C GT3 cars in the 2012 motorsport season.

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Singapore Businessman Peter Lim Invests in McLaren

McLaren Automotive announced today that Singapore-based businessperson Peter Lim has made a significant investment in the company and has also joined the McLaren Automotive Board of Directors, effective immediately. Read more »

McLaren Sells First 20 Examples of its MP4-12C GT3 Racer

After completing its first 24-hour race test at the famous Spa-Francorchamps, and as it is preparing two factory entries for the Magny Cours race on August 27, McLaren announced that it has already sold the first 20 examples of the MP4-12 GT3 racer. Read more »

Oops…He Did it Again: "Mr. Bean" Crashes His McLaren F1

Actor Rowan Atkinson, best known for his roles in UK TV series Mr. Bean and the Black Adder, may drive an original Mini on the screen, but in real life, he is a car enthusiast. So much that he once described in CAR magazine the process of ordering a Ferrari 456 GT and let's not forget that he owns one of the most exclusive and extreme supercars ever built: a McLaren F1.

Unfortunately, the 56-year old actor made headlines today for losing control of his precious F1, and crashing into a sign. No other cars were involved in the accident, which seems to have occurred when the McLaren met a wet patch on the road.

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Coys to Auction Sculpture of Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/6 F1 Racecar

Ayrton Senna may have passed away 17 years ago, but the famed three-time Formula One champion from Brazil continues live on in the hearts of many motorsport fans.

The recent documentary film "Senna" directed by Asif Kapadia that depicts his life and death sparked a new interest in anything associated with the Brazilian champion. And what could be more relative than a giant sculpture of Senna's McLaren MP4/6 F1 racer from his last season as World Champion.

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McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Completes its First 24-Hour Endurance Test

McLaren claims it is satisfied with the performance of its new MP4-12C GT3 racer, which entered a 24-hour race for the first time last weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. And this despite the fact that from the three cars entered, two factory models retired early and only one run by customer team VonRyan Racing, managed to cross the finishing line. Read more »

F1: Hungarian Grand Prix Results

It seems like someone was bound to get a present this Sunday at the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix. But it wasn’t meant to be Fernando Alonso, who yesterday turned 30 and also raced for the 30th time with Ferrari. Read more »

F1: Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying Report

It's probably getting kind of old, but a Red Bull has once again claimed pole position this year. This time Sebastian Vettel is the one who managed to break teammate Mark Webber's two previous pole positions, while also beating the two McLarens piloted by Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button to start from the first row of the Hungaroring circuit on Sunday. Read more »

McLaren to Enter Three MP4-12C GT3s at 24h Spa Race [Video]

The 24-hour race of Spa-Francorchamps that will take place the following weekend will be the first time a McLaren racecar premieres at a 24-hour endurance event since 1995, when the F1 GTR made its maiden appearance in the 24 hours of Le Mans.

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Report: Red Bull Mulling to Build Road Cars with the Help of Infiniti

Enzo Ferrari didn’t initially intend to manufacture road cars when he started his Scuderia Ferrari team in 1928. It wasn’t until almost two decades later, in 1947, that the first road car bearing the prancing horse, the V12 125S, was produced mainly to finance his team’s racing activities.

Ferrucio Lamborghini founded Lamborghini Trattori in 1948, a successful manufacturer of tractors and other agricultural equipment. In 1959, he opened an oil heater factory, and later started producing air conditioning equipment. Naturally, he became very wealthy.

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F1: 2011 German GP Race Results

Last Sunday, after the finish of the German Grand Prix there was a McLaren, a Ferrari and a Red Bull on the podium. No surprise there. So what else is new? Red Bull and McLaren obviously have the best cars from the start of the season, winning all the races except the previous one. Especially Sebastian Vettel has such a big points lead, that he looks to have this year’s driver’s title in his pocket even with half the season remaining. Read more »

Nova McLaren MP4-12C

Após 18 meses de preliminares tecnológica, o McLaren MP4-12C está finalmente aqui, e nós realmente impulsionada-lo.

Sim, nós sabemos que tem um chassis de fibra de carbono incrível, um V8 3,8-litros twin-turbo que bombeia para fora quase 600bhp e foguetes o carro a 62mph em um bigode de mais de três segundos e uma velocidade máxima de 205 mph, enquanto tosse também fora apenas 279g/km de CO2. 

 12C é simplesmente uma peça impressionante da engenharia. É muito bem feito, tem uma cabine que imediatamente e de forma brilhante se torna uma extensão do condutor, um motor e transmissão, que passaram a partir de desenhos de estar em uma folha de papel em desafiar Ferrari melhor em apenas cinco anos, um repensar radical da forma como um carro suspensão deve funcionar, uma igualmente radical re-imaginação de como deve lidar com um carro, eo tipo de incrível velocidade aero propriedades de alta que você esperaria de algo que estava afiado no simulador de estado-da-arte o mesmo que Lewis Hamilton e Jenson Button, McLaren F1 foi otimizado dentro

Nova McLaren MP4-12C 

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McLaren MP4-12C 2011

A Nova McLaren MP4-12C 2011

um estilo dinâmico para viver muito tempo, e mesmo assim continuar sendo um dos modelos cobiçados, como a McLaren F1. O novo modelo trás luzes traseiras com LED, além de trazer uma saída de escape central dupla.

motor da McLaren MP4-12C. Se trata de um motor feito pela própria McLaren, não se usa motor da BMW ou da Mercedes como anteriormente. A unidade se chama M838T. É um V8 com twin-turbo e injeção direta, que entrega 600 cavalos.

McLaren Prepare New Innovation

In Formula One (F1) last season, McLaren spawned innovation in MP4-25 car that had become controversial. F-duct system or air exhaust system McLaren once considered to violate the rules.

Although the cause polemics, but new innovation is a direct McLaren busy-busy other teams emulated. And the team nicknamed Silver Arrows seem addicted to re-create new innovation in car racing next year, the MP4-26.