The Canadian International Auto Show has seen its fair share of epic automobiles over the years. The Lamborghini Diablo SV still stands out as my fond first memory of the show, and I’ve returned every year since then to see the likes of the Aston Martin One-77, Bugatti Veyron and Porsche Carerra GT. However, this year something very special was on display — the McLaren P1.
The 2012 Formula 1 season has been an absolutely phenomenal one, with some very close racing. Because of just how close things were, the driver’s championship came down to the last race today, the Brazilian GP. It was between Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. But after all was said and done, Vettel managed to clinch his third consecutive championship. Congratulations!
As is the norm in the world of supercars, McLaren has dropped the top on the MP4-12C with the Spider variant. But unlike most convertibles, the MP4-12C has retained most of the speed and rigidity of its hardtop counterpart.
When McLaren rolled out the MP4-12C in 2010, it brought a host of innovations to the road car industry, making use of McLaren’s extensive racing experience. So you’d imagine that making it any better would be quite a feat. But nonetheless, McLaren has managed to upgrade the car for 2013. To make things even better, they’re offering the upgrade to current owners for free. How’s that for customer service?
In true, British style, the guys at McLaren have had to slow production of the MP4-12C to sort out some “minor” quality issues.
A forum post on McLaren Life suggests that the McLaren MP4-12C lapped the Top Gear test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in a staggering 1 minute 14.118 seconds: a second faster than the record-holding Ariel Atom 500 V8 track car. Skeptical? So are we.
McLaren has launched a limited production tuning kit for the Mercedes-Benz SLR at the Essen Motor Show.
McLaren has priced the MP4-12C at a reasonable, albeit expensive, 200,000 Euros.
McLaren’s automotive division, dubbed McLaren Automotive, has launched themselves, while revealing the MP4-12C supercar.
