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The McLaren MP4-12C, later rebranded as the McLaren 12C, is a sports car produced by the British carmaker McLaren Automotive. Manufactured between 2011 and 2014 and designed by Frank Stephenson , the MP4-12C was available as both a coupe and a retractable hard-top convertible , the latter known as the "Spider".
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McLaren and Ricardo redeveloped the M838T engine for use in the McLaren P1. The engine has been upgraded to optimise cooling and durability under higher loads. The engine block has also been modified to incorporate an integrated electric motor as part of a hybrid drive train. The petrol engine produces 727 bhp (542 kW) at 7,200 rpm with an ...
The 2014 McLaren 650S uses the second generation of the SSG, with revised software which improves shifting times by further 0.3s. [10] Graziano supplies the 2020 Aston Martin Victor with its manual gearbox to handle its 614 lb⋅ft (832 N⋅m) of torque. [11] It is now also used in the Noble M500 equipped with a 6 speed manual transmission.
The McLaren 650S is a British sports car designed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer McLaren Automotive.It was announced in February 2014 as a new model, but based on the existing MP4-12C with 25% new parts, [3] and was formally unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.
McLaren Automotive (/ m ə ˈ k l ær ə n / mə-KLARR-ən; formerly known as McLaren Cars) is a British luxury automotive manufacturer based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England. The main products of the company are sports cars , which are produced in-house in designated production facilities.
The McLaren MP4/12 was the Formula One car with which the McLaren team competed in the 1997 Formula One World Championship. The chassis was designed by Steve Nichols, Neil Oatley and Henri Durand with Mario Illien designing the bespoke Ilmor-Mercedes engine. It was driven by Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard.
Stephenson left the Italian group in April 2008 to become Design Director at McLaren Automotive, where he created a new design language and oversaw the design of the MP4-12C, P1, 675LT, 570S and 720S. [15] While at McLaren he drew inspiration for the P1 partially from a sailfish that he saw when on holiday in Miami. [16]