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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".
The MP4-12C was succeeded by the McLaren 650S and then the McLaren 720S for GT3 racing, while a GT4 version of the McLaren 570S was also developed as well. In 2022, McLaren Automotive announced a new GT4 model based on the McLaren Artura , [ 304 ] along with an unrestricted version named the Artura Trophy, which is to be used in McLaren's ...
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.
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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.
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]
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McLaren bought the rights to the Tom Walkinshaw Racing developed engine, itself based on the Nissan VRH engine architecture, [2] which was designed for the IRL Indycar championship but never raced. However, other than the 93 mm (3.66 in) bore, little of that engine remains in the M838T. [ 3 ]