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Added on the 22/12/2022 06:30:59 - Copyright : Auto Moto EN
McLaren Automotive, the iconic creator of high-performance supercars, introduced its lightest and most powerful series-production McLaren, the new 750S, through a video animation envisioned by acclaimed multidisciplinary artist, Ash Thorp. Using his skilled digital techniques, Thorp delivered a surreal, hyper-realistic version of the V8-engined, rear-wheel drive supercar in a dialogue caught between reality and an alternate dimension. The new McLaren 750S defines peak supercar performance and pure exhilaration. Designed and engineered following meticulous analysis of the renowned McLaren 720S, the goal for the 750S was to increase driver engagement while also stretching the dynamic breadth of the car. This process focused on enhancing agility, feedback and connection to increase the ‘sense of fun’ behind the wheel, allowing the driver to feel the performance and elevate a benchmark driving experience to new heights.Possessing an early admiration and fascination for automotive since his teenage years, Thorp’s affinity for vehicle modifications transformed into a whole new world when he became digital artist. Combining his love for automotive, design, graphics, art, photography, and cinematography, Thorp imagined the digital reveal of the 750S without the constraints of the physical realm. Focusing on the extraordinary physical and emotional connection between driver and car, Thorp’s visceral sensation of performance and speed astounds and excites. His digitally crafted vehicle creates a limitless space of rhythmical drama where McLaren’s design ethos of ‘form follows function’ is poetically realized.
As McLaren marks its 60th anniversary, the supercar maker has teamed up with the LEGO Group to release the first-ever double pack of LEGO Speed Champions featuring two of McLaren's most iconic supercars: the McLaren F1 LM and McLaren Solus GT.Both LEGO creations pay homage to McLaren's technical innovation and design language with authentic details from the real-life cars, including the Papaya Orange colour of the F1 LM, its central driving seat position, and cooling ducts.Born from a virtual gaming world concept, the Solus GT - also with its striking central single-seat cockpit design and high-downforce rear wing - is a perfect addition for any McLaren supercar enthusiast.The 581-piece set also features two LEGO minifigure drivers in their his and hers McLaren ‘race suits’.Sixty years ago, New Zealand-born racer, engineer and visionary Bruce McLaren set-up the racing team in England that remains one of the world’s most successful names in motorsport. McLaren is the only team to have won the ‘Triple Crown of Motorsport’ with race victories in the Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours. In the 1960s, Bruce himself unveiled the M6GT, the first ever McLaren supercar.
McLaren, The Americas President, Nicolas Brown, and the Mayor of Coppell, Wes Mays, were joined by more than 50 enthusiastic McLaren supercar owners on Saturday to officially inaugurate the company’s brand-new headquarters in Coppell, Texas.The massive sales growth and successful business expansion of McLaren Automotive’s range of luxury supercars and hypercars since entering the market in late 2011 necessitated moving the company HQ from a 4,500 square foot downtown New York city office suite to the custom designed 31,000 square foot facility in a high-tech industrial park in Coppell, Texas.Among the benefits of the new facility are the capability for McLaren to centrally maintain, service and store company owned vehicles on-site as well as integrate sales and technical training into a single location.In addition, the new Dallas headquarters will be within a three-hour flight of most McLaren retailer locations, meaning that technical and customer service requests can be even more swiftly fulfilled.
McLaren Automotive today reveals the McLaren Solus GT, the stunning realisation of a concept car from the screens of virtual racing into an extreme expression of track driving engagement that will exhilarate in the real world.A special commission for just 25 customers – with all cars already sold – the single-seat, closed-cockpit track car was unveiled during Monterey Car Week in California by Michael Leiters, McLaren Automotive Chief Executive Officer. Engineered to reality by drawing on the full range of McLaren’s experience and expertise across the highest levels of motorsport and supercar and hypercar development, the Solus GT brings to life the futuristic McLaren concept that featured in the Gran Turismo SPORT video game.At less than 1,000kg in weight and with aerodynamic performance including downforce in excess of 1,200kg, the Solus GT – which is powered by a naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 engine – is capable of the fastest lap times of any McLaren outside of single-seater racing and delivers a driving experience close to the engagement and sensation of driving a Formula 1 car.
The McLaren of Grand Tourers – McLaren’s modern interpretation of the classic GT – was revealed online on May 15. Superlight, yet supremely comfortable, the McLaren GT is powered by a 620PS 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine, providing supercar performance. It accelerates from 0-100km/h (0-60mph) in 3.2 seconds and on to 326km/h (203mph), and can carry up to 570 litres of luggage – enough for a grand tour for two people.The McLaren GT also performs on the inside with luxurious trim options including Nappa leather, softgrain leather or Alcantara, and seats unique to the McLaren GT that are designed for long distance comfort. The luggage bay can also be trimmed with SuperFabric, developed to be resistant to stains, cuts, nicks and abrasions, as well as being breathable, easy to clean and quick to dry.The McLaren GT’s interior also features hidden-until-lit ambient lighting and the option of an electrochromic glazed panel to enhance ambience in the cabin, which is also trimmed with machined and knurled aluminium switches and controls.
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