South Africa will receive two dealerships for the McLaren MP4-12C supercar. Local customers will be able to purchase the up and coming MP4-12C through the Daytona Group which hold dealerships in both Johannesburg and Cape Town. Staff at these branches will receive training from McLaren Automotive on how to handle the cars and sales. Ian Gorsuch, McLaren Automotive’s...

Reports from Britain state that McLaren will launch a brand new hypercar in the 2012 year. The new model is expected to be a successor to the McLaren F1 where it will compete with the top of the range supercars. Insiders said that the new McLaren will use a 6.0-litre V8 engine in a mid-mount setup and the top speed from this motor is said to be 386km/h. Following this,...

Lewis Hamilton has won the Montreal Grand Prix over the weekend. Hamilton has now taken the lead in the 2010 World Championship. The British driver beat team mate Jenson Button across the line on Sunday. Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts 1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 1:33:53.456 1 25 2 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 70 +2.2 secs 4 18 3 8 Fernando...

Contradicting news regarding the McLaren MP4-12C supercar has led to McLaren’s PR Chief, Mark Harrison, stating that the supercar maker will not build a 2+2 MP4-12C. Recent reports from Autobild hinted that the company was looking to create a 2+2 version of the car. Details on the 2+2 story were scarce, but the source claimed that there would be small seats for small...

McLaren turns 20 years old this year and to celebrate this the firm has invited owners to a dinner at its Technology Center. McLaren was proud to have 21 F1’s rounded up together, and this is probably the largest amount ever seen together at once. Ron Dennis, McLaren chairman put forward his feelings for the car: “The F1 is a technological tour-de-force and...

McLaren are working on expanding their sales over the next few years, but to do so they would need to create a few more dealerships around the world. And this is what they have done. McLaren Automotive has announced a network of 35 dealers in over 19 countries for 2011, where 2012 will see a network of about 70 dealers. The automaker will max out at 70 dealers...

The McLaren cars boss, Ron Dennis, has made a few shocking statements towards Bugatti and their Veyron. Following this, he said that Top Gear’s race between The McLaren F1 and The Veryon was a lie. During an interview with a business journalist from the United Arab Emirates, the McLaren boss said that the Veyron is a “piece of junk.” The later added that...

McLaren has revealed an online configurator for their up and coming supercar known as the MP4-12C. The program will allow potential customers, and fans, to modify the car to their own taste. Press Release NEW MCLAREN MP4-12C CONFIGURATOR LAUNCHED ONLINE AT WWW.MCLARENAUTOMOTIVE.COM * Jenson and Lewis build their dream 12Cs at www.jensonandlewis.mclarenautomotive.com ...

McLaren has now officially revealed their MP4-12C to the media, where they dropped the official details. The two-seater will have a 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged petrol engine which has been built in collaboration with Ricardo. The power output will be a staggering 441kW with 599Nm of torque. The company has said that you will be able to feel about 479Nm of torque from as...

Jon Sibal has created a new rendering regarding a proposed McLaren MP4-12C GTR racer. The idea includes new aerodynamics followed by Marlboro livery. “I gave the car wider fenders to house four OZ wheels (with some lip) the previous F1 GTR ran back in the days,” said the artist on the website. “I also added splitters in the front and rocker panels to...

McLaren has unveiled their brand new Formula One racer for the 2010 season. The new MP4-25 will see Jenson Button, the current world champion, team up with Lewis Hamilton to form what some might think is a ‘British-team’. Oddly enough, Germany also has what you could call a ‘German team’. Anyway. The MP4-25 is quite a bit different to the previous...

The last Mercedes McLaren model is called the Stirling Moss, and it is scheduled to undergo production very soon. There were initially 2,000 SLR’s built and this includes all of the special editions created by the partnership. The final Stirling Moss will be created in a limited number of 75 units where it will feature a 5.5-litre V8 engine with 478kW. The Stirling...

Don’t you just love it when rumours come true? It has now been confirmed that Mercedes-Benz will partner with an Abu Dhabi investment company for a stake of 75 percent in Brawn GP. The Brawn team will be renamed as Mercedes Grand Prix for the following season. Ross Brawn will remain the team principal, while himself and Nick Fry will keep a stake of 24.9...

McLaren has created a ten year business plan in an attempt to create a large global network that consists of dealerships across the world. The network will include dealerships in America, Hong Kong and even China. The new MP4-12C will challenge the Ferrari 458 Italia, and it will go on sale during 2011. McLaren’s plan from 2011 to 2021 includes serious...

McLaren has said that the launch of their MP4-12C is indeed on schedule. These reports do feel as if they contradict previous news, but the company has said that they are in fact working on the problems with dealer networks. The main reason was said to be the problem with dealer networks, where they could not find a stable place to actually sell the new supercar....