McLaren MP4-12C

In the latest episode of Jay Leno's garage, McLaren's U.S. representative stops by to answer a few questions on Leno's new MP4-12C.

While Ferrari’s new 458 Spider debuted an innovative folding roof system composed mostly of aluminum, McLaren, with its penchant for carbon fiber, is likely to use the lighter and studier composite material for its upcoming MP4-12C Spider. Spotted for the first time testing in prototype form...

With the company just having launched its first new road car in more than two decades, as well as ambitiously announcing plans for two more models in the coming years, it’s safe to say McLaren has its hands full at the moment. Nevertheless, McLaren sees even more business opportunities on the...

McLaren has teamed up with exotic car finance specialist Putnam Leasing to offer financing on MP4-12C models sold in North America.

A silver McLaren MP4-12C supercar with a tad less than 2,500 miles on its odometer has come up for sale in The Netherlands, priced at only 129,500 euros (approximately $169,250). That may seem like a lot but in The Netherlands pricing on the MP4-12C starts at almost double this figure. We’re...

To produce a state-of-the-art supercar, nothing less than a state-of-the-art production facility will do. Until recently, production of the McLaren MP4-12C has been handled in the cramped confines of the McLaren Technology Center (MTC), not an ideal situation for the larger production volumes...

The 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show kicks off today and already news on many of the new model debuts is breaking. Motor Authority has a team down in L.A. just waiting to bring you all the live photos but in the meantime here’s a quick rundown of what to expect. The 2013 Ford Escape makes its...

A new McLaren prototype has been spotted testing in Southern Europe, likely to be the convertible version first reported on back in 2009 and which will eventually go head-to head with the formidable Ferrari 458 Spider. On initial glance this black McLaren prototype looks like just another MP4-12C...

Upon discovering that customers of its MP4-12C were having issues with their newly delivered supercar, McLaren made the tough decision of halting any further deliveries until problems with the car were solved. That was a little over a month ago, and showing the determination and the kind of problem...

Traffic jams are no fun, unless that traffic jam is completely full of supercars.

The very slow trickle of McLaren MP4-12C deliveries to customers all around the world has just begun but already we have images of two crashed examples, one of which reportedly took place near the McLaren Technical Center in Woking, UK. The black example you see above, first picked up by Wrecked...

The McLaren MP4-12C is set to go on sale in the U.S. in the coming months but before it even lands the car is already being called the best supercar in its segment, although admittedly many of its initial reviews have described it as a bit cold and clinical. Nevertheless, as the first new McLaren...

The McLaren MP4-12C is slowly trickling its way to market, but one example has already met an unfortunate fate on Seattle streets. The details of the wreck are sketchy, but one witness reported that the car wound up facing the wrong way on the highway and that the rear passenger wheel took its...

Carbon fiber is enjoying something of a birthday this year. With the release of the 2011 McLaren MP4-12C supercar, McLaren celebrates thirty years since they developed the first carbon fiber monocoque chassis, used in their 1981 Formula 1 racing car. They were then the first to develop a carbon...

The Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place this week, July 1-4.

The all-new 2012 McLaren MP4-12C supercar isn’t set to appear on U.S. shores until the middle of next year but eager customers already have the ability to pick and tweak the car to their own desires thanks to the launching of a new online configurator today. The configurator was developed using...

The McLaren Automotive brand and the MP4-12C were launched yesterday morning.

British motorsports company McLaren yesterday announced the establishment of a brand new sports car company, McLaren Automotive, along with the announcement of its first model, the all-new MP4-12C supercar, which is set to go on sale in the second half of 2011. The MP4-12C will be followed by...

The McLaren MP4-12C supercar's U.S. launch has been delayed due to difficulties in building the necessary dealer network.

The McLaren MP4-12C could get a drop-top version and McLaren may be forced to move production to its Woking Technical Center if the factory isn't finished in time.