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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 first car developed by McLaren GT was the 12C GT3, [20] which was launched in 2011, and following a development year, 25 examples were delivered to customers for racing throughout Europe in 2012. The debut season saw 13 McLaren GT customer teams visit 14 countries and between them, the teams claimed a total of 19 race victories in the FIA ...
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 ]
Audi Nanuk – similar doors to the McLaren 12C, with panels extend from the top to the roof (similar to the Ford GT40) Bertone Mantide; BMW i8 Concept; BMW Vision EfficientDynamics – a concept electric car based on the production BMW i8 with butterfly doors; Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept
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]
Cars speed past Ford's Oakville Assembly Plant as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs and retaliatory measures by Canada, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, February 2, 2025.
The McLaren 12C was McLaren's first production car following the F1, introduced in 2011. [14] With the 12C in production, McLaren announced in a press release in 2011 that a new factory (the McLaren Production Centre) had opened to ramp up production.