The Design of McLaren MP4-12C GT3

The racing car variant called McLaren MP4-12C GT3 is designed together with a team of CRS Racing. The factory pilots will test MP4-12C in the races this year, and the following 20 cars be made available to private teams.  MP4-12C GT3 is elegance indeed because it was designed almost entirely in a virtual environment. The aerodynamics body was developed using methods of computational fluid dynamics,...

McLaren IED Projects Concept

3rd years Students of vehicle design Istituto Europeo di Design, submitted projects super SUV McLaren, started on the instructions of the famous British company. Problem was formulated as follows: design a super-wheel-drive hybrid SUV with the central location of the engine, can accommodate two people with luggage. The machine must use carbon fiber chassis McLaren MonoCell. The project should include...

McLaren M6GT Car Review

The McLaren M6A was a racing car developed by driver Bruce McLaren and his Bruce McLaren Motor Racing team for their entry in 1967 Can-Am season. As a replacement for the team’s M1Bs from 1966, the Chevrolet-powered McLaren M6A’s improved design earned Bruce McLaren and his team their first of multiple Can-Am championships. After the McLaren M6A were replaced by the M8A in preparation for...

McLaren F1 GTR Car Review

Built at the request of race teams, such as those owned by Ray Bellm and Thomas Bscher, in order to compete in the BPR Global GT Series, the McLaren F1 GTR was a custom built race car which introduced a modified engine management system that increased power output — however, air-restrictors mandated by racing regulations reduced the power back to 600 hp (447 kW) at 7500 RPM. The cars extensive modifications...