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McLaren's Cars Are the Stuff of a Gearhead's Dreams

In 1991, with the blessing of then-McLaren boss, Ron Dennis, he set out to build the fastest and most technologically-advanced road car the world had ever seen. The McLaren F1 is the result.

McLaren Has Named Its New Hypercar After a Legend

McLaren Automotive has just launched its latest hypercar, and judging by its name, the company seems to be rather proud of it. Named after the legendary driver, Ayrton Senna, the McLaren Senna has been described as the ultimate iteration of a road-legal track car.

Incredible: Man Builds Super Car at Home!

It took Polish amateur mechanic Jacek Mazur 8 years and $33,000, but he realized his dream - building a custom McLaren F1 supercar in his own home. The 48 year old can now take his car, which reaches speeds of up to 200mph (322 kph), and speeds from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 100 kph) in 6 seconds flat.

Check Out Some of the Jaw-Dropping Cars at the Geneva 2017

This year's edition, which ends on March 19th, has seen some truly spectacular launches from the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin.

These Enthusiast's Cars Will Be Enough to Make You Drool

McLaren P1 GTR This car started out life as a track-only version of McLaren's flagship P1 road car, but Lanzante Motorsport, a British company that prepared the McLaren F1 GTR that took victory at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans, has been turning P1 GTRs into road-legal vehicles.

Discover the Hottest Performance Cars of 2018

The year 2018 to date has been an incredible year for new cars, with the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren tantalizing us with their incredible new models. With that being said, there are also exciting offerings from the likes of Volkswagen if you happen to be on a budget.

The Most Expensive New Cars That Money Can Buy in 2017

McLaren 720S (Super Series) Price: $290,000 Claim to Fame: First all-new car in McLaren Super Series line-up since the 12C 6. Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Price: $100,000 Claim to Fame: First-ever production station wagon (estate car) made by Porsche. Your dog will love you. 7.

These Amazing Photos Have Even More Amazing Stories

The Mclaren Factory in Surrey, England. This technology center is intended to consolidate all aspects of the McLaren Group at one site, instead of the 18 separate sites they had before. The battlefields of World War I are still very visible even today.

Everything You Think About Hybrid Cars is About to Change...

McLaren P1: The McLaren P1 is a limited production plug-in hybrid electic sports car by British McLaren Automotive. The P1 features a 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine and a electric motor producing 176 bhp (131 kW).

10 Of The Most Expensive Cars In The World

McLaren P1 Source Price tag: $1.3 million Built as a successor to the legendary McLaren F1, this hybrid comes with a 3.8 liter twin turbo V8 engine that unleashes 727 horsepower.

To Buy Any of These, You Need Tens of Millions of Dollars

$8,000,000 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione: $8,140,000 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider: $8,250,000 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder: $8,250,000 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Spezial Roadster: $9,680,000 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe: $9,800,000 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

Unbelievable! 12 Awesome Racing Cars with License Plates

McLaren F1 GT Source Number Built: 3 The "regular" version of the McLaren F1 GTR swept to victory at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans, however endurance racing rules changed in the ensuing years, meaning that the manufacturer had to create a modified version of the car (which became known as the Longtail

If You Appreciate Beauty, These Cars Have It in Abundance

Mazda RX3 Toyota FT1 Nissan Fairlady 240z 1970 Nissan Skyline 2000GT 1959 Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta Datsun Z 1971 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R McLaren P1 La Ferrari Blu Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing R34 Nissan Skyline GTR BMW M1 Porsche 911 Toyota 2000GT Datsun 510 Bluebird Lamborghini Huracán Lamborghini Diablo

The Best of High Performance Vehicles in 2013

McLaren P1 Another special edition design this year for McLaren's birthday, the P1 is the dream of any fan of the British Formula One team. Topping the Aston Martin, the P1 accelerates from 0-62 mph in 2.8 seconds, and 0-124 mph (200km/h) in just 6.8 seconds!

These Fascinating Cars Are Just as Beautiful Inside...

Ford Mustang Giugiaro Concept Aston Martin Rapide Styling-Garage Mercedes-Benz S-Class W126 Lotus Elise 1958 Chevrolet Impala Rolls-Royce Phantom Honda Civic Custom Audi TT Jaguar XJ220 Lamborghini Espada GM Firebird II Concept Ford F-Series Super Duty King Ranch Brabus GL63 AMG Toyota 2000GT McLaren

The 2015 Shanghai Car Show Has Some Astonishing Models

The Infinity Vision GT Concept The Infinity Q80 Inspiration The Infinity Q60 Concept (production ready) The Honda Concept D The Citroen Aircross The Peugeot 308R Hybrid The Volkswagen Sport Coupe GT Concept The BMW X4-Fighter GLC Coupe Concept The McLaren 540C The Audi Prologue Allroad Concept The Acura

These Cars Are the Stars of the Next Villa Erba Auction

Expected to fetch: $2.4 million 1957 BMW 507 Roadster Series I Expected to fetch: $1.9 million 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS 'Goutte d’Eau' Coupé by Figoni et Falaschi Expected to fetch: $3.5 million 2016 McLaren P1 GTR Expected to fetch: $3.5 million 2015 Porsche 918 'Weissach' Spyder Expected to fetch

These Were the Fastest Production Cars Money Could Buy

AC Cobra 427 MKIII - 165 mph 1967: Lamborghini Miura P400 - 171 mph 1968: Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona - 174 mph 1974: Lamborghini Countach LP400 - 174 mph 1982: Lamborghini Countach LP500 S - 182 mph 1984: Ferrari 288 GTO - 188 mph 1986: Porsche 959 - 197 mph 1987: RUF CTR Yellowbird - 213 mph 1998: McLaren

These Cars Have the Largest Sticker Prices In History

McLaren P1 LM - $4.1 million McLaren's P1 LM is a road-going version of the track-only P1 GTR, and just six of them were ever built.

These Cars Are the Kings of This Year's Monterey Car Week

The C in its name denotes competizione , in other words an out-and-out competition car. 2. 1995 McLaren F1 Coupe Auction House: Bonham’s Sale Price: $15,620,000 In the early 1990s, the McLaren F1 became the fastest road-legal car in history thanks to its 240mph top speed.

11 Sensational Supercars Owned by 1 Filthy Rich Sultan

McLaren F1 Source At one time, the Sultan was said to own eight F1s in various configurations. This white car, which he used to own, now resides in the US. It features upgrades such as a GTR rear wing. 6. 

Toyota is Feeling Celebratory and Has Birthed a Monster...

What this means is that there’s a possibility that we could see cars such as the Aston Martin Valkyrie , McLaren Senna and the Mercedes-AMG Project One (as well as the Toyota GR Super Sport) battling it out on the world’s most grueling circuits as we head into the next decade.

These Limited Edition Ferraris Are As Special As They Come

It went head-to-head with the likes of Porsche’s 918 Spyder, and McLaren’s P1. Just 500 of those were built, but then the company went one better and built 200 convertible versions – the LaFerrari Aperta.