Awesome Mclaren

Director Roger Donaldson’s documentary tells the story of the late, great Bruce McLaren, the man who started from humble beginnings, and went on to found the incredible McLaren Motor Racing team, leaving behind a true motorsports legacy after his death at age 32.

McLaren’s newest Super Series is powered by a 4L twin-scroll turbocharged V8 that produces up to 710 hp and 568 lb-ft. of torque. It has an improved version of the P1’s carbon fiber monocoque and massive, yet discreet air channels sandwiched in the door panels.

“To do something well is so worthwhile that to die trying to do it better cannot be foolhardy.” From director Roger Donaldson (The World’s Fastest Indian) comes a documentary about McLaren Racing’s founder, the late Bruce McLaren.

Our friends at Drive With Dave spent an afternoon with the McLaren 570S and it’s everything you could ask for in a luxury sports car, but is the “entry level” McLaren enough to stay ahead of the competition? Read on and find out.

Our friends from Rides & Drives discover what makes the 650 horsepower McLaren 650S so much more than just a great track car on the mean streets of the Windy City. Make sure to watch the video and listen to that motor!

A very special edition of the already very special 675 hp sports coupe. This lightweight model from McLaren Special Operations gets 40% more of its body panels made from gloss-coated carbon fiber, and looks fantastic. Want one? Too bad. They’re already sold out.

McLaren takes its awesome 570S and turns it into a refined grand tourer. It’s easier to enter and exit, has power seats, a panoramic glass roof, a side-opening rear hatch, increased storage, and more. It’s still got a 570hp twin-turbo V8, and can do 0-62mph in 3.4 seconds.

The drop-top variant of McLaren’s already bonkers 675LT packs a 675hp twin-turbo V8, and manages to do 0 to 62mph in 2.9s and 0 to 124mph in 8.1, just a hair of a second slower than the coupe. Top speed is 203 mph, so gentlemen, hold onto your hats.

The Supercar Driver has pulled off the impossible: gathering the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder in one place. They were able to pull it off thanks to Paul Bailey, the high roller who owns one of each hybrid supercar. Place your bets!

A tribute to the Can-Am race-winning McLarens from the ’60s and ’70s, this special 650S hase a retractable carbon fiber hard top, custom forged alloy wheels, quad exhaust, carbon fiber hood and rear wing, and of course the 650 hp, 3.8L turbo V8 that the 650S is named for.

McLaren took the 675LT into its natural habitat and recorded it in 4K as it stretched its large rear wing. Turn the volume up and listen to its high-pitched growl and gear change indicator tell you about its F1 roots.

McLaren rounds out the “low end” of its line. With a tweaked version of their carbon fiber chassis, its designed to offer greater everyday comfort, while still packing an impressive 540hp twin turbo V8, and a 0-to-62 time of 3.5 secs.

Two of the world’s best hybrid supercars go for the fastest lap at Laguna Seca raceway, with GT champion Randy Pobst at the helm of both cars. The Porsche’s lap starts at 8:35 while the McLaren’s is at 16:40. Come on Ferrari! Forza!

The 570S is McLaren’s everyday supercar. Its twin turbo 3.8L V8 produces up to 562hp and 443lbft of torque. Its aluminum body and carbon fiber chassis bring its weight down to 2895lb. 0 to 62mph is in 3.2s and max speed is 204mph.

LEGO’s Speed Champions sets feature Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche race cars and supercars, including the LaFerrari, the Scuderia Ferrari team, the McLaren P1, the McLaren Mercedes team, the Porsche 918 Spyder and the 911 GT team.

Based on the 650S, the 675LT gets its name from the tweaked 3.8L V8 engine’s 675hp output and the lightweight and aerodynamic design of the F1 GTR Longtail, as evidenced by its 220lb. weight savings and large active rear wing.

McLaren shows off its new track-ready P1 GTR hybrid hypercar in the best possible way, racing on a circuit alongside its green and yellow liveried inspiration, the classic McLaren F1 GTR, which dominated Le Mans 20 years ago.

An unseen predator struggles to keep up with the McLaren 650s GT3 in this cruel tease of an ad. This is one of the rare opportunities that we’ll ever get to see and hear it flexin’, so turn the volume up.

The track-only McLaren P1 GTR boosts the already formidable 903bhp output of the P1’s twin-turbo V8 engine and electric motor up to 986bhp. The car also has a fixed rear spoiler and Pirelli slick tires. Price? $3.3M.

McLaren’s track-ready variant of the 650S. The 650S GT3 has a 492hp 3.8L V8 engine controlled by a race-tuned ECU, F1-style steering wheel and a carbon fiber aerodynamic kit. Video here.

Leave it to the wizards at McLaren to build a convertible with virtually the same specs as its hard-top brother. The 650S Spider still goes 0-to-60 in 3.0 secs, and only weighs 88lbs. more. Though top speed is “only” 204mph, not 207.

The 650S sits between the MP4-12C and the sold-out P1 in performance and price. The supercar has a 650hp 3.8L twin turbo V8 and the same active aerodynamics as its predecessors. Available in coupé and drop top models.

Jacek Mazur builds replicas of exotic cars in his spare time. His masterpiece is a replica of the McLaren F1. It cost him only about $33,000 to make a poor man’s version of the $8M car, although it did take him 8 years to build it.