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0Video: McLaren MP4-12C Spider, Rhys Millen hit slopes with X-Games snowboarder Chanelle Sladics 1364684580
What if you could use the McLaren MP4-12C Spider as a lift chair to the top of Loveland Pass in Colorado, 11,900 feet above salty sea level? And what if you had Rhys Millen to drive that lift chair and your job was to race him back down? Complaints? Anyone? Bueller? That was the setup for ...
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Video: McLaren P1 goes around Top Gear test track 1363710780
Think that the new McLaren P1 supercar seems pretty tremendous after following its launch in Geneva this year? We do, too. And now, after seeing the reaction the ultra-performance Mac has gotten from McLaren Formula One driver Checo (Sergio) Perez, we're even more excited for our chance at some ...
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Infographic: Comparing the Veneno, LaFerrari and P1 supercars 1363460340
This year's Geneva Motor Show served as the launch platform for three of the world's latest and greatest supercars. The Italians brought us the Lamborghini Veneno and the Ferrari LaFerrari, while the British unveiled the production version of the McLaren P1. To put the three in better ...
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Geneva: McLaren F1 LM proves the P1 has the best genes 1362670020
The McLaren F1 is 20-year-old exotic that was the most expensive production car in the world when it went on sale for 540,000 pounds. That's about $810,000 US at current rates; in 1995, however, while the pound-to-dollar exchange rate was about the same as today, the automotive world hadn't got ...
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Geneva: McLaren P1 proves yellow doesn't have to be mellow 1362477600
We know, we know – we've seen this car before. But now it's yellow. And we have performance data. And we can see the interior. And most importantly, it's no longer a concept. Did we mention it's pretty? Yeah. Feast your eyes on the P1 – McLaren's new flagship supercar that's ready to ...
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Official: McLaren releases astonishing P1 performance figures 1361869200
McLaren took the wraps off its upcoming P1 supercar nearly five months ago at the Paris Motor Show, but the automaker refused to release details about its interior, powerplant or performance – those juicy details would all have to wait. Yet after a private showing in New York, followed by ...
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Official: McLaren P1 to get 903 HP from "Twin Power" hybrid 1361375040
McLaren has dropped official power figures for the company's upcoming P1. The new hypercar will come packing 903 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque from the combination of a 3.8-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 engine and an electric motor. That's right: this sucker is a hybrid. The internal ...
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Official: McLaren reveals P1 interior shots 1360702800
We've had several chances to get up close and personal with the McLaren P1 since its debut back in September at the Paris Motor Show, but McLaren has literally kept us in the dark about the car's interior thanks to a heavy tint covering all of its windows. With the company preparing the car for ...
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Video: GRID 2 teaches us how to overtake at Brands Hatch 1360257360
Motoring journalist Chris Harris may be less than understated in most of his video reporting, but if this new promotional video for Codemasters' upcoming racer Grid 2 is any indication, he can take direction. Intended to remind us of just how true-to-life the new racing title will be, Harris ...
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Video: McLaren previews P1's digital dashboard 1360197000
Although we're clear on what the McLaren P1 is packing outside, we still have no idea what's happening in the cockpit. McLaren has given us a teaser with a short clip of the reconfiguring, digital dash gauge. From the 47-second video it appears that in one setup there's a 9,000-rpm redline, with ...

