McLaren MP4-12C GTR rendered again, this time in Longtail form

Earlier this month we showed you the wishful renderings of a GTR variant of the McLaren MP4-12C. The car doesn't exist and no plans have been announced for a motorsports program, but just seeing the car in McLaren racing livery made us hope that the car does end up on the track. Now the same artist, Jon Sibal, has come up with some additional renderings of the car in longtail form.

For those of you not familiar with the term "longtail," it refers to the second-generation of McLaren F1 GTR race cars that competed in in the 1997 FIA GT championship. The extended bodywork at the front and rear was meant to improve aerodynamics and help the F1 compete with the likes of the Porsche GT1, Nissan R390 GT1 and the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR. Like the F1 GTR, the MP4-12C Longtail isn't as pretty as its shorter brother, but it's impressive nonetheless. You can check them all out in the high-res gallery below.

[Source: JonSibal.com]