McLaren Magic: 60 Years of Speed Honoured at London Concours
On Tuesday 4th June, the London Concours paid homage to one of the greatest names in motorsport and performance car history: McLaren. A name established and enduring in the top tiers of global motor racing, McLaren road cars bring a track-focused approach to supercar design. In this article, we celebrate them.
A road car lineage that begins with the McLaren F1 – arguably the greatest supercar ever built – is bound to be special. And despite nearly 20 years passing before McLaren introduced its next road car, the MP4-12C in 2011, it retained all of its magic. A mighty twin-turbo V8 and a bespoke carbon fibre tub formed the basis of that car and a number that would follow it.
In this display we chart the evolution from F1 to MP4-12C to hybrid hypercar innovator, the P1, and beyond. We’ll have four remarkable P1s in attendance, including the hallowed Nürburgring conquering prototype ‘XP2R’, pre-production development car ‘XP05’as well as an ultra-rare P1 HDK MSO.
Elsewhere, guests will be able to pore over one of the most iconic McLaren racing cars of all time: the MP4-1 Formula One car, which competed with great success in the early 1980s. Undoubtedly, this is a true piece of automotive history.
