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MSO: A McLaren symphony, featuring Elva

MSO runs retro wild with sleek Elva Ultimate Series tributes. As we plunged into Christmas 2019, social distancing was not a thing. Oh, and McLaren dropped that they had acquired the Elva brand name and would be producing a new…

McLaren 765LT Unveiled

The latest in McLaren’s even-higher-performance Longtail series was supposed to drop at Geneva, but went online instead. Kids today, sheesh. The 765LT is part of McLaren’s Super Series and joins the slightly (but not very) tamer 720S. With more power…

The 2020 McLaren Elva Has Arrived

The 2020 McLaren Elva revives a nameplate from the 1960s and sticks to the original formula – no roof and no windows. The price tag is very 2019, though. The Elva dropped out of the sky as part of McLaren’s…

McLaren GT Lands In Australia

The McLaren GT is Woking’s softer-but-still-scintillating continent-crushing long distance tourer. And in Australia, it’s almost a bargain at $399,995. I’m not sure I’ve ever driven a McLaren – from the 540C to the 720S via all manner of 570S and…

2019 McLaren GT Debuts

The spanking new* McLaren GT has made its digital debut. After a medium-length tease campaign, Woking has whipped off the covers of yet another of the Track25 business plan. The supercar maker dipped its toe in the comfy GT water…

McLaren 720S 2019 Review: Mild and Wild

It’s no secret that I don’t mind Woking’s machines, particularly the McLaren 720S . I’ve driven (almost) everything but the Ultimate Series cars and being stuck here in the back-end of nowhere in Australia makes that difficult. That’s okay –…

The McLaren 720S Spider Is Here

McLaren’s 720S Spider has arrived as sure as convertible follows mid-life crisis. We’ve got the new machine  (un)covered. Look, ma, no roof! This was always going to happen but we’re pleased it’s here all the same. I am on record…

McLaren Speedtail Slipstreams the Iconic F1

British supercar maker has unveiled the long-awaited successor to the F1. With a petrol-electric hybrid power train developing over 1000 horsepower. McLaren F1 The F1’s three-seater interior McLaren is calling the Speedtail the its first Hyper GT, signalling that it’s…

McLaren 540C Review – Why wouldn’t you?

I have a vague memory of the launch of the 540C. For some reason, I remember other motoring media being a bit condescending about it. The C stood for China, they claimed (the subtext being “nobody there can drive”), which…

McLaren Announces F1 Certifie​d, GTR 25R Resto

F1 Certified. I mean, dammit, how long has this taken? We’ve all been there, sleeping peacefully. It was a fun day out on the superyacht, dinner on the beach of a gorgeous, uninhabited Mediterranean Island. It’s 2, maybe 3 am….