McLaren

Unlike many other McLarens, the all-new Artura is not named using a series of digits and letters. A combination of the words “Art” and “Futura,” it slots between the GT and 720S as a wonderful new supercar with hybrid technology. With 720S production ending as we speak (and the company …

There are cars that strike a deep chord. In my case, it’s generally about the drive, more than the styling, outright performance or technology. Driving a car is what’s most empowering in this world, unless you fly planes or save lives for a living. Driving is nearly everything to me.

During an impromptu discussion at the last Montreal Boat Show, the folks at BRP mentioned to us that their all-new 300-horsepower, Sea-Doo RXP-X watercraft was faster off the line than many sports cars. What could be more interesting than a good discussion between performance enthusiasts? “Challenge accepted,” we said at …

What is a McLaren? For some, absolutely nothing. For others, it’s a company that very successfully competed in F1 for decades. For others still, McLaren is the creator of some the most sought-after, desirable and rare supercars the world has even seen, such as the monstrously cool F1 road car.

It was a day of exceptional premiers at the St-Eustache Autodrome. On that track, no one had ever driven these two versions of the McLaren MP4-12C, a superb carbon-fibre sports car that took off in hot pursuit of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and other brands nearly two years ago. Before …

The McLaren 720S is gone. Meet its successor, the 750S. Don’t see any difference at first glance? Well, that’s understandable. The two cars look very much alike, but a few key details have changed. In fact, McLaren says that the 750S uses around 30 percent new or modified components. It’s …

Production of the McLaren 720S is coming to a close and no more build slots are being allocated, as the British automaker confirmed to Autocar this week. Introduced in 2017 as a 2018 model, McLaren’s flagship road car is available in coupe and convertible (Spyder) body styles, each one featuring …

Pfaff Automotive Partners, McLaren ’s Canadian importer, celebrated the delivery of the first of ten “Canada 10th Anniversary MSO 1/10” special 720S models in Toronto this week. Remember, the doors to the first McLaren showroom in Canada opened in 2012. In the past decade, the brand has expanded its product …

Introduced in 1992, the legendary McLaren F1 is one of the rarest, most valuable and fastest production cars of all time with a 6.1-litre V12 engine delivering 618 horsepower. Its record top speed of 386 km/h was surpassed in 2005 by the Bugatti Veyron (408 km/h). To celebrate the 30th …

British supercar maker McLaren has long said it would never sell an SUV, but times have changed. As Rolls-Royce , Bentley , Lamborghini and Aston Martin have realized, there is simply too much money to be made with SUVs. Even Lotus has introduced one, and Ferrari will do the same …

McLaren has now been selling cars in Canada for 10 years, so some sort of celebration is in order. Pfaff Automotive, which serves as the British automaker’s importer in the country, has ordered 10 examples of the 720S uniquely prepared by the team at McLaren Special Operations. The package is …