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Sports car enthusiasts take note, because McLaren announced today that it will produce a very limited run of its new 12C GT Can-Am Edition. The new car is meant for the track only, meaning that it won’t be street legal, but it also comes decked out and ready to race. All of that power and speed is going to cost you a hefty amount of money though, so be prepared to plop down some cash if you want to drive one of these around the track.

As you can see from the image above, the 12C GT Can-Am Edition is one serious car. McLaren is calling this bad boy “the ultimate track car” and says that it isn’t subject to the same racing restrictions as other cars. “Each will be fitted with an unrestricted version of the familiar 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 engine with a unique engine calibration, and optimised cooling system to increase the power output of up to 630hp, making the 12C GT Can-Am Edition the most powerful 12C produced to date,” McLaren’s announcement stated.

That rear wing you see mounted on the back of the car is made of carbon fiber, and McLaren says it “increases down force by 30 per cent.” The 12C GT Can-Am Edition is also equipped with a FIA-approved rollcage, two racing seats, and a McLaren GT steering wheel that’s identical to the one found in the 12C GT3 race car, which serves as something of a predecessor to the 12C GT Can-Am.

As we said above, these cars are expensive, with McLaren sticking each one with a price tag of £375,000 – just a bit under $600,000. McLaren means it when it says this will be a limited run too, as the company only has plans to produce 30 12C GT Can-Ams. Production on the cars is set to begin in March 2013, so you better start saving up.

McLaren announces limited run 12C GT Can-Am Edition is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This morning McLaren has just teased the world by releasing the first three official photos of their new McLaren P1 supercar. The McLaren P1 will be known as the successor to the wildly popular F1, and again be aiming for Automotive greatness. If you love cars the image below should surely get you excited for what’s coming soon.

Earlier today McLaren confirmed that they’ll be aiming for “Pole Position in Paris” where they’ll be officially showing off the new P1 for the first time at the Paris Auto Show. The images released today should stir up plenty of excitement just in time with the show scheduled for late this month.

Instead of going for all out top speed with the P1, McLaren is aiming for the all around perfect experience. The McLaren P1 will be the ultimate machine and geared as the best car in the world for both the road, and on the track. They’ve put tons of technology into this new machine and here’s what a few of McLaren’s execs had to say:

The McLaren P1 will be the result of 50 years of racing and road car heritage,’ says McLaren Automotive Executive Chairman Ron Dennis. ‘Twenty years ago we raised the supercar performance bar with the McLaren F1 and our goal with the McLaren P1 is to redefine it once again.”

Our goal is to make the McLaren P1 the most exciting, most capable, most technologically advanced and most dynamically accomplished supercar ever made

Unfortunately, that is all the details we have on this impressive new supercar for now. Next weeks Auto Show we’ll surely be hearing about all the amazing new advances and technology behind this car that is destined for greatness. Rumors suggest the new McLaren P1 could arrive in 12 months for around $650,000. More details coming up September 27th from the Paris Auto Show.

[via Motortrend]

McLaren P1 Supercar unveiled before Paris Auto Show debut is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Every now and again, I run across something that makes me wonder about the choices I made in life. I could’ve gone to med school and would now be able to pack my garage with the kind of cars that I can only dream about today. The McLaren 12C Can-Am Edition racing concept is the latest automotive proof that I chose the wrong career path.

This concept is a race car only and weighs 2645 pounds. It has a special aerodynamic package that increases down force by 30%. The engine packed away inside this orange beast is a more powerful version of the engine the standard 12C gets promising up to 630 HP. The car was unveiled officially at the Pebble Beach Concours recently and is a one-of-a-kind.

The car is painted in McLaren Orange with black trim as a tribute to the cars that Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme raced in the 60s and 70s. This concept version of the car shares the same carbon fiber MonoCell chassis as the 12C road car. This concept is based on the 12C GT3 race car, but is purely a concept designed to be the ultimate track car and doesn’t follow any racing regulations.

Power comes from a revised 3.8-liter twin turbo V8 engine with special calibration and an optimized cooling system. The optimized aerodynamic package includes a carbon fiber front splitter, carbon fiber drive planes, and a carbon fiber wing on the rear. The concept also has beefed up brakes to handle the insane speeds the 630 HP engine is capable of delivering. The car also has a special steering wheel and an integrated air conditioning system.

McLaren 12C Can-Am Edition racing concept is pure car porn is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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