McLaren Automotive formerly known as McLaren Cars is a British luxury automotive manufacturer based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England. The main products of the company are sports cars. McLaren Cars had been founded in 1985.. Before the founding of McLaren Automotive in 2010. The new company was originally separate from the existing McLaren companies to enable investment in the new venture, but was brought together in July 2017 after Ron Dennis sold his shares in McLaren Automotive and McLaren Group.
The McLaren Artura is a hybrid electric sports car designed and manufactured by the British car manufacturer McLaren Automotive since 2022. It is the third hybrid by the company. The Artura uses an all-new 2,993 cc twin-turbocharged V6 engine paired with an electric motor to produce a combined output of 500 kW at 7,500 rpm and 720 N⋅m of torque at 2,250 rpm. The Artura can accelerate to 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds, can achieve a maximum speed of 330 km/h. The Artura has a range of 30.6 km on electric-only mode.
The McLaren Elva is a limited-production mid-engine sports car manufactured by McLaren Automotive. The car is the fifth in the McLaren Ultimate Series. The name Elva is derived from elle va, which means "she goes" in French. The car is named after the lightweight early open top race cars developed by Bruce McLaren. The vehicle went on sale for base price of $1,690,000 (USD). The Elva can accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than three seconds and to 200 km/h in 6.7 seconds.
The McLaren MP4-12C, later rebranded as the McLaren 12C, is a sports car produced by the British carmaker McLaren Automotive. McLaren started developing the 12C in 2005. It has a carbon fibre composite chassis and a turbocharged V8 engine. It produces a power output of 453 kilowatts at 7,500 revolutions per minute and a torque output of 601 newton metres at 3,000 rpm, sufficient to give the car a 0–97 km/h acceleration time of 3.1 seconds and a maximum speed of 333 km/h.
The McLaren 570S is a sports car designed and manufactured by the British car manufacturer McLaren Automotive, produced from 2015 until 2021. It was unveiled at the 2015 New York International Auto Show. The car is powered by a new iteration of the 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine. It delivers 562 hp and 443 lb⋅ft of torque through a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. The car can accelerate from 0–62 mph in 3.2 seconds and can achieve a top speed of 204 mph. It has a maximum weight of 3,201 lb.
The McLaren 650S is a British sports car designed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer McLaren Automotive. It was announced in February 2014 as a new model, but based on the existing MP4-12C with 25% new parts. The 650S is powered by the same 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged McLaren M838T V8 engine, but is now rated at 650 PS and 500 lb⋅ft of torque. Power is transmitted to the wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch Seamless-Shift gearbox provided by Graziano Trasmissioni.
The McLaren 720S is a sports car designed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer McLaren Automotive. It is the second all-new car in the McLaren Super Series, replacing the 650S beginning in May 2017. The 720S features McLaren's new M840T engine which is an evolution of the M838T used in the 650S. It is a 3,994 cc twin-turbocharged V8 engine. The engine has a rated power output of 720 PS at 7,500 rpm, giving the car its name; the maximum torque is 568 lb⋅ft at 5,500 rpm.
The McLaren F1 is a sports car designed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer McLaren Cars and powered by the BMW S70/2 V12 engine, of which a limited number was produced. The car features numerous proprietary designs and technologies; it is lighter and has a more streamlined structure than many modern sports cars. It has an aluminium alloy block and heads, with bore x stroke of 86 mm × 87 mm (3.39 in × 3.43 in) DOHC. The engine's rev limiter is set at 7,500 rpm.
The McLaren F1 GTR is the racing variant of the McLaren F1 sports car first produced in 1995 for grand touring style racing. It was powered by the naturally aspirated BMW S70/2 V12 engine. It is most famous for its overall victory at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans. The interior was stripped of all luxuries and given a full racing cage. It has a full speed of 243 mph (391 km/h) measured by McLaren with the rev-limiter raised to 8,300 rpm. The F1 GTR raced internationally until 2005 when the final race chassis was retired.