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Musings on the Past

Here are the convoluted origins of McLaren’s signature design

With Europe tightening the thumbscrews on emissions, McLaren has taken the hybrid-pill with its first series-production hybrid, the McLaren Artura. And no, it isn’t a 720S stuffed with a big battery. The Artura features a smaller 430kW 3-litre twin-turbo V6 with a 70kW electric motor. Other all-new technical bits include its twin-clutch, differential, and carbon-fibre […]

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Musings on the Motoring World

The McLaren Speedtail isn’t quite the F1’s spiritual successor

Ever since McLaren stepped back into the game of making road-going cars in 2010 it never could avoid being in the shadow of the colossal achievement that was the F1. Though through the eight intervening years, McLaren Automotive had charted a clear and definitive course away from the F1’s legacy, there has always been a […]

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Musings on the Motoring World

Supercar maintenance is fascinating

Now there is a general rule when it comes to writing articles pertaining to supercars that one should usually leave out the nitty-gritty details of maintenance. After all, why waste your breath trying to get all worked up on the inner workings of a car whose customer base would willfully ignore and shove some money […]

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Musings on the Motoring World

Live like a Legend, but Don’t get a Car Named After You

Nothing gets the internet more heated up than the arrival of a new – *ahem – hypercar. What’s more, if it is from that purveyor of excellence, McLaren. Possibly spurred by the P1’s failure to become the big cajones at the Nürburgring, the Woking-based manufacturer is back with what they tout as the ultimate track-ready […]