Famed Formula One race-car maker McLaren announced it will be building and selling its first-ever road car – the McLaren MP4-12C – via a new worldwide network, beginning in 2011. The automaker says the low-slung sports car will leverage the best of Formula 1-inspired engineering, with revolutionary chassis architecture and an "absolute focus" on fuel efficiency. Currently the company teams with Mercedes-Benz (its partner in F1 racing) to produce the SLR McLaren supercar.
Anticipated to be the first in a range of new models to come from the Woking, England-based company, the two-seat McLaren MP4-12C will feature scissor-opening doors and be built on a strong and lightweight one-piece carbon fiber mono-cell structure. A mid-mounted 3.8-liter V8 engine promises a whopping 600 horsepower. With an output of just 1,000 units a year planned, the car is expected to be priced somewhere in the $200,000 range.
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