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Basic information

Brand name: McLaren; English name: McLaren；; Country: United Kingdom; Headquarters: Woking, UK; Brand type: European; Founded in 1963; Founder: Bruce McLaren.

brand profile

mclaren is a British manufacturer of luxury high-performance sports cars and supercars, and one of the world's leaders in luxury high-performance cars and automobile racing. Its business is divided into supercar manufacturing and racing business. Now we are talking about mclaren as an independent automobile company in 21.

in p>1989, mclaren automobile company, established under the name of McLaren Cars, began to focus on producing high-performance road sports cars based on their F1 technology. in the same year, mclaren automobile officially entered the field of civil vehicles, and then mclaren automobile company was mainly responsible for the development of mclaren F1. In 21, the English name of McLaren Automobile Company was changed from McLaren Cars to McLaren Automotive, and it became McLaren Automobile independently.

The company is also the largest subsidiary of McLaren. The McLaren brand adheres to the principle of total dedication, high quality and outstanding implementation, adheres to the core engineering concept, strives to upgrade lightweight technology, pursues excellent dynamic performance and energy efficiency performance, and strives to build lightweight supercars by hand. Its models are now sold in more than 1 retail stores in 4 markets around the world.

logo

brand logo. The original McLaren logo is actually the team logo of McLaren. The team logo was designed by Michael Turner, a friend of McLaren's artist, with the kiwi bird as the main body and the "McLaren" logo on the top, which also witnessed the initial glorious period of McLaren's team.

then in 1967, mclaren completely abandoned the logo of kiwi and replaced it with a geometric figure named "Speedy Kiwi", which made it look more dynamic and fast. In 198, the McLaren logo was adjusted again, from a simple geometric figure to a brand logo with a star-spangled banner symbolizing victory: the logo was designed by Raymond Loewy, an all-round designer, and the color on the far right was named "rocket red", which later became the color of the McLaren logo and the car body.

the logo of mclaren has been changing during this period. in 221, the brand logo of mclaren was revised again, and the classic "papaya orange" returned again, reminding people not to forget the brand roots of BruceMcLaren and mclaren.

Car information

The McLaren brand has four series, including GT series, supercar series, motorsport series and ultimate sports car series. From the release of the first road sports car McLaren F1 to now, many classic models such as McLaren P1, McLaren Speedtail, McLaren 6LTSpider, new McLaren GT and McLaren Senna GTR have been launched.

At present, only McLaren GT and McLaren Artura are on sale in mass production, which belong to McLaren GT series and supercar series. In 22, McLaren also released 765LT model, which is expected to be officially put on the market this year. It is worth mentioning that McLaren Artura is also the second hybrid sports car of McLaren brand after McLaren P1, which also means that McLaren brand is rapidly transforming to electrification.

1. Representative car series: GT

Guide price: 2,88,

As a large GT sports car owned by McLaren, the McLaren GT adopts a mid-engine layout and is equipped with a 4.L twin-turbocharged V8 engine with a maximum power of 62 HP and a peak torque of 63 Nm. In terms of transmission, it matches the 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. It is officially announced that the -1km/h acceleration time is 3.2s, and the top speed reaches 326 km/h..

2. Representative car series: Artura

Guide price: 2,38, yuan

Externally, the overall design style of McLaren family style is adopted, and the iconic "boomerang" headlights, butterfly doors and central double exhaust can easily make you recognize its identity. At the same time, it is equipped with a large number of carbon fiber materials and forged lightweight wheels, which greatly reduces the weight of the car body.

the interior is simple in design style, equipped with a large-size full LCD instrument and a central control panel, which integrates the McLaren infotainment system (MISⅡI), the McLaren track telemetry system (MTT) and the variable drift control system (VDC), and is also equipped with a Clubsport seat with lightweight and comfortable support.

In terms of power, McLaren Artura is equipped with a plug-in hybrid power system consisting of a 3.TV6 twin-turbo engine and motor. The comprehensive maximum power of this system is 5kW, and the comprehensive maximum torque is 72 N m. The transmission system is matched with an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox, with an acceleration time of 3. seconds at -1km/h, 8.3 seconds at -2 km/h.

mclaren models for sale

1. mclaren GT, 2,88,.

2.Artura, 2.38 million.