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The Sun
26-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
Rare McLaren with exposed cockpit, carbon-fibre bucket seats & 600 miles on clock could be yours for eye-watering price
A STUNNING 2021 McLaren Elva could be yours at auction for £755,000. This particular model is the 45th of just 149 built, making it an ultra-rare opportunity to own a piece of British automotive history. 6 First sold in June 2021, this Elva returned to the original dealer in 2022 and has since clocked just 681 miles. Images show carbon-fibre bodywork sitting atop super-lightweight forged alloy wheels in gloss black diamond cut. The ultra-rare motor features an exposed cockpit, carbon-fibre bucket seats clad in black and white leather, red piping, and red stitching and complete with Elva-embroidered headrests. Interior surfaces feature pure white paintwork alongside carbon-fibre trim across the sills, dash, and floors. Body-colour detailing extends to the upper dash, doors, centre console and rear bulkhead. Riding on 19-inch front and 20-inch rear Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres, braking is handled by 390mm carbon-ceramic rotors paired with forged monobloc calipers – six-piston at the front and four-piston at the rear – with stopping assistance from the active rear spoiler. Additional highlights include a deployable rollover system, front suspension lift, a McLaren sound system, touchscreen infotainment, air conditioning, parking sensors, and a rear view camera. The steering wheel, finished in black leather with a white 12 o'clock marker, frames a digital instrument display showing just 681 miles. It features a carbon-fibre MonoCell II monocoque chassis wrapped in aerodynamic carbon-fibre body panels and low-profile dihedral doors. It has a ferocious 4.0-litre DOHC V8 engine with twin-scroll turbochargers and dry-sump lubrication, paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. The motor produces a staggering 804 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque which propel the powerful car from 0-60mph in under 3 seconds. Designed for both speed and agility, the vehicle boasts McLaren's ProActive Chassis Control II, electro-hydraulic steering, and an Active Air Management System that channels airflow over the cockpit in lieu of a traditional windscreen. Inside rare SLR McLaren Stirling Moss that's been driven less than 100 miles in 13 years and is set to sell for $4.3m Now offered in Bellevue, Washington, this McLaren Elva includes a manufacturer's certificate of origin, clean Carfax report, and original window sticker. The auction presents a rare chance to own a breathtakingly exclusive machine from McLaren's Ultimate Series. The car is on the auction block with Bring A Trailer with a description reading: 'The 4.0-litre M840TR V8 is a variant of the powerplant introduced in the 720S and features a flat-plane crankshaft, dry-sump lubrication, and dual twin-scroll turbochargers. 6 6 'Output was factory rated at 804 horsepower at 7,500 rpm and 590 lb-ft of torque at 5,500 rpm, which is sent to the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch SSG transmission. 'The double-wishbone suspension incorporates active dampening and roll control via the ProActive Chassis Control II System, which offers comfort, sport, and track modes. 'Variable Drift Control, Brake Steer, launch control, and variable-rate electro-hydraulic steering are also standard on the Elva model. 'A plaque affixed to the door jamb lists the car as number 45 of 149. 'The window sticker lists delivery to McLaren Seattle as well as optional equipment and a total suggested retail price of $1,759,874. 'This car does not have a title as it has never been titled or registered. "It is being offered with its Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin, and the selling dealer will assist the buyer with registration and titling.' 6 6
Gulf News
01-05-2025
- Automotive
- Gulf News
McLaren hosts Middle East's largest supercar gathering in UAE
Dubai: McLaren Automotive held its largest community drive event in the Middle East, with 65 supercars gathering in the United Arab Emirates for a group drive to Jebel Jais and a gala reception in Dubai. The event brought together over 100 McLaren customers and guests from the UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon, and India. Participants assembled at the Arabian Ranches Golf Club in Dubai, where various McLaren models were showcased, including the 12C, 675LT, 765LT, 750S, Artura, and the P1. The lineup reflected the brand's evolution since its entry into road car production. The convoy proceeded to Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah, the highest peak in the UAE and a known destination for driving enthusiasts due to its winding mountain roads. Following the drive, attendees returned to Dubai for an evening reception at Bluewaters Forum by Delano. Motorsports heritage Robert Holtshausen, Market Director for McLaren Middle East, India, and Africa, said the event was intended to celebrate the company's legacy and strengthen its community of owners in the region. 'Owning a McLaren isn't just about owning an iconic British supercar,' Holtshausen said. 'It's about being part of a rich heritage of motorsports achievement and automotive engineering excellence stretching back for more than half a century. This is why it's extremely important to us to host our McLaren community at fantastic events like this, to celebrate this heritage in an experience of luxury, performance and prestige befitting of the McLaren pedigree.'
Scottish Sun
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- Scottish Sun
Boss of iconic British supercar maker steps down after merger with luxury EV brand as it eyes making cheaper motors
The long-expected merger was made official a few weeks ago CEO GONE Boss of iconic British supercar maker steps down after merger with luxury EV brand as it eyes making cheaper motors Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MAJOR shakeup has hit a British supercar manufacturer as it's CEO has stepped down just weeks after the company confirmed its full-scale merger with an EV start-up. Michael Leiters, who took the helm of the iconic McLaren Automotive three years ago, has exited with immediate effect. 4 Michael Leiters, CEO of McLaren, is stepping down Credit: Getty 4 Leiters first arrived at the company's headquarters of Woking three years ago Credit: Getty 4 McLaren announced it would be merging with EV brand Forseven on April 3 Credit: Forseven Leiters will be succeeded by Nick Collins, former CEO of Forseven, who will now lead the newly formed McLaren Group Holdings. McLaren said Leiters' "contribution and leadership were crucial to the company's transition, including important phases like the recapitalisation and change of ownership". Leiters said: "I am honoured to have led McLaren Automotive over the past three years. "I am thankful having worked alongside such a dedicated and talented team. "I'm proud of what we've achieved together and confident that the business is on a strong path for success. "I wish all involved the very best in the future.' Leiters steered the luxury car manufacturer through a critical financial revamp and change in ownership. McLaren was snapped up in December by Abu Dhabi's investment group CYVN Holdings, which also owns Forseven - an all-electric car company. The long-expected merger was made official on April 3. During his time at McLaren, Leiters, a former Ferrari CTO who has also worked at Porsche, oversaw key launches like the hybrid Artura, the 750S supercar and the reveal of the wild W1 hypercar. British sports car brand to release new flagship model in just weeks - and it'll follow a legendary motor from the 1990s McLaren Automotive, which is a separate entity from their famous F1 team, was founded in 2010, with its headquarters based in Woking. Under McLaren and Forseven's full-scale merger, all future cars will continue to wear the McLaren badge, with the Forseven one disappearing. The supercar manufacturer was previously owned by Bahrain's Mumtalakat Holding Company. It comes after an iconic sports car that was discontinued earlier this year "will be back without a doubt", the firm's boss has revealed. Nissan released a heartfelt message for customers and fans of the iconic GT-R announcing its demise in February. The GT-R R35, affectionately known as Godzilla, was first unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007 before being updated many times, most recently in 2023. Nissan's USA chief product planner, Ponz Pandikuthira, recently told Motor1: "Those big horsepower cars are simply not going to meet emissions standards. "So it's a matter of where the tech catches up with us. Battery tech, motor tech, and it may take us a few years, but GT-R will be back, without a doubt." 4 A McLaren 720S is seen on a production line as Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge tours the factory floor in Woking in 2017 Credit: AFP
The Sun
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
Boss of iconic British supercar maker steps down after merger with luxury EV brand as it eyes making cheaper motors
A MAJOR shakeup has hit a British supercar manufacturer as it's CEO has stepped down just weeks after the company confirmed its full-scale merger with an EV start-up. Michael Leiters, who took the helm of the iconic McLaren Automotive three years ago, has exited with immediate effect. 4 4 Leiters will be succeeded by Nick Collins, former CEO of Forseven, who will now lead the newly formed McLaren Group Holdings. McLaren said Leiters' "contribution and leadership were crucial to the company's transition, including important phases like the recapitalisation and change of ownership". Leiters said: "I am honoured to have led McLaren Automotive over the past three years. "I am thankful having worked alongside such a dedicated and talented team. "I'm proud of what we've achieved together and confident that the business is on a strong path for success. "I wish all involved the very best in the future.' Leiters steered the luxury car manufacturer through a critical financial revamp and change in ownership. McLaren was snapped up in December by Abu Dhabi 's investment group CYVN Holdings, which also owns Forseven - an all-electric car company. The long-expected merger was made official on April 3. During his time at McLaren, Leiters, a former Ferrari CTO who has also worked at Porsche, oversaw key launches like the hybrid Artura, the 750S supercar and the reveal of the wild W1 hypercar. McLaren Automotive, which is a separate entity from their famous F1 team, was founded in 2010, with its headquarters based in Woking. Under McLaren and Forseven's full-scale merger, all future cars will continue to wear the McLaren badge, with the Forseven one disappearing. The supercar manufacturer was previously owned by Bahrain's Mumtalakat Holding Company. It comes after an iconic sports car that was discontinued earlier this year "will be back without a doubt", the firm's boss has revealed. Nissan released a heartfelt message for customers and fans of the iconic GT-R announcing its demise in February. The GT-R R35, affectionately known as Godzilla, was first unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007 before being updated many times, most recently in 2023. Nissan's USA chief product planner, Ponz Pandikuthira, recently told Motor1: "Those big horsepower cars are simply not going to meet emissions standards. "So it's a matter of where the tech catches up with us. Battery tech, motor tech, and it may take us a few years, but GT-R will be back, without a doubt." 4 McLaren's history McLaren was founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren as a racing team. The team entered Formula 1 in 1966 and became one of the sport's most successful names. McLaren won its first F1 World Championship in 1974 with driver Emerson Fittipaldi. It dominated F1 in the 1980s and 1990s with stars like Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. In 1992, McLaren launched its first road car, the McLaren F1, a record-breaking supercar. After years partnering with Mercedes, McLaren began building its own engines and cars. McLaren Automotive was officially launched as a separate road car company in 2010. Its first modern supercar, the MP4-12C, debuted in 2011. In 2022, McLaren launched the Artura, its first series-production hybrid. In 2025, it merged with EV start-up Forseven as part of a shift toward electric vehicles.
Nylon
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Nylon
Bowers & Wilkins unveils all-new Px7 S3 headphones and Pi8 McLaren Edition wireless earbuds
Renowned British audio brand Bowers & Wilkins has launched two new audio products featuring the new Px7 S3, dubbed the most advanced and capable wireless headphones the brand has made, and the exclusive McLaren Edition of the Pi8 wireless earbuds. Image courtesy of Bowers & Wilkins. Carefully engineered for comfortable, extended listening, the all-new design of the Px7 S3 ($699) features a new headband and a redesigned arm mechanism to ensure the headphones fit even closer to your head, giving your ears the ultimate comfort with luxurious ear pads made using improved memory foam. Promising better advances in acoustic performance, it is built with redesigned drive units to deliver lower coloration and distortion, improved resolution and superior dynamics; at a carefully angled distance to enable better imaging and stereo spaciousness from every point of the driver. Image courtesy of Bowers & Wilkins. This headphones marks the first time a Bowers & Wilkins over-ear offer high-resolution drive units powered by a dedicated, discrete headphone amplifier, which provides notably more scale and energy to the sound produced. Building on this, the Px7 S3 also includes both aptX Adaptive wireless technology and aptX Lossless to automatically optimise wireless music transmission from compatible phones, tablets and computers for best possible sound quality. Image courtesy of Bowers & Wilkins. This is in addition to its active noise cancelling technology which features eight high-performance microphones to help enhance sound even in the noisiest environments. When you're making calls, unwanted noise around you can be effectively suppressed by the latest generation of voice processing technology — the ADI Pure Voice — to ensure you have outstanding call clarity wherever you are. Offering 30 hours of battery life with full noise cancellation on, the Px7 S3 allows for you to enjoy your music all day long, and if you need a 15-minute quick recharge, you'll still be able to get up to seven hours of additional listening time. Image courtesy of Bowers & Wilkins. Since extending its relationship with McLaren Automotive to becoming the Official Audio Partner of McLaren, Bowers & Wilkins are now pushing the partnership further with the Pi8 McLaren Edition wireless earbuds ($849). Developed in collaboration with McLaren Automotive and the McLaren Formula 1 Team, this new earbuds build on the success of the award-winning Pi8, and integrates the famous McLaren Papaya orange together with Galvanic Grey for its design. Image courtesy of Bowers & Wilkins. Image courtesy of Bowers & Wilkins. Image courtesy of Bowers & Wilkins. It also offers the high-performance sound quality that is synonymous with Bowers & Wilkins, combining reference-standard hi-res audio performance, premium materials, exceptional comfort and fit, as well as enhanced connectivity and features that include Wireless Audio Retransmission, with a design that connects McLaren fans to the visual identity of the automotive brand.
