The McLaren MP4-12C is a sports vehicle designed and manufactured through McLaren Automotive. The car's final design was introduced on 8 September 2009, and it is collection to be launched with 2011.
The MP4-12C will feature any carbon fibre composite framework, and will be powered by a mid-mounted McLaren M838T three.8-litre V8 twin-turbo engine developing approximately 592 bhp (441 kW; 600 PS) and around 443 lb·ft (601 N·m) connected with torque. The car is likely to make use of Formula 1-sourced technologies like "brake steer ", the location where the inside rear wheel will be braked during fast cornering to reduce understeer. Power will end up being transmitted to the tires through a 7-speed Seamless Shift dual-clutch gearbox built with "Pre-Cog", which allows the driver to pre-select the future gear by half-pulling the paddle gear lever behind the steering controls, which allows the sign to execute faster gear changes.
The MP4-12C will be distributed at a price associated with £168,500 in the United Kingdom., and $229,thousand for the US market.
The MP4-12C is the 1st production car wholly developed and built by McLaren since the McLaren F1, which for years held the record for that fastest production car in the world.