Following its public world debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year, the first McLaren MP4-12C high-performance sports car has begun production at the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) in Woking, England.
McLaren Automotive plans to build up to 1,000 12Cs in 2011. Most will be manufactured in a bespoke new £40m McLaren Production Centre, which is due for completion in May on a site adjacent to the MTC. ‘Chassis 01’ is being built in the existing MTC production facility, where highly efficient production methods have been fine-tuned since the Foster and Partners-designed building opened in 2004.
The 12C was first presented to the public at the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2010, prior to a North American debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in August. Milestone events in the 2010 launch year for the 12C have been captured in a new short film, which can be viewed online at McLaren Automotive’s official You Tube channel: www.youtube.com/mclarenautomotivetv
Antony Sheriff, McLaren Automotive Managing Director said: “In five years, the MP4-12C has evolved from a concept we developed in our own Formula 1 simulator, to a groundbreaking high-performance sports car offering unique technologies and outstanding dynamic performance. It has been an intensive development programme, but now the fun really begins as our future owners look forward to taking delivery of their 12Cs.”
Mclaren Automotive’s MP4-12C enters UK production
2 Feb 2011
Following its public world debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year, the first McLaren MP4-12C high-performance sports car has begun production at the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) in Woking, England.
McLaren Automotive plans to build up to 1,000 12Cs in 2011. Most will be manufactured in a bespoke new £40m McLaren Production Centre, which is due for completion in May on a site adjacent to the MTC. ‘Chassis 01’ is being built in the existing MTC production facility, where highly efficient production methods have been fine-tuned since the Foster and Partners-designed building opened in 2004.
The 12C was first presented to the public at the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2010, prior to a North American debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in August. Milestone events in the 2010 launch year for the 12C have been captured in a new short film, which can be viewed online at McLaren Automotive’s official You Tube channel: www.youtube.com/mclarenautomotivetv
Antony Sheriff, McLaren Automotive Managing Director said: “In five years, the MP4-12C has evolved from a concept we developed in our own Formula 1 simulator, to a groundbreaking high-performance sports car offering unique technologies and outstanding dynamic performance. It has been an intensive development programme, but now the fun really begins as our future owners look forward to taking delivery of their 12Cs.”