McLaren Taking Out More Mass
Supercar builder uses everything from composites to titanium to lighten vehicles.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
“Ultimate Analog Supercar” Takes Shape
Gordon Murray’s upcoming T.50 gets V-12 power and a super-lightweight design
2003 Ferrari Enzo Nets Online Auction Record of $2.6 Million
Extravagant impulse buying with the click of a mouse
Design Your Own Supercar: Kids Edition
Contest winners get to ride along with celebrity driver the Stig and lots of other cool prizes
Coronavirus Auto Industry Roundup for May 15
Carmakers juggle production, search for funding
Racing Legend Stirling Moss Dies at 90
Many called him the greatest driver to never win an F1 championship. Others dropped the last part.
Doug DeMuro Talks About His Car Reviews
When you have literally millions of subscribers on your YouTube channel, you must be doing something right
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
McLaren Eyes Synthetic Fuels
Can the carbon-neutral technology eventually become a viable alternative to electric vehicles?
Mike Bell Departs Rivian as CTO
Long-time Apple tech guru Mike Bell leaves EV startup after 9 months
GMC Hummer EV Gets “Eye-Popping” Performance
Output to top 1,000 hp… and 11,500 lb-ft of torque
McLaren to Hybridize Entire Lineup by 2023
McLaren plans to offer hybrid variants of all its vehicles by 2023, including a supercar that can race from zero to 60 mph in 2.3 seconds.
McLaren Reveals Lightweight Elva Roadster
McLaren Automotive Ltd.’s upcoming open-cockpit Elva hypercar features an innovative air management system, lightweight design and a high-powered V-8 engine.
Gembella Plans 800-hp Hypercar
German tuner Gembella GmbH, which specializes in ultra-high-performance McLaren and Porsche variants, hopes to find investors to help it develop its own hypercar.
McLaren Hybrid Tests on the Space Shuttle Runway
Yes, if you’re going to test a car that goes 250 mph, odds are you want something straight and smooth to run it on
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Carmakers Back Trump on California Emissions Stance
Major carmakers—including Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, General Motors, Hyundai/Kia, Nissan and Toyota—are backing the Trump administration’s position that California is barred by federal law from setting its own fuel economy standards and zero-emission vehicle sales quotas.
McLaren Moving N. American HQ to Dallas
McLaren Automotive Ltd. is moving its North American headquarters from New York City to a much larger and more practical facility outside Dallas, early next year.
1994 McLaren Auctioned for Nearly $20 Million
An unidentified buyer paid $19.8 million for a 1994 McLaren F1 supercar at a RM Sotheby auction during last weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California.
McLaren Confirms New Speedster
McLaren Automotive Ltd. says it will launch a two-seat open-cockpit speedster late next year.
Report: New McLaren Speedster in the Works
McLaren Automotive Ltd. is developing a two-seat open-cockpit speedster, sources tell Autocar.
McLaren MSO to the Max at Pebble
The McLaren GT by MSO is an exquisite execution of color and materials.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
McLaren and the Fine Print
Some of the stats about the McLaren GT are rather gobsmacking.
VW EV Sets Goodwood Hill Climb Record
Volkswagen AG’s ID.R electric race car set a track record last weekend at England’s Goodwood Festival of Speed’s hill climb, taking just 39.9 seconds to cover the 1.2-mile course.
See What McLaren Automotive Has Developed
There are two extraordinary capabilities of McLaren Automotive: its ability to design and its mastery of lightweight material utilization.
Gordon Murray Teases McLaren F1 Successor
Legendary Formula One designer and lightweighting specialist Gordon Murray plans to launch the T.50 hypercar, a follow-up to his iconic McLaren F1, in 2022.
F1 Racing Legend Niki Lauda Dies at Age 70
Niki Lauda, who won Formula One racing championships in 1975, 1977 and 1984, died in his sleep on Monday at age 70.
How Long Is the Monaco Circuit?
For motorsports enthusiasts, this weekend is an extraordinary one, with the Indianapolis 500, the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 and the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix all occurring on the 26th.
