New McLaren F1 starts testing program

Autocar UK reported that the successor to the legendary McLaren F1 has started its testing phase in Spain last month before moving to German for more development. Hot climate test also was mentioned to be conducted in Bahrain. This is in preparation of its 2014 launch.

The hyper-car is set to eclipse all supercars currently and will be on-sale including the Veyron and upcoming Ferrari Enzo replacement and Porsche 918 Spyder. The Mega-Mac is rumored to be  powered by 5.0l V8 producing 799hp. The powertrain is developed with Ricardo Consulting Engineers (RCE) and sets to channel its drive via Graziano dual-clutch gearbox to the rear wheel. The power and drive configuration, together with lightweight carbon fibre monocell that offers minimum luxury will enable the Mega-Mac to spring to standtill to 60 mph in mere 2.8 seconds, and 20.0 second to 200mph.



McLaren insider describe the Mega-Mac as an 'angrier, bigger and more functional looking' compared to MP4-12C. The new hyper car is expected to cost close to GBP 1million with a run of 500 cars.

Data sourced from Autocar