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McLaren"s meteoric rise over the past six years is well documented. The launch of the MP4-12C heralded the arrival of McLaren Automotive, and while the superlative McLaren F1 and oddball Mercedes SLR sit above it on the company"s family tree, this was a new dawn. A whole range of cars, made in respectable numbers, to take on the class establishment.Things didn"t start superbly. Reaction to the MP4-12C renamed 12C partway through its life had a lukewarm tinge, with a bunch of people expecting the second coming of the F1 left unsated.But now that cars like the P1 and 675LT have properly established McLaren in the supercar arena, and guaranteed it"s here for a long time to come, those early cars are taking on something of a new life. Some are suggesting they"re collectors" items in waiting the rare, valuable McLaren #1" that will be an important part of sports car collections of the near future.So the fact they currently start at 100,000 means the word bargain" might not be so throwaway here. It also means first example of one of McLaren"s Super Series cars is comfortably cheaper than its Sports Series cars start at new (the 540C begins at 126,000). Is this the supercar for the canny?Pictures: Adam Shorrock
Date written: 10 Dec 2016
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ID: 6082
McLaren"s meteoric rise over the past six years is well documented. The launch of the MP4-12C heralded the arrival of McLaren Automotive, and while the superlative McLaren F1 and oddball Mercedes SLR sit above it on the company"s family tree, this was a new dawn. A whole range of cars, made in respectable numbers, to take on the class establishment.Things didn"t start superbly. Reaction to the MP4-12C renamed 12C partway through its life had a lukewarm tinge, with a bunch of people expecting the second coming of the F1 left unsated.But now that cars like the P1 and 675LT have properly established McLaren in the supercar arena, and guaranteed it"s here for a long time to come, those early cars are taking on something of a new life. Some are suggesting they"re collectors" items in waiting the rare, valuable McLaren #1" that will be an important part of sports car collections of the near future.So the fact they currently start at 100,000 means the word bargain" might not be so throwaway here. It also means first example of one of McLaren"s Super Series cars is comfortably cheaper than its Sports Series cars start at new (the 540C begins at 126,000). Is this the supercar for the canny?Pictures: Adam Shorrock
Date written: 10 Dec 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6082
