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Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Can-Am season, and McLaren is celebrating with a limited-run 650S modeled after the championship-winning car it fielded in the series. Built by McLaren Special Operations, the British automaker's bespoke division, the 650S Can-Am pays hommage to the series and the car …

McLaren was a serious contender in the Can-Am series for a long time. When the very first race was held in 1966, the manufacturer was on the starting grid. The next year, McLaren dominated; of the 6 races, they won 5! After that, Bruce McLaren's team kept on winning, securing …

From time to time, we like to showcase some unique vehicles modified by MSO (McLaren Special Operations), which customizes cars from the English manufacturer to satisfy their client's desires. When the division was initially launched (at roughly the same time as the MP4-12C sports car) McLaren expected that around 10% …

The bespoke division of McLaren Automotive is returning to the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance later this month to showcase a pair of one-off 570S Coupes . McLaren Special Operations (MSO) will bring two custom 570S Coupes across the pond to Pebble Beach, showcasing "some of the individualization options" that …

McLaren claims the all-new 675LT is the lightest, most powerful, fastest, and most track-focused yet in its Super Series of road missiles. The 675LT—with 'LT' standing for longtail, a term not used since the McLaren F1 GTR—weighs about 220 lbs. less than its Super Series sibling, the 650S, thanks to …

In 2011, McLaren unveiled the MP4-12C, a mid-engine supercar created to go up against Ferrari’s 458. It was then slowly modernized, eventually becoming the 650S in 2014. This year, an updated, track-focused derivative was announced. Dubbed the 675LT, its 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 generates 675 horsepower; as for the LT moniker, …

McLaren's MSO branch modifies vehicles according to their wealthiest clients' (sometimes unique) wishes for a very simple reason: for these people, having a car that is even remotely similar to someone else’s is simply preposterous. For them, there is nothing worse than pulling up to a restaurant in their red …

A few months ago, McLaren unveiled their new entry-level vehicles. Set to offer the same level of engineering found in the blisteringly fast P1 and the gorgeous 650S, but in a more affordable package, the Sport Series duo were introduced as competitors to the Porsche 911 Turbo. However, pricing had …

Most of you know who Mr. Bean is; the English buffoon is known for his antics over the last 3 decades. However, I’m sure many of you didn’t know that the actor who portrays Bean, Rowan Atkinson, is a true car aficionado; not only has he raced for a few …

20 years ago, McLaren entered five F1 GTRs in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. We expected the car to finish well, but we did not know how good they actually were: finishing 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 13th, the cars cemented the F1’s racing pedigree. To commemorate this …