Tests and Features

Monaco— Three years after the launch of the McLaren Artura hybrid supercar, the Woking-based manufacturer is introducing a Spider variant with a power-folding hardtop that opens or closes in just 11 seconds, even when driving at speeds up to 50 km/h. Engineers have made a series of modifications to the …

Unlike many other McLarens, the all-new Artura is not named using a series of digits and letters. A combination of the words “Art” and “Futura,” it slots between the GT and 720S as a wonderful new supercar with hybrid technology. With 720S production ending as we speak (and the company …

There are cars that strike a deep chord. In my case, it’s generally about the drive, more than the styling, outright performance or technology. Driving a car is what’s most empowering in this world, unless you fly planes or save lives for a living. Driving is nearly everything to me.

During an impromptu discussion at the last Montreal Boat Show, the folks at BRP mentioned to us that their all-new 300-horsepower, Sea-Doo RXP-X watercraft was faster off the line than many sports cars. What could be more interesting than a good discussion between performance enthusiasts? “Challenge accepted,” we said at …

What is a McLaren? For some, absolutely nothing. For others, it’s a company that very successfully competed in F1 for decades. For others still, McLaren is the creator of some the most sought-after, desirable and rare supercars the world has even seen, such as the monstrously cool F1 road car.

It was a day of exceptional premiers at the St-Eustache Autodrome. On that track, no one had ever driven these two versions of the McLaren MP4-12C, a superb carbon-fibre sports car that took off in hot pursuit of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and other brands nearly two years ago. Before …