The Formula One drivers unveiled the supercar at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking
A gull-winged 200mph supercar dubbed 'an F1 car for the road' was launched yesterday by UK racing specialists McLaren.
The cars will be made in a new £40million factory designed by Sir Norman Foster and will create 300 jobs.
The £150,000 McLaren MP4-12C is Britain's answer to Italy's legendary Ferrari and is the long-held dream of boss Ron Dennis to produce an 'affordable' supercar with the greenest credentials.
Pulling off the dust-sheets to reveal the car were Formula One drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.
Pulling off the dust-sheets to reveal the car were Formula One drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. McLaren aims to make the £150,000 MP4-12C Britain's answer to Italy's legendary Ferrari
Using a one-piece carbon-fibre chassis McLaren plan to offer the car for around half the £300,000 price tag that would normally be expected of a car of this calibre.
A 32,000 square metre plant at Woking in Surrey will be completed in 12 months to produce the high-performance MP4-12C car and is a welcome boost to Britain's waning car manufacturing sector.
The car industry has suffered a collapse in sales since 2008 but McLaren is confident it can claim a share of the high-end sports car market.
McLaren expects to make up to 1,000 cars in 2011 with annual manufacturing of vehicles reaching around 4,000 by the middle of the decade.
A 32,000 square metre plant at Woking in Surrey will be completed in 12 months to produce the high-performance MP4-12C car and is a welcome boost to Britain's waning car manufacturing sector.
The car industry has suffered a collapse in sales since 2008 but McLaren is confident it can claim a share of the high-end sports car market.
McLaren expects to make up to 1,000 cars in 2011 with annual manufacturing of vehicles reaching around 4,000 by the middle of the decade.
The company plans to sell the 12C in 19 countries, with North America expected to account for around 30 to 40 per cent of the market
The company plans to sell the 12C through McLaren retailers in 19 countries, with North America expected to account for around 30 to 40 per cent of the market.
With aerodynamic styling designed to keep it on the ground at high speed, the new McLaren two-seater will accelerate from rest to 60mph in just 3.4 seconds.
With aerodynamic styling designed to keep it on the ground at high speed, the new McLaren two-seater will accelerate from rest to 60mph in just 3.4 seconds.
Hi-tech fabric in the bucket seats 'breathes' to help driver and passenger stay comfortable
It is powered by a massive 3.8 litre V8 twin turbo engine which develops 600 brake-horse-power of pulling power - equivalent to about six Ford Fiestas. Read more
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