Back in December 2017, McLaren whipped the wraps off its new Senna two-seater, billing it as “the ultimate McLaren track-concentrated car for the road”. Now, the Woking-based brand has released key technical information, including performance figures, for the already-sold-out model.
Set to make its official public debut at the Geneva International Motor Show in March, the new McLaren Senna will sprint from zero to 100 km/h in a claimed 2,8 seconds. The British automaker furthermore claims that its Senna will reach 200 km/h in just 6,8 seconds, before topping out at 340 km/h. And the standing quarter-mile? A mere 9,9 seconds…
We already knew that McLaren’s mid-mounted 4,0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 (codenamed M840TR) would deliver 588 kW and 800 N.m to the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, but now the brand has revealed that some 700 N.m will be on tap from 3 000 r/min, with the full peak torque figure available between 5 500-6 700 r/min. Peak power, meanwhile, will announce itself at 7 250 r/min.
McLaren says the new Senna’s body design, rear wing and active aero generating a total of 800 kg of downforce at 250 km/h.
Interestingly, the driver’s seat moves on rails while the foot pedals are fixed, and the door release mechanisms and window switches have been sited in the centre of the vehicle in a roof-mounted panel. The three-spoke steering wheel is devoid of buttons and sits ahead of extended gear-shift paddles fashioned from satin-finish carbon-fibre.
The price for one of the 500 examples set to be built? Some £750 000 (that translates to about R12,5-million, by our maths). Although, as we’ve pointed out, each one has already been sold…