British sports car maker McLaren builds its 10,000th car – a 570S finished in Ceramic Grey paintwork from its Special Operations division (MSO), rolled out of the Production Centre in Woking, England. The 570S packs a 3.8 litre V8 twin turbo petrol engine, producing 562 hp and 600 Nm of torque. The car sprints from 0 – 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, and maxes out at 328 km/h.
Commenting on the moment that the car left the Production Centre, McLaren Automotive Chief Executive Officer, Mike Flewitt, said: “The production of the 10,000th McLaren is a significant milestone in the short history of the company. The fact that it took us 42 months to build our 5,000th car and just 22 months to build the next 5,000 speaks volumes about the pace of development of the company. Much of that development is thanks to the introduction of the Sports Series family of cars and it’s therefore fitting that the 10,000th car is a McLaren 570S.”
Like the McLaren Technology Centre, the McLaren Production Centre was designed by Foster + Partners and took 14 months to build, from breaking ground until the 18 July 2011 when the first car, a McLaren 12C, was approved for shipping. Since then, the McLaren Production Centre has been the only location where McLaren cars have been built, from the initial 12C and 12C Spider, through to the 650S and 675LT in the Super Series, as well as each of the 375 highly-bespoke McLaren P1TM cars. Today, the McLaren Production Centre employs around 750 people out of a total of approximately 1,750 employed by McLaren Automotive.
The 10,000th car will be retained by the company in its Heritage Collection.
McLaren currently has 570S, 570GT and 540C in “Sports Series”, 675LT, 675LT Spider, 650S, 650S Spider and 650S CAN-AM-SPIDER limited edition under “Super Series”, P1 and P1 GTR under “Ultimate Series”. There’s a pre owned section as well. McLaren has no presence in India. The nearest dealership is probably Singapore or Middle East.
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