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McLaren uses 720S prototype to test three-seat layout of BP23

McLaren is continuing development of the BP23 hypercar and today released new images highlighting its work on the three-seat interior. The company is testing the layout on a mule based on the 720S, as McLaren refines the interior configuration. McLaren says it is also considering digital mirror technology for the cabin. As expected, the company confirmed the BP23 will be the fastest McLaren ever. A spokesperson wouldn't provide specifics but said the claim will not be based on lap times. Information about the BP23 has been filtering out this year. BP23 is a codename, with 2 meaning it's McLaren Special Operations' second "bespoke project" and 3 meaning that it will seat three. The hypercar will have a hybrid powertrain, and it is the successor to the legendary F1. McLaren will build 106 BP23s (or whatever its final name ends up being), though it has received demand for three times that many. That's also the number of F1s that were built from 1992 to 1998. We expect BP23 production to start in 2019, and the car will cost around $2.5 million. Related Video: This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. Featured Gallery McLaren BP23 Image Credit: McLaren Green McLaren Coupe Future Vehicles Hybrid Luxury Performance mclaren 720s mclaren bp23

This unique McLaren 12C is valued at nearly $1.6 million

Want a new McLaren? Be prepared to shell out six figures. You can save a bundle if you're willing to go with a second-hand 12C, which you can pick up now for around $200k – about what you'd spend on a new 570S. Yet this particular MP4-12C is estimated to be worth upwards of a million. So what gives? As you may have guessed, this is no ordinary McLaren 12C. It's one of just ten examples of the special edition High Sport introduced back in 2012. McLaren Special Operations equipped the HS with aerodynamic enhancements derived from the GT3 racer, and an engine upgraded by around 80 horsepower to roughly match that of the ultimate 675LT that came much later. This particular example was ordered up by Ron Dennis himself with a special livery that mirrors (quite literally) the Vodafone livery which the F1 team was running at the time, with silver fading to black and neon red accents inside, out, and even on the wheels. Throw in the Stealth package, sport exhaust, carbon-ceramic brakes, and other goodies, and this example stands out from the other 3,500 or so 12Cs McLaren made over three years of production before the 650S replaced it. Outlandish as the livery may seem, this car won top awards at shows across Florida where it's current registered. Now consigned to Mecum Auctions to sell at its upcoming event next month, in Kissimmee, FL, it's expected to sell for between $1.3 and $1.6 million. That's more than you would have had to pay for a P1 if you had gotten your order in on time, but could prove the sounder investment as a collector's item. Related Video: Featured Gallery 2012 McLaren MP4-12C High Sport: Mecum Kissimmee 2016 View 32 Photos News Source: Mecum McLaren Auctions Coupe Supercars mclaren mp4-12c livery mclaren special operations mso mclaren 12c vodafone

McLaren vows to learn from their Indy blunders and return stronger

McLaren boss Zak Brown shouldered the blame on Thursday for the team's failure to qualify Fernando Alonso for this weekend's Indianapolis 500 and said he would do things very differently next time. Speaking to reporters at the Monaco Grand Prix, the American was confident there would be a return to The Brickyard but the post-mortem into what went wrong this year was still being carried out. Brown said the reasons why McLaren felt they should be at Indianapolis had not changed and highs and lows were part of the sport. "I think you have to dust yourself off, learn by your mistakes and come back fighting. So that's what we intend to do," he said. "To not do something is easy but that's not what winners do. "There's very good reasons why McLaren should be in Indianapolis, it's a big market and partners want to be there. Our motor business is strong there." Spaniard Alonso, a double Formula One champion and Le Mans 24 Hours winner who is chasing the so-called 'Triple Crown of Motorsport', failed in regular qualifying and then finished fourth in a shootout for the last three grid positions. A list of errors made by the team emerged subsequently, from having to scrounge a steering wheel at short notice to missing vital track time because the spare car was the wrong shade of orange and was elsewhere being resprayed. Mechanics even confused inches with centimeters. Brown said there had been "a lot of mistakes that snowballed". Bob Fernley, the man in charge of the McLaren Indy program, left immediately after the failure but Brown said that "ultimately it was a people issue, starting with myself, of not having all the bases covered and we just were unprepared. "I got a variety of my decisions wrong. I think it would be unfair to blame Bob for us not qualifying. I put that on me because I put the team together." He said he had not wanted to cover anything up but some context was needed. "It's not like we showed up to the test and went 'someone forgot the steering wheel'," he said. "We were going to do our own steering wheel and we didn't get it done in time. And you need a steering wheel. "At Cosworth you can buy them off the shelf, they didn't have any on the shelf. And so I had to pull some favors and (partners) Carlin helped to get us a steering wheel." After qualifying was over, there was talk about possibly buying Alonso a place with another team but that was not felt to be the right thing to do.