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McLaren promotes new chief designer

Tue, Jan 6 2015
Though the racing team has been around for decades, McLaren Automotive as a modern carmaker is one of the youngest around, and continues to fine-tune its senior personnel. In the latest announcement, the Woking, UK-based outfit has named Robert Melville to the role of Chief Designer.

At just 37 years old, Melville has been with McLaren as a senior designer since 2009, lending his pen to the lines of the P1, 650S and the upcoming entry-level Sports Series that's confirmed to debut "in the second quarter of 2015," with an anticipated reveal expected at the New York Auto Show in April.

Though the title of Chief Designer would seem to suggest that Melville will be the top authority in McLaren's design department, he'll still be reporting to Frank Stephenson, whose role as Design Director remains unchanged.
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By Noah Joseph

See also: Top Gear teases Porsche 918 vs McLaren P1 vs LaFerrari showdown, McLaren Sports Series rumored to produce 'well over' 500 horsepower, McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari call for unfreezing F1 engines.

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