McLaren MP4-12C Can-Am edition

Basically the 'McLaren MP4-12C Can-Am edition' is a one-off concept race car from McLaren them-selves had its debut at last weekends Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach in California, USA.



This is the most extreme version yet of the McLaren MP4-12C. The car is based on the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 race car but, free from any race regulations so therefore you will not see this car in any series around the world, the 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 develops 630 bhp, 30 more than the road car. The car weight is only 1200 kg, 270 less than the road car. McLaren claims the car also produces 30% more downforce than the GT3 racer.





The 12C Can-Am Edition wears the McLaren Orange colours from the Cam-Am Series (Canadian American Challenge Cup) an Canadian and American Le Mans styles series that compete throughout the 1960s and 1970s were McLaren founder Bruce McLaren, 1967 F1 World Champion Denny Hulme and Peter Revson won the Cam-Am driver championship between them in five concessive years (1967-1971) when the cars had monsterish horsepower in that period compared to Formula 1 cars in that day (McLaren M19A had a Cosworth 3.5 litre V8 engine producing over 400 bhp while the McLaren M20 had an 8.3 litre Chevrolet V8 producing 750 bhp in1972!). Videos and Images below of the McLaren's M6, M8 and M20 below.











Very bonkers cars from that period of those videos above and a bonkers McLaren MP4-12C Can-Am edition race car too. Anyway, end of post/blog for now, that is all, bye.