Behold! Its the Special Operations division.

Mclaren has now fully entered into the production of super-cars and we know it well that their first creation after F1, the MP4-12C can compete well with the ferraris, jags and the astons in performance so that has made McLaren think why not compete with them in terms of luxury and style. For the said purpose McLaren has buckled up and has line-up its 'Special Operations' group.

The idea is that now you can buy very rare special edition cars offered from McLaren or if you are a money sucking multi billionaire who doesn't have to give away a leg, an arm or a kidney for a car and you made your dream McLaren when you were a kid then you  can also ask McLaren Special Operations to build you one-off dream McLaren for you. According to McLaren they care about their precious platinum buyers and they help them out every possible way. Here are the few projects that has been carried out by McLaren Special Operations (MSO) till now. 

Fujitsu's new 4 in 1 concept

Ever wondered what if you have to go out somewhere taking you  laptop, tablet, cellphone and camera along and you get the space for only one? Or you are out somewhere and consider yourself protecting all four of your belongings simultaneously? So for that kind of fuss Fujitsu has invented a solution with their new LifebookTM  concept. The concept is to have a notebook with elegant glass top finishing and a space on the back side of display where you can insert your camera and instead of keyboard you have a space where you can put your tablet, when inserted, tablet works as a keyboard whereas cellphone as separate place. All four come in a box made by Fujitsu and since it is still a concept so nothing can be said about the price but one thing is for sure if it comes out next year then you got to have your hands on one of these.

Notebook will be available with all the variants. In camera expect nothing less than 8MP camera with a 3000x4000 resolution and tablet is speculated to be powered by a dual-core processor with Android OS, your thoughts...?

McLaren P1 at Paris Auto Show

 

After successful launch and exponential sales of MP4-12C, McLaren is about to strike again with P1 (codenamed project P1). Project P1 has been out there for a very long time now and it is considered to be the successor of the mighty F1, the car that held the fastest production car crown back in the 90s. The design concept of P1 has been officially unveiled at 2012 Paris Auto Show whereas the original car would be officially unveiled next year. McLaren is still reluctant on press releasing the technical specifications of the new super-car.

 McLaren says that they have implied their 50 years of racing heritage in designing the car, claiming that they don't want to be fastest in absolute top speed this time, rather they want to build a car that will be fastest on track plus will give proper driving pleasure. They can't be wrong because after seeing MP4-12C, we know that McLaren can do that job well. What we know is that the MP4-12C which McLaren developed from ground zero turned out to be best out of the best, recording second best time on TopGear leader board and also proving itself to be one of the most comfortable super-cars.

Overall the car has a very signifying design but the evil grin at the front kind of spoils everything. The frog shaped rear end with a large rear spoiler which will rise once you will go above 60m/h. So if your spoiler is out, it would mean you are over-speeding and so you'll be ticketed. Nothing can be said about the specs as McLaren hasn't announced them yet but no one should expecting anything less than a shouting super-charged V8 under the bonnet cranking out at least 1000 horsepower with at least 800Nm of torque in order to hang-out with the big-guns primarily the Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg Agera and Pagani Huayra. Remaining you have the space below to share with us...  

 

 

The McLaren's flagship cars (from left to right) MP4-12C coupe, P1 and MP4-12C roadster at Paris Auto Show. 

Super-car showdown at 2012 Paris Auto Show

First of all, the_Naptser team is back after a very long leave from the house. This time we're going to make proper changes to this forum making it useful for people from all the walks of life. Coming to the point, the avalanche of ideas, the pinnacle of driving pleasure and the virage of the ultimate of the ultimate is underway, the 2012 Paris Auto Show. The third most anticipated premium Auto Show of the calender. Loaded with the fury of driving pleasure, we are going to start to give you a round from super-cars section.

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 

 












Starting off with this new face lifted Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. With minor tweaks in the engine Gallardo now performs even better both on road and track. The new Gallardo is characterized by its typical Lamborghinish triangular schemes at the front and rear ends. Apart from the body work, the new Gallardo has been installed with Apollo's Aluminium  finished 18" wheels. It will be available in two more colors which are Matte Black and Pearl Yellow. The rear splitter has been redesigned to let more air pass around the exhaust which has further increased the down-force and hence also helps in efficient cooling of the exhaust.
Lamborghini Gallardo Edizione Tecnica 

 Then there it is, an exclusive example of engineering perfection, the lightened, tightened, hunkered down variant of Gallardo Superleggera called Edizione Tecnica. Its almost 30Kg lighter then the lightest Gallardo available which means a real deal in track performance. Now the Gallardo is available with six variants for the customers.
Mercedes SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive 

 

The skunk-works at the AMG also have something to offer to add a fury to your wind pipe, get ready for an adrenaline shot cause what we have here is the fast electric super-car EVER MADE!!! Yup, after holding the crown of being powered by the most powerful naturally aspirated engine it has taken another one. The SLS electro does 0-60m/h in an electrifying 3.9 seconds and the AMG people have fitted it with four synchronous motors that provide enormous 1000Nm of torque.

The SLS has been given characteristic sounds depending on the state and place of driving, the car even has a characteristic starting sound to give a feel of a sports car. In addition to that, AMG has installed 'All wheel drive AMG torque dynamics' that efficiently transfers the power to all the wheels depending on over-under-steer condition. Jeremy Clarkson would probably hate this car now..!! but a big leap forward and something to give other competitors as a benchmark in manufacturing of electric super-cars.

Lewis out, Perez in!!!

Once again money wins over ambition, dream and commitment, Yes guys, Lewis Hamilton has signed a three year contract with MercedesGP team leaving McLaren after a life long attachment with the McLaren team. After meetings with Ross Brawn, the team boss of MercedesGP team, at Italian Grand Prix the news has been officially confirmed.
Lewis Hamilton, widely anticipated, hardly accepted, a pure bred racer, who came out of nowhere, first F1 driver from a non wealthy father but wealth changes everything. With a wanna-be beard and a diamond in his ear speaks the volume of his money approach. People are giving different reasons for the departure of Lewis, primary reason is the expiration of contract of McLaren with Mercedes for engines. For 2013, McLaren will have to pay full price for the Mercedes engines so they have to cut budget somewhere. 
Other reason being, as mention before, the fame for money. Moreover with the departure of Ron Dennis and arrival of Jenson Button hasn't been welocoming news for Lewis and the attitude of the team changed over time with Lewis. Lewis thinks with the entering of Ross Brawn in MercedesGP, the team has full potential of making him a world champion.
On the other hand, McLaren has been ducking around, rather, team has already signed a deal with Perez for 2013 season. A rookie who is still out there to make his mark. All McLaren now needs to do is to give her gunners a proper racing bred, out gunned battleship, Wishing McLaren all the best for 2013 season.