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Media release 12.00 EST July 22, 2021 — IndyCar Star JR Hildebrand Meets the McLaren Elva: ‘It’s the ultimate driver’s car’

. IndyCar driver JR Hildebrand experiences the lightest and most engaging McLaren for the first time . Watch him take the newest McLaren Ultimate Series for a spin around the streets of San Francisco and along the Pacific Coast Highway, testing its immersive driving experience . Watch the full film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZBXtb5Awco

IndyCar driver JR Hildebrand demonstrates the thrill and exhilaration of driving the newest McLaren Ultimate series vehicle – the McLaren Elva.

Designed for pure driving connection, engagement and enjoyment, the Elva is the lightest and most driver focused vehicle in the McLaren model line-up. Powered by an 804bhp twin-turbo V8 engine, the Elva is capable of ferocious acceleration and handling that is both exploitable and accessible – points on which JR is in full agreement…

’’The Elva is the newest car in the growing stable of McLaren Ultimate Series machines, with not only hyper-car performance but a hyper-specific use case. Where the McLaren Senna and McLaren Senna GTR exist to be the ultimate in track weapons, the Elva is designed for the ultimate immersive experience on your favorite roads, and to be completely unhidden from your environment - whether that be a coastal sea breeze or the paparazzi flash pulling up on Rodeo Drive.

This car isn't for everyone, nor is it for every situation. If it was built for maximum comfort and usability it would have windows, a convertible roof, and a few more places to put your things. But it's not and it doesn't pretend to be. This car is for owning the fact that you, yes *you*, are driving a McLaren Elva, and for freeing yourself from whatever else you have going on to tap into the moment at hand by going for a drive.

It’s impossibly nimble and lightweight, blurring the boundaries between the car and all of its environment. Get this thing in a tunnel, wick it up to 9000rpm, pile on the brakes and bang that downshift – just the snap, crackle and pop that this thing gives you.

It provides the purest sensation of connection to the road, it excites all your senses from smell, to taste, to the feeling through the steering wheel. It’s the most incredible machine for the A to A journey, just getting out and driving like nothing else matters.

You want to know what it’s like to drive the McLaren Elva? It’s the ultimate driver’s car.’’ JR Hildebrand, IndyCar Driver

To watch the full JR Meets Elva film please visit; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZBXtb5Awco

Available with a windshield, as driven by JR, or with the innovative Active Air Management System, the McLaren Elva is limited to just 149 examples. With almost limitless possibilities for customization offered by McLaren

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Special Operations (MSO), every Elva will be unique, but they will all offer a truly unforgettable driving experience. For more information visit; https://cars.mclaren.com/gb-en/ultimate-series/mclaren-elva ______Ends

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About McLaren Automotive: McLaren Automotive is a creator of luxury, high-performance supercars.

Every vehicle is hand-assembled at the McLaren Production Centre (MPC) in Woking, Surrey, England. Launched in 2010, the company is now the largest part of the McLaren Group.

The company’s product portfolio of GT, supercar, Motorsport and Ultimate models are retailed through over 85 retailers in 40 markets around the world.

McLaren is a pioneer that continuously pushes the boundaries. In 1981, it introduced lightweight and strong carbon fibre chassis into Formula 1 with the McLaren MP4/1.

Then in 1993 it designed and built the McLaren F1 road car - the company has not built a car without a carbon fibre chassis since. As part of the Ultimate Series, McLaren was the first to deliver a hybrid hypercar, the McLaren P1™. In 2016, it announced a new hybrid hyper-GT and confirmed in 2018 that the next Ultimate car would be the Speedtail.

2019 saw McLaren launch the 600LT Spider, the new GT and the track-only McLaren Senna GTR. It also unveiled the 620R and McLaren Elva before launching the 765LT the following year.

Most recently, the company unveiled its all-new high-performance hybrid supercar, the McLaren Artura.

The Artura is the first McLaren to benefit from the McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture (MCLA). The MCLA is designed, developed and manufactured at the McLaren Composites Technology Centre in the Sheffield region of England using world- first processes and will spearhead the brand’s electrified future.

McLaren Automotive also chooses to partner with like-minded, world-leading companies and organisations who push the boundaries in their respective fields. These include AkzoNobel, Ashurst, Dell Technologies, Gulf, Pirelli, Richard Mille, Plan International and Tumi.

McLaren Group: The McLaren Group is a global leader in luxury automotive and technology and comprises three businesses: Automotive, Racing and Applied.

Further information:

Roger Ormisher Vice President, Communications & PR | McLaren Automotive, The Americas Phone: +1 714 501 8137 Email: [email protected]

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Laura Conrad Public Relations Manager | McLaren Automotive, The Americas Phone: +1(765)517-2186 Email: [email protected]

Lauren Dowdy Press Officer– North America | McLaren Automotive, The Americas Phone: +44 (0) 1483 241453 Mobile: +44 (0) 7818 537845 Email: [email protected]

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