ITALIAN PREMIERE OF THE McLAREN 570S AT THE OPEN-AIR CAR SHOW, PARCO VALENTINO
Italian Premiere of the 570S McLaren at Parco Valentino, Salone & Gran Premio, open-air car show in Torino Sport Series completed the last McLaren tier model range, with the 570S priced from €186,500 and the 540C from €164,500.- for the Italian market A classic sports car with mid-engine rear-wheel drive layout and carbon fibre structure Class leading power-to-weight ratio of 434PS per tonne gives breathtaking performance; 0-100km/h in 3.2s; 0-200km/h in 9.5s Official retail location represented by Gruppo Fassina at McLaren Milan
The Italian Premiere of the all-new McLaren Sport Series, the 570S, will take place at the open air exhibition Parco Valentino in Torino from June 11th to 14th. The new McLaren has been revealed recently in New York and will now for the first time appear in Italy at the new open car air car show. The Sports Series will be displayed in the spotlight, along the beautiful avenues of the Parco del Valentino in Torino, where the car enthusiasts will have the opportunity to discover the new benchmark for the sports car market.
The McLaren 570S will be exhibited but the Sports Series has been launched with two power outputs, the Sports Series offers class-leading performance, lightweight construction including a carbon fibre chassis, recognisable McLaren design values and a comprehensive specification list. Pricing for the higher-powered 570S will retail from €186’500, and the pricing for the 540C Coupe will start at €164’500 for the Italian market. Deliveries of the Sports Series will commence later this year, in November for all European markets including Italy.
THE McLAREN 570S CONSTRUCTION Unique carbon fibre MonoCell II features lower, narrower sill to aid cabin access; weighs less than 80kg ‘Superformed’ aluminium body panels are used for the first time on a McLaren, allowing for more complex designs and ensuring optimised weight
The Sports Series is the only model range within the sports car segment to offer a full carbon fibre chassis
POWERTRAIN 3.8-litre twin turbo V8, with 30 percent of components bespoke to the new model, produces 570PS and 600Nm Stop-start system fitted for the first time on a McLaren offers greater efficiency during city driving, improving fuel consumption and CO2 output Optimised gearchanges through seven-speed seamless-shift gearbox (SSG) with ‘Cylinder Cut’ technology
DESIGN ‘Shrinkwrapped’ design maximises efficiency of the airflow over, under and through the bodywork Aerodynamically-optimised dihedral doors feature ‘floating’ tendons to channel the flow of clean air Elegant flying buttresses provide increased levels of downforce and enhanced cooling
INTERIOR Longer and wider cabin boosts all round space for the most accommodating driver environment ‘By McLaren’ designer interiors offer the ultimate vehicle specification with a Sport or Luxury focus
DRIVING INVOLVEMENT Class leading power-to-weight ratio of 434PS per tonne gives breathtaking performance; 0-100km/h in 3.2s; 0-200km/h in 9.5s Performance Traction Control incorporates bespoke McLaren software to deliver more precise control in extreme situations Newly-developed suspension system uses adaptive dampers and anti-rollbars to ensure enhanced levels of driver engagement and refinement on both road and track
With the arrival of the 570S the McLaren model range is further extended. The new
Sports Series McLaren comes alongside the Super Series and Ultimate Series. The Super Series consists of the 650S Coupe and Spider and the newly introduced 675LT. The McLaren Ultimate Series consists of the hypercars McLaren P1TM and P1 TM GTR.
The three model lines will be available from all the 20 European dealerships in the 11 European countries where the brand is represented by exclusive retailers.
McLaren Milan, operated by Gruppo Fassina Spa, is the selected McLaren retailer in Italy, and has been chosen for its record in providing outstanding customer service.
McLaren Milan opened on 9 September 2011 Address: Corse Sempione 34/2 | 20154 Milano Telephone: +39 023564179 Website: www.milan.mclaren.com McLaren Milan Sales: Alessandro Gori
For further details on the 570S, the press kit is available to download from the media website: http://cars.mclaren.press/en-gb/releases/275
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About McLaren Automotive: McLaren Automotive is a British manufacturer of luxury, high-performance sports cars, located at the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) in Woking, Surrey.
Following the global launch of McLaren Automotive in 2010, the groundbreaking 12C was launched in 2011, the 12C Spider in 2012, and the limited-run McLaren P1™ went into production in 2013. In keeping with its plan to introduce a new model each year, the company unveiled the 650S, in coupe and Spider form in 2014, and has announced the Sports Series among the models to be introduced in 2015. The brand continues to expand, and McLaren posted a profit during 2013 – only the third year of vehicle production. This was followed in 2014, by a third consecutive year of growth in sales with a record 1,649 vehicles delivered via a dedicated global network of retailers in every major automotive market.
McLaren Automotive Partners To support the development, engineering and manufacture of its range of innovative and highly acclaimed sports cars, McLaren Automotive has partnered with world leading companies to provide specialist expertise and technology including, AkzoNobel, ExxonMobil, Pirelli and SAP.
Designed for the track; Developed for the road The connection between Formula 1 and road cars at McLaren is a natural process of experience, knowledge, principles and process transfer. Through the integration of 50 years of Formula 1™ racing expertise and knowledge, and over 20 years of heritage in producing landmark sports cars, McLaren Automotive designs, develops and builds a range of
technologically advanced and groundbreaking high performance sports cars which are designed to be a no compromise drive on both road and track.
McLaren has pioneered the use of carbon fibre in vehicle production over the past 30 years, and since introducing a carbon chassis into racing and road cars with the 1981 McLaren MP4/1 and 1993 McLaren F1 respectively, McLaren has not built a car without a carbon fibre chassis.
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