2019 McLaren Senna

McLaren Senna: first video footage of 'brutal' 789bhp hypercar

£750,000 Ultimate Series model weighs 1198kg dry and will produce 660bhp per tonne

The new McLaren Senna, the brand's 789bhp track-focused hypercar, has made a surprise dynamic debut during the launch of the new McLaren Composite Technology Centre in Sheffield.

The model, which arrives five years on from McLaren's rule-breaking P1 hypercar, was shown to celebrate the opening of the site that will soon handle carbon fibre chassis development and production.

The Senna is the second member of McLaren's range-topping Ultimate Series, an “ultimate road-legal track car”, and gets the name of the grand prix team’s greatest champion, Ayrton Senna.

Revealed at an exclusive launch in London last month, the £750,000 McLaren Senna is the first model from Woking to have styling described by its creators as “brutal” and “unforgiving”.

The car’s unique looks result largely from the extreme active aerodynamics that sprout from its basic teardrop shape: a huge rear wing and front splitter (both with active elements) plus straight flanks, exotically shaped wheel arches, air-gulping scoops and inlets, and more subtle air dams and strakes.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mclaren-senna-revealed

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MCLAREN SENNA PERFORMANCE FIGURES FINALLY RELEASED

Back in December 2017, McLaren whipped the wraps off its new Senna two-seater, billing it as “the ultimate McLaren track-concentrated car for the road”. Now, the Woking-based brand has released key technical information, including performance figures, for the already-sold-out model.

Set to make its official public debut at the Geneva International Motor Show in March, the new McLaren Senna will sprint from zero to 100 km/h in a claimed 2,8 seconds. The British automaker furthermore claims that its Senna will reach 200 km/h in just 6,8 seconds, before topping out at 340 km/h. And the standing quarter-mile? A mere 9,9 seconds…

We already knew that McLaren’s mid-mounted 4,0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 (codenamed M840TR) would deliver 588 kW and 800 N.m to the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, but now the brand has revealed that some 700 N.m will be on tap from 3 000 r/min, with the full peak torque figure available between 5 500-6 700 r/min. Peak power, meanwhile, will announce itself at 7 250 r/min.

McLaren says the new Senna’s body design, rear wing and active aero generating a total of 800 kg of downforce at 250 km/h.

Interestingly, the driver’s seat moves on rails while the foot pedals are fixed, and the door release mechanisms and window switches have been sited in the centre of the vehicle in a roof-mounted panel. The three-spoke steering wheel is devoid of buttons and sits ahead of extended gear-shift paddles fashioned from satin-finish carbon-fibre.

The price for one of the 500 examples set to be built? Some £750 000 (that translates to about R12,5-million, by our maths). Although, as we’ve pointed out, each one has already been sold…

http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/mclaren-senna-performance-figures-finally-released/
 
McLaren Senna Carbon Theme by MSO

The new McLaren Senna is set to raise heartrates at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show as it bares all to appear in Visual Carbon Fibre. The McLaren Senna Carbon Theme by McLaren Special Operations (MSO) is one of five themes developed by MSO for a car that has been the centre of attention since the first images were released in December.

The Visual Carbon Fibre exterior is the most obvious individual feature of the McLaren Senna Carbon Theme by MSO. Comprising 67 parts, the full body set takes almost 1,000 hours to produce. Solar Yellow detailing on the sill exteriors, rear wing and front active aero blades - a process that accounted for almost 250 hours of MSO time - combines with Laurel Green brake calipers in recognition of the helmet colours of the legendary Brazilian Formula 1 racing driver.

The colours are carried through to the interior of the car, with the door gas strut in Laurel Green and the contrast stitching on the Carbon Black Alcantara trim on seats, door inners and facia. The steering wheel also has a leather centre band in a similar yellow hue.

Both seats feature a Senna 'S' on the headrest and the same detail is repeated in satin finish Visual Carbon Fibre on the end plates of the rear wing, a result achieved using a highly specialised process that sees each matt-finished logo embedded into the gloss carbon fibre panel. One of the front fenders proudly displays the Senna brand.

"The McLaren Senna customers in the process of specifying their own, personalised cars are almost without exception commissioning an elevated level of MSO content, so we are definitely appealing to our target audience," explained Ansar Ali, Managing Director, McLaren Special Operations. "With the car having generated so much interest since its unveiling in December, we knew we needed to produce something very special in order to showcase the unique talents of McLaren Special Operations; the McLaren Senna Carbon Theme by MSO at the Geneva Motor Show is exactly the kind of project we thrive on delivering and once customers have had the opportunity to view it in person, I would not be at all surprised to see a rise in expressions of interest for MSO Visual Carbon Fibre cars similar to this one."

https://www.netcarshow.com/mclaren/2019-senna_carbon_theme_by_mso/

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FiestaST said:
McLaren Senna Carbon Theme by MSO

The new McLaren Senna is set to raise heartrates at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show as it bares all to appear in Visual Carbon Fibre. The McLaren Senna Carbon Theme by McLaren Special Operations (MSO) is one of five themes developed by MSO for a car that has been the centre of attention since the first images were released in December.

The Visual Carbon Fibre exterior is the most obvious individual feature of the McLaren Senna Carbon Theme by MSO. Comprising 67 parts, the full body set takes almost 1,000 hours to produce. Solar Yellow detailing on the sill exteriors, rear wing and front active aero blades - a process that accounted for almost 250 hours of MSO time - combines with Laurel Green brake calipers in recognition of the helmet colours of the legendary Brazilian Formula 1 racing driver.

The colours are carried through to the interior of the car, with the door gas strut in Laurel Green and the contrast stitching on the Carbon Black Alcantara trim on seats, door inners and facia. The steering wheel also has a leather centre band in a similar yellow hue.

Both seats feature a Senna 'S' on the headrest and the same detail is repeated in satin finish Visual Carbon Fibre on the end plates of the rear wing, a result achieved using a highly specialised process that sees each matt-finished logo embedded into the gloss carbon fibre panel. One of the front fenders proudly displays the Senna brand.

"The McLaren Senna customers in the process of specifying their own, personalised cars are almost without exception commissioning an elevated level of MSO content, so we are definitely appealing to our target audience," explained Ansar Ali, Managing Director, McLaren Special Operations. "With the car having generated so much interest since its unveiling in December, we knew we needed to produce something very special in order to showcase the unique talents of McLaren Special Operations; the McLaren Senna Carbon Theme by MSO at the Geneva Motor Show is exactly the kind of project we thrive on delivering and once customers have had the opportunity to view it in person, I would not be at all surprised to see a rise in expressions of interest for MSO Visual Carbon Fibre cars similar to this one."

https://www.netcarshow.com/mclaren/2019-senna_carbon_theme_by_mso/

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post reported!......that all carbon is utter filth
 
McLaren previews R17m Senna Carbon Theme show car

Much like the motorsport icon for whom it is named, the new McLaren Senna, set to premiere at the Geneva Motor in less than a week, is all about performance.

It’s street-legal (just) but hasn’t been sanitised for the road; it has been designed from the ground up for track days and Sunday morning hooning so, if that compromises its comfort levels or its suitability as a daily driver, well, you knew what you were getting into when you signed on the dotted line.

Just 500 examples will be hand-built at the McLaren production centre in Woking, in a process that takes close to 300 hours for each car - which is why they cost a cool £750 000 (R12.2 million) each - and yes, they’re all spoken for.

But wait, as they say, there’s more

The designers at bespoke division McLaren Special Operations have created five visual packages (‘themes’ in MSOspeak) - each of which adds another £300 000 (R4.88 million) to the base price - so that you can bling up your Senna without compromising its performance.

The first of these - and this is how the show car for Geneva has been finished - is the Carbon Therme, which is exactly what its name implies. All 67 of the exterior body body parts have been individually laid by hand so the the carbon-fibre mat is perfectly even and wrinkle-free, and then finished in clear lacquer so that the entire car is wrapped in a perfect weave.

To do this for a crash helmet or a motorcycle fairing is a exercise in skill and patience; to do it for a whole car takes almost 1000 hours of exacting detail work.

Under the clear coat, however, there’s a bright yellow layer on the sill rockers, the rear wing and the front active aero blades, and behind the wheels the brake callipers are finished in green, echoing Ayrton Senna’s signature helmet colours.

The green and yellow palette is carried through to the interior, with door gas struts in green and contrast stitching in yellow on the black alcantara trim of the seats, door panels and dashboard, and a yellow leather centre band on the alcantara-trimmed steering wheel.

There’s a Senna ‘S’ on each head restraint, and the same logo is repeated in satin clear-finished carbon fibre, inset into the gloss-finished end plates of the rear wing, and in a complete Senna brand over the front left wheel-arch.

And this is how it rolls

The show car will also introduce a new McLaren Senna wheel option - a clear-finished MSO carbon-fibre rim with centre-locked forged aluminium hub and spokes in either diamond-cut or stealth finish. At 7.5 kilograms (without the tyre) it’s about 10 percent lighter than the standard alloy wheel.

The reduction in unsprung weight improves road-holding but, because the weight reduction is at the rim, it also reduces rotational inertia by 10-15 percent, improving acceleration, braking and steering responses.

And finally, the centre lock wheel nuts of the show car are specially satin-finished in red for the left and blue for the right side of the car - a common racing practice to differentiate them because the left-side nuts are left-hand threaded, while the right side nuts are standard right-hand thread, so that the forward motion of the wheels will tend to tighten, rather than loosen them.

However, that means the nuts are not interchangeable, hence the colour coding.

https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/late...ews-r17m-senna-carbon-theme-show-car-13536876
 
McLaren Senna GTR Concept

McLaren Automotive, the British creator of luxury sportscars and supercars, is to offer a track-only version of the new Ultimate Series McLaren Senna, to be called the McLaren Senna GTR.

Unveiling the McLaren Senna GTR Concept at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, McLaren Automotive CEO, Mike Flewitt, confirmed that up to 75 examples of the most extreme McLaren car ever will be hand-assembled in Woking, England, during 2019.

"Excelling on the track underpins the heritage of the McLaren brand and is as important and relevant today as it has ever been," explained Mike Flewitt. "The track-only McLaren Senna GTR will have more power, more grip and more downforce - up to 1,000kg - than the McLaren Senna and post even faster lap times; the very limited number of customers who secure this car will be buying the closest experience you can get to a race car without actually lining up on a circuit grid."

Expressions of interest will be taken at the Geneva Show and thereafter, with exact technical details of the McLaren Senna GTR confirmed later this year. Based around the same carbon fibre Monocage III structure as the McLaren Senna to ensure the core strength and rigidity needed for a top-flight track car, the McLaren Senna GTR will be similar in weight to the 1,198kg lightest dry total of the road-legal McLaren Senna. With more power and greater torque from the 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine than the 800PS and 800Nm developed in the road car - horsepower will increase to at least 825PS - the car will be faster than the 'standard' model in a straight line. The additional benefit of a race-style transmission, revised double wishbone suspension and Pirelli slick tyres - together with up to 1,000kg of downforce - will ensure that the McLaren Senna GTR will also post the quickest McLaren circuit lap times outside Formula 1.

The 'form follows function' McLaren design philosophy that is at is strongest in the McLaren Senna provides - quite literally - the ideal platform for the McLaren Senna GTR. The car will have a wider track and new fenders front and rear, the changes to the carbon fibre body simplified by the fact that the fenders and other aerodynamic components have been designed as 'clipped on' to the cockpit structure, allowing relatively easy modification. The McLaren Senna GTR will also feature a new wheel design, developed specifically for circuit use.

The front splitter of the McLaren Senna GTR Concept is larger than the road-car component and contributes to improved front aerodynamic performance, as does the rear diffuser which is both larger and extends further back. The rear deck is the lowest of any McLaren and aids both aerodynamic performance and cooling, as well as helping to optimise the performance of the active rear wing.

The design of the doors benefits aerodynamic efficiency, the outer skin being 'pushed in' as far as possible towards the centre of the car to better channel airflow. Unlike the road-legal McLaren Senna, the McLaren Senna GTR will feature a polycarbonate 'ticket' window.

"The McLaren Senna was designed from the outset with the full spectrum of road and track requirements in mind, so developing a GTR version is within the scope of the original project," explained McLaren Automotive Design Engineering Director, Dan Parry-Williams. "The McLaren Senna GTR Concept unveiled in Geneva is not the finished article but it does give a clear indication of our thinking for the car, which promises to be the most extreme and exciting McLaren to drive for many years, if not ever."

McLaren Automotive is increasing its focus on providing customers with track-based driving experiences across its full range of cars. A single-make race series has been launched as part of the programme of Pure McLaren track events, allowing McLaren owners with the minimum of an International D-grade licence to take advantage of a full 'arrive and drive' package to race in a 570S GT4 car. To support this and other motorsport activities, a network of McLaren retailers specialising in selling and fettling McLaren's motorsport models has been established; initially 10 in number, the retailers serve Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

https://www.netcarshow.com/mclaren/2018-senna_gtr_concept/

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^ Hope they built some flex into that carbon chassis... For when the Valkyrie puts it over it's knee to spank it.

@FiestaST... Geneva is keeping you a little busy this week?
 
814bhp McLaren Senna GTR: £1.2 million track car already sold out

New GTR produces at least 814bhp and 1000kg of downforce; firm claims 'only an F1 car is faster on track'

A McLaren spokesman said that more than 150 people expressed interest in buying a Senna GTR at the recent Geneva motor show, suggesting the extreme, track-only model could sell out as soon as it goes on sale.

"With a maximum of 75 being produced, we can say with some certainty that it’s sold out", the spokesman told Autocar. Each car will be priced from £1.2 million.

To produce the GTR, McLaren let its racing engineers loose on its newest supercar and the result is a 1000kg of downforce-producing track-monster that’s more focused than even the P1 GTR.

Described as the fastest machine to roll out of Woking this side of a Formula 1 car, the concept is a preview for what's to come when an extreme take on the formidable Senna Super Series model is launched.

Autocar's Matt Prior has taken an up-close look at the Senna GTR. Check out this video:

In the GTR, the Senna’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 has been reworked so it now produces “at least” 814bhp – up from the standard car’s 789bhp. It sends drive through what the brand calls a “race-style transmission”

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/...-senna-gtr-£12-million-track-car-already-sold
 
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