• The McLaren Senna, which is named after late, great Formula One driver Ayrton Senna. McLaren
    The McLaren Senna, which is named after late, great Formula One driver Ayrton Senna. McLaren
  • The Senna is based on the chassis of the McLaren 720S. McLaren
    The Senna is based on the chassis of the McLaren 720S. McLaren
  • The car weighs just 1,198 kilograms. McLaren
    The car weighs just 1,198 kilograms. McLaren
  • The Senna is McLaren's lightest model since the F1. McLaren
    The Senna is McLaren's lightest model since the F1. McLaren
  • The production run will be limited to 500 cars. McLaren
    The production run will be limited to 500 cars. McLaren
  • It is McLaren's most powerful petrol-engined road car ever. McLaren
    It is McLaren's most powerful petrol-engined road car ever. McLaren
  • Its 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 produces 789hp and 800Nm of torque. McLaren
    Its 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 produces 789hp and 800Nm of torque. McLaren
  • McLaren describes the Senna as “legalised for road, but not sanitised to suit it”. McLaren
    McLaren describes the Senna as “legalised for road, but not sanitised to suit it”. McLaren
  • Ayrton Senna raced for the McLaren Formula One team from 1988 to 1993. McLaren
    Ayrton Senna raced for the McLaren Formula One team from 1988 to 1993. McLaren
  • The Senna will cost £750,000 (Dh3.7 million). McLaren
    The Senna will cost £750,000 (Dh3.7 million). McLaren

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McLaren announces the Senna, its most extreme road car ever – in pictures

The Dh3.7-million motor is named after the late, great Formula One driver

Adam Workman

December 10, 2017

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British sports-car manufacturer McLaren has announced its most powerful petrol-engined road car ever, named after Formula One great Ayrton Senna.

The McLaren Senna is the latest in its Ultimate Series and becomes its lightest model since the iconic F1, the supercar that announced the brand to the world as a production-car maker when it was unveiled in 1992.

It is a development of the chassis from the 720S, with its ultra-lightweight carbon-fibre construction, and weighs just 1,198 kilograms; the 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 produces 789hp and 800Nm of torque.

Dubbing the Senna as its “most extreme” production car to date, McLaren describes it as “legalised for road, but not sanitised to suit it”

Brazilian great Ayrton Senna drove for the McLaren Formula One team from 1988 to 1993, before departing for Williams for the 1994 season, during which he tragically died in an accident at the San Marino Grand Prix.

The production run of the Senna will be limited to just 500 cars, with a price tag of £750,000 (Dh3.7 million).

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