McLaren, the British supercar company makes great supercars. Fast, loud, responsive and they look futuristic. The company unlike Ferrari or Aston Martin has never really made a grand touring car that focused on comfort as well as speed. The new GT from McLaren will almost certainly be fun to drive with a quieter cabin, longer and lots of luggage accompanying space in comparison to other McLaren sports cars. The ultimate cornering ability has been a little less emphasized upon.

The previous McLaren 570GT offered was a true sports car with some of the luggage space carved out of its slightly bulging back. The model was not engineered to be a touring car, hence it lacked comfort and refinement. In the new GT, the brand promises a more relaxing experience.

The price on the new McLaren GT will be $210,000 that roughly matches its direct competitors. Unlike the competitor models, the GT has its engine resting behind the seats rather than up front under the hood. The engine placement will give the GT a bit more of a supercar feel when taking on corners. The bulbous rear fenders hold the large air intakes for the radiators to cool the engine, a classic GT car design feature.

The new McLaren GT will house the 612-horsepower turbocharged V8 engine that can carry the GT from zero to 100 an hour in just over three seconds, with a top speed of 203 miles an hour.

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Aston Martin, the leading British luxury car brand has unveiled its first electric car ‘Rapid E’ at the Shanghai Motor Show. As per reports, only 155 of the four-door Rapide E will ever be produced. Aside from this, Aston Martin will make the electric vehicles to Lagonda, a separate brand that will sell only electric luxury vehicles. Under the Lagonda brand, all electric sedan and SUV concept have already been revealed.

The model comes with an 800 volt, 65kWh battery and will be able to travel over 200 miles on a single charge. Twin motors mounted on the rear axle will generate 450kW and can get to a top speed of 155 miles per hour. Moreover, the car’s battery can be recharged at a rate of 310 miles per hour when plugged into a high-speed charger.

For most parts, Aston Martin will continue producing internal combustion powered vehicles for customers who prefer the sound and feel of a V8 or V12 engine. The executive said that there will be Lagonda for customers who like to enjoy the power of electronic cars. 

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The new joint venture by BMW and Daimler aims to deliver five aspects for urban mobility. The companies who have been competitors for a long time have invested a combined of 1 billion Euros to establish Reach Now, Charge Now, Free Now, Park Now and Share Now that will focus on multimodal travel, ride hailing, ticket-free parking and car sharing respectively.

This joint venture supersedes the short- term rental schemes, Car2Go and Drive Now from the car makers. Them combined had been providing 20,000 vehicles for use across 31 major cities globally.

With a span of 100,000 charging points across 25 countries, Charge now becomes single provider of electric vehicle chargers in the world.

On the other hand, Park Now serves around 30 million customers in 1100 cities across Europe and North America, while Free Now caters to 250,000 drivers and more than 21 million customers in Europe and Latin America.

A combined reach of 60 million customers is the claim from the five companies.

The move “will create solutions for tomorrow’s urban mobility: intelligent, seamlessly connected and available at the tap of a finer” said the BMW chairman Harald Krüger. “We believe this will improve quality of life in major cities” he added.

The BMW chairman explained why it made sense to partner with a traditional rival in a new field: “Everyone was looking at the other side and seeing strengths.”. He emphasized that the partnership” was not always easy. There were conflicts we both needed to solve”.

Krüger explained why partnering with a traditional rival in a new field made sense: “Everyone was looking at the other side and seeing strengths.” However, he emphasized that the partnership “was not always easy”, saying: “There were conflicts we both needed to solve.”

All five ‘Now’ companies will have their headquarters in Berlin, a home to many technology startups of Germany and they are expected to create around 1000 jobs worldwide.

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The 720S Spa 68 collection fittingly commissioned by the McLaren Brussels was made to honour first Formula 1 win of McLaren which took place 50 years ago at the’ Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps’.

This was Bruce McLaren’s fourth and final F1 victory before his death in 1970. As per McLaren notes, victory in June 1968 has been later followed in the years by eight constructor championships and 12 drivers’ championships where the first of both occurring in 1974 with Emerson Fittipaldi driving.

Mclaren Special Operations’ Anniversary Orange paint has been used in all the three 720S and the hue of the cars has been done in the style of the original 1968 M7A F1 car. Moreover, there are outlines of the track on the bodywork and on the headrests along with numerous inscriptions noting the occasion. You can also find a numbered plaque to mark the series number and there is an orange script on the carbon fiber sill cover inside the door.

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