McLaren MP4-27 Coming

Apparently the MP4-27 is the name chosen for the new car to be slotted above the MP4-12C as Ron Dennis confirmed that it will be badged the MP4-27 during a recent press release.

“We never stop,” Dennis said in a statement. “We exist to go faster; to be state-of-the-art; to innovate; to perform with belief, flair and passion; to be the absolute best at what we do. And everything that McLaren is has been built on the founding principles of good design and solid, seamlessly efficient engineering and manufacturing.”

Very few details about the car have been available about this proposed successor in the last few months, but McLaren recently broke the ice and revealed some exciting details about the new-F1.

McLaren has confirmed that the car should make its first public appearance next year, albeit in concept form, and will carry the dreary, boring, un-exciting name of MP4-27. Even though the name does touch on McLaren’s history in Formula One, it is still nothing compared to Aventador or Huayra or Veyron, all of which are sitting pretty at the pinnacle of automotive lust.
In the official press release, McLaren stated that it was "preparing build-work on next year’s car, MP4-27 – we are nine months into the development program and have already stored 18,918 individual components from more than 3,000 different works orders and signed off more than 5,500 technical drawings."

Rendering & info form Topspeed

 

Great render. Love the F1 details, this car will be sick.

 

Yes that was "confirmed" here:



UK PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON VISITS McLAREN TO OPEN BRAND-NEW McLAREN PRODUCTION CENTRE
Ron Dennis (Executive Chairman, McLaren Group and McLaren Automotive) outlines McLaren's ambitions for 2012 and beyond

Just like our racing cars, the McLaren Group never stands still – and you may like some of the pioneering new directions we're taking.

McLaren is more than just a builder of beautiful and successful Formula 1 cars: we're a relentlessly competitive entity, bred on high-performance and determined to bring to market ground-breaking products and solutions that are set apart by their top quality and dependence on totally unique and highly innovative steps in performance.

To take just one example, we're poised on the verge of a hugely exciting automotive programme with our high-performance sports car, MP4-12C.

And today's visit to McLaren by Prime Minister the Rt Hon David Cameron MP is a statement of intent: that we're committed to building a homegrown sports car manufacturer to take on the likes of Europe's and North America's giants.

But that's not all.

Through everything we do, we're absolutely dedicated to fostering the rebirth of one of Great Britain's industrial cornerstones: beautiful and meticulously crafted high-tech industrial design and manufacture.

Design and manufacturing have been at the backbone of British industry for more than 100 years, and are activities that we as a company not only passionately believe in, but consider of primary importance to the future economic growth and recovery of the United Kingdom.

It's a philosophy that is at the cornerstone of McLaren Group chairman Ron Dennis's view for the future of the Group.

He said:

"Through everything we do, McLaren strives to find the solution.

"We never stop. We exist to go faster; to be state-of-the-art; to innovate; to perform with belief, flair and passion; to be the absolute best at what we do. And everything that McLaren is has been built on the founding principles of good design and solid, seamlessly efficient engineering and manufacturing.

"Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, great minds such as George Stephenson, James Watt, Matthew Boulton and Isambard Kingdom Brunel have brought tremendous and justified acclaim to Great Britain via their relentless innovation and restless desire to deliver societal benefit.

"But, in the UK, there has been an over-reliance in the past on the financial and service sectors. Now, industry is realising that Britain's grand manufacturing tradition is a solid platform upon which to build – and I want the McLaren Group to play its part in the crucial recalibration of UK plc.

"I'm delighted that the Government is embracing that initiative too: we need to encourage young people to embrace the STEM subjects, by which I mean, science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

"This should not trigger the abandonment of the arts – of which I am also a keen patron. However, I firmly believe it is the role and duty of British industry to offer STEM graduates the appropriate destination jobs – the provision of a worthwhile career path that ensures that our brightest scientists, technicians, engineers and mathematicians aren't lured into finance or banking – simply because they feel that engineering cannot compete to offer equal satisfaction or reward."

As Ron Dennis's words make apparent: our vision is clear, and the means by which we achieve it are rich and diverse. We are proud that McLaren is a British industrial icon, but there is more to us than you may imagine...

Source [McLaren]

 

Great render.
Out of all the forthcoming super cars, THIS is the one I'm most excited for!

 

Definitely great looking render, BUT I see no center drive.

Big boy McLaren with no center drive = FAIL

 

That render looks great. Like a modern F1 (sans central driving location). I wonder how long after the concept is released until it reaches production.

 

The rendering looks awesome. Very excited for this.

 

The automotive media does have a way of greatly manipulating things, so I'm gonna go ahead and say that the hyped MP4-27 is going to be their 2012 F1 car, after the 2011 MP4-26. Just a guess...

 

that render is so cool

 

If I remember correctly, 12 was a number on their performance scale, so this car will be more than 2x as good?