McLaren unveils its new McLaren Senna track car

McLaren has unveiled its new ultimate track car, the McLaren Senna.

The car, named after the legendary Formula 1 driver, Ayrton Senna, has a mid-mounted twin-turbocharged V8 engine, making it the most powerful McLaren road car internal combustion engine ever, with 800PS (789bhp) and 800Nm (590 lb ft).

Codenamed M840TR, the 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine’s dry sump lubrication and flat-plane crankshaft are technologies with their roots in motorsport. Lightweight internal components reduce mass in the powertrain and combine with ultra-low inertia, twin-scroll turbochargers and electronically controlled wastegates to deliver lightning-quick throttle responsiveness.

Mike Flewitt, Chief Executive Officer, McLaren Automotive said: “The McLaren Senna is a car like no other: the personification of McLaren’s motorsport DNA, legalised for road use but designed and developed from the outset to excel on a circuit. Every element of this new Ultimate Series McLaren has an uncompromised performance focus, honed to ensure the purest possible connection between driver and machine and deliver the ultimate track driving experience in the way that only a McLaren can.”

The car has an ultra-lightweight carbon fibre chassis and body panels, making it the lightest road-legal McLaren since the iconic F1 road car, at just 1,198kg.

The McLaren Senna has introduced a new generation of front and rear active aerodynamics, raising downforce and aero control to an unprecedented level to ensure the performance potential can be fully exploited. Every element of the body design, from the front splitter to the double diffuser at the rear, has been developed to optimise downforce and aerodynamic balance, whether under braking, adjusting the throttle mid corner, or applying power on corner exit.

The RaceActive Chassis Control II (RCC II) hydraulic suspension works with front and rear active aerodynamics and the ultra-rigid Monocage III to deliver an intensive experience on a circuit.

The third model introduced under the McLaren Track22 business plan, the McLaren Senna will be hand-assembled in England at the McLaren Production Centre. Production will be limited to 500 vehicles, each costing from £750,000 including and all already allocated.