Car Review UK

  • Home
  • Road Tests
  • First Drive
  • Brands
    • Abarth
    • Alfa Romeo
    • Aston Martin
    • Audi
    • Bentley
    • BMW
    • Chevrolet
    • Chrysler
    • Citroen
    • Dacia
    • Daihatsu
    • Dodge
    • Ferrari
    • Fiat
    • Ford
    • Great Wall
    • Honda
    • Hyundai
    • Infiniti
    • Isuzu
    • Jaguar
    • Jeep
    • Kia
    • Land Rover
    • Lexus
    • Maserati
    • Mazda
    • McLaren
    • Mercedes-Benz
    • MG
    • Mini
    • Mitsubishi
    • Nissan
    • Peugeot
    • Porsche
    • Proton
    • Renault
    • Rolls-Royce
    • SAAB
    • SEAT
    • Skoda
    • Smart
    • Subaru
    • Suzuki
    • Toyota
    • Vauxhall
    • Volkswagen
    • Volvo
  • Music

Featured · McLaren · News

McLaren Senna a Chinese firecracker

  • by Mike Torpey
  • April 23, 2018

A DAZZLING new McLaren Senna supercar will be unveiled when the British performance manufacturer returns to the Beijing Auto Show at the end of this month.

McLaren’s stand will feature five of the brands latest sportscars and supercars from each of the well-established product family of Sports Series, Super Series and Ultimate Series.

And true to the legendary abilities of the Brazilian racing driver whose name it bears, the McLaren Senna has been designed, engineered and developed to be the ultimate road-legal McLaren track car.

With 789bhp and 800Nm from its 4.0-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 – McLaren’ s most powerful-ever internal combustion engine in a road car –  the McLaren Senna has breathtaking performance.

McLaren Senna

The McLaren can accelerate from 0-62mph in just 2.8 seconds, reach 124 mph from standstill in 6.8 seconds and a standing quarter-mile in only 9.9 seconds before topping out a 211mph.

The company will also reveal details of a collaboration with a Chinese designer on a limited run of 570GT Sports Series cars that makes use of traditional Chinese craftsmanship.

McLaren has a growing presence in the Chinese market. With imports of the new 570S Spider and 720S expected to begin shortly, the company expects to double sales there this year and plans to update showrooms and add a new retailer in major centres.

McLaren 570GT

 

Tags: 570GTBeijingChinaMcLarenSenna

— Mike Torpey

Mike Torpey is freelance Motoring Editor of the Liverpool Echo, past Racing Editor and also a travel/golf writer, music reviewer and rock music nut. Tweet @michaeltorpey1

  • Previous story Toyota GT86 – a sports car classic
  • Next story Honda CR-V – substance over style

    Explore More

  • Chery OMODA – ripe for success August 4, 2023
  • McLaren 720S – beauty of the beast December 6, 2021
  • McLaren Artura – hyper hybrid August 16, 2021
  • McLaren 765LT – seismic spider July 27, 2021
  • Recent

    • Lexus UX 300h – crossover classMay 20, 2025
    • Subaru Forester – best kept secretMay 8, 2025
    • Kia EV3 – world classApril 28, 2025
    • MG3 Hybrid+ – style and economyApril 23, 2025
    • Volkswagen ID:7 – electric showstopperApril 14, 2025
    • Audi A3 Sportback – timeless qualityMarch 28, 2025
    • 4×4
    • Commercial
    • Coupe
    • Executive
    • Hatchback
    • Saloon
    • Sports
    • SUV
  • More

    All First Drive Reviews All Road Test Reviews All News Features Click MUSIC for all our previous picks
  • Search

  • Home
  • Featured
  • McLaren Senna a Chinese firecracker
          • Home
          • Driven
          • News
          • Sitemap & Archive
          • Contact

          Copyright © 2014-15 CarReviewUK | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy