McLaren 540C info
Powered to perform the McLaren 540C has engineering technology gleaned from the racing track and unbelievably made road legal. Possessing a strong power to weight ratio, the 540C is enviably fast and dynamic, delivering supercar punch for your next big thrill.
Possessing all the racing DNA that you could expect from a McLaren, the 540C still has race bred dynamics that will take you by pleasantly by surprise. Capable of sprinting from standstill to 100 km/h in 3 seconds, it will then amazingly sustain this feat of power and endurance as it continues to 200 km/h in a highly impressive 10.5 seconds. The state-of-the-art technologically enhanced chassis is honed to perfection, producing unrivalled stability and balance. The McLaren 540C may be inspired from the race track, but it is just as poised on city streets, with your two hands on the steering wheel.
The carbon fibre construction of the McLaren is one of its greatest and most effective speed enhancing technologies that it shares with its earlier predecessors on the Formula 1 racing track. Belonging to the Sports Series, the McLaren 540C shares the same MonoCell II that is to be found in the construction of its supercar cousins. A strong, rigid chassis, that is designed to provide outstanding performance, weighs less than 80 kg and yet still delivers excellent crash protection. It achieves this through its lightweight construction that is effectively paired to a potent mid-mounted V8. The result, a sports car with the best power-to-weight ratio in its class.
While practicality and sports car performance tend not to go hand in hand, it can not be denied that paired of the McLaren’s 540C appeal is its everyday practicality, making it the ideal car for a sprint around the neighbourhood as it is for chasing the horizon on a Sunday afternoon. The undeniably friendly practicality of the sports car comes from its ergonomic interior design. Possessing smart stowage compartment in the passenger section, generous luggage space, a well-placed driver oriented TFT and instrument cluster and highly comfortable seating. This is the car to drive for whatever the occasion may be.