McLaren 12C

McLaren 12C
Overview
Manufacturer	McLaren Automotive
Production	February 2011 – April 2014
Assembly	United Kingdom: Woking, Surrey
Designer	Frank Stephenson
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-door coupe 2-door retractable hard-top convertible
Layout	Longitudinal rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Doors	Dihedral
Powertrain
Engine	3.8 L M838T twin-turbocharged V8
Transmission	7-speed SSG Graziano dual-clutch
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,670 mm (105.1 in)[1]
Length	4,509 mm (177.5 in)[2]
Width	1,908 mm (75.1 in)[1]
Height	1,204 mm (47.4 in)[2]
Kerb weight	1,434 kg (3,161 lb)[3]
Chronology
Successor	McLaren 650S

The McLaren MP4-12C, later rebranded as the McLaren 12C, is a sports car produced by the British carmaker McLaren Automotive. Manufactured between 2011 and 2014 and designed by Frank Stephenson, the MP4-12C was available as both a coupe and a retractable hard-top convertible, the latter known as the "Spider".

McLaren started developing the 12C in 2005. The company used prototypes from other carmakers as test vehicles for the upcoming project. The 12C marked McLaren's return to producing a production car since the F1, which ceased production in 1998. The 12C debuted online as the MP4-12C in September 2009, and McLaren began series manufacturing the car in February 2011, at the company's facility in Woking, Surrey. The 12C has a carbon fibre composite chassis and a turbocharged V8 engine that generates a power output of 453 kilowatts (607 bhp) and a torque output of 600 newton-metres (440 lbf⋅ft).

McLaren debuted the 12C Spider in July 2012. The production of the 12C ended in April 2014, following a manufacturing period of three years during which more than 3,400 units were manufactured. It was succeeded by the 650S, with which the 12C shares most of its components.