Price to be below £175,000, on sale early 2011
• Dimensions: 4507mm L, 1908mm W, 1199mm H
• 3.8-litre twin-turbo 'M838T' V8 revs to 8500rpm
• 592bhp @ 7000rpm
• 442lb ft @ 3000rpm
• 80% of peak torque available below 2000rpm
• CO2 emissions 'below 300g/km'
• Dry kerbweight 'below 1300kg' – even with fluids will weigh less than 458 Italia
• Front:rear weight distribution 43:57
• 0-124mph 'in less than 10sec'
• Top speed 'over 200mph', still not defined
• 'MP4-12C delivers the highest horsepower to CO2 ratio of any car on the market today with an internal combustion engine...and that includes petrol and diesel hybrids' – Antony Sheriff, McLaren Automotive MD
• Brakes with forged aluminium hubs save 8kg – weigh less than optional carbon ceramic brakes
• Engine radiators mounted at the rear, as close to the engine as possible, to minimise pipework and fluids within them
• McLaren targeting 4% of the core V8 supercar market, with 1000 sales in first year