The new McLaren hypercar, previously codenamed the P15, will be named Senna, after three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna.
The first images of the extreme, circa 789bhp hypercar have also surfaced on social media after it was shown at a customer event ahead of the car's official reveal later this evening.
The McLaren Senna has now been revealed - take a look at the full story here
McLaren describes the car as "a car that stayed true to our heritage, a car that would live up to its namesake," and "the ultimate track car for the road," but revealed no other information on the car ahead of its official reveal at midnight tonight.
The rear of what McLaren says will be its most extreme, track-focused road car yet was also revealed earlier this year, following confirmation that it will launch next year.
Released as two separate images, one previously released and one revealed today, the shot is created when the two previews are stitched together.
Brazilian F1 legend Senna drove for McLaren's F1 team from 1988 until 1993, winning all three of his titles - in '88, '90 and '91 - with the team. He also took 35 of his 41 career race wins behind the wheel of a McLaren.
Referred to internally as the P15, the forthcoming Ultimate Series model, scooped by Autocar earlier this year, is being developed with a hard focus on track driving – so much so that the Woking-based manufacturer admits that it will sacrifice daily usability in order to maximise performance.
McLaren hyper-GT three-seat development mule
The two-seater is due to make its public debut at the Geneva motor show in March, sporting what McLaren calls a “brutal” design representing the “purest expression” of its form-follows-function styling.
Autocar understands the 675LT development car that has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring in recent weeks is a mule for the Senna, offering insight into the advanced aerodynamic layout of the final production car.
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Rivals? Not exactly!
Sonic, of course I get what you are saying. It's most likely true that someone who can afford one can afford the other, but not in every case.
Also, it goes without saying thati a car costing three times as much has way more of an advantage.
The new McLaren isn't even the top of the McLaren tree. The next P1 will do that job so again it isn't exaclty true what you are saying. It's loosely similar.
It's like the 911 GT3 against a Ferrari, the Ferrari always comes out on top speed wise, even though the GT3 is a universally loved driver's car.
Whilst the new Valkyrie seems to be the hottest car aero wise on the planet and the Mercedes Project 1 is the only F1 like car from a mechanical standpoint, it doesn't mean that every other car is all of a sudden a sack of potatoes.
The P15 or Senna is way more 'regular' than the Valkyrie. Imagine squeezing into the Valkyrie like a sardine and sitting in the P15. Yes, the Valkyrie will blow it away against the clock, but the P15 is still a mega car and if anyone says otherwise they're being silly.
Personally I'm a Porsche and Mercedes fan so have no bias towards McLaren or Aston.
The most ugly hypercar
McLaren need know "beauty" more than aerodynamics and downforce...