McLaren’s design chief on what it takes to build a beautiful car
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Spiderman, Super Man, and Batman are the obvious super heroes. But dedicated comic book fans are equally smitten with Luke Cage and Hellboy. When it comes to super cars share elements with super heroes: there are the Ferraris, Lamborghini, and Porsches of the world and then there are more obscure stars, which are no less revered. McLaren falls into this category. McLaren is the Luke Cage of the car world.
McLaren is a giant among Formula 1 motorsport enthusiasts, but has only recently become a company with an actual production arm. It’s small, coveted British carmaker that caters to the buyer in the high-six figure range. Its latest debut was the bespoke 720S at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this weekend. Other models range from...