A very special McLaren made its Australian debut at the 2021 Sydney Concours d’Elegance event over the weekend, based on the Elva and complete with a custom Gulf Racing livery carried out by the McLaren Special Operations department.
The McLaren Elva is already an extremely rare model from McLaren, with just 149 examples set to roll out from the production facility in the UK. This Elva Gulf theme version was unveiled at the Goodwood SpeedWeek live stream event in October, and was designed to celebrate a renewed partnership between the two legendary brands.
McLaren and Gulf Oil began a new partnership recently, rekindling collaborations from the 1960s and ’70s. To mark the occasion McLaren took one of its rarest and most exotic models and gave it to its MSO department for a custom colour scheme in the Gulf Racing theme. Speaking about the Elva Gulf, George Biggs, managing director got McLaren Asia Pacific and China, said:
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The all-new Artura is revealed as McLaren’s first-ever series-production High-Performance Hybrid (HPH) supercar
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First model to be built on all-new McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture (MCLA), uniquely optimized for HPH powertrains and built in-house at the McLaren Composites Technology Centre (MCTC) in the Sheffield region
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This particular Senna is the one-off ‘Merlin’ edition and is finished in a bespoke shade named Sorcerer Black that was created by the bespoke paint principal of McLaren Special Operations, Darren ‘Merlin’ Towsend. The paint features rainbow-colored sparkles that are visible in certain lights and has been contrasted by gold pinstriping and rear wind endplates.
Elsewhere, the British hypercar sits on lightweight 19×8 front and 20×10 forged alloy wheels finished in gloss black and wrapped in 245/35 and 315/30 Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires. It also features gold-finished six- and four-piston front and rear brake calipers.
The custom touches continue in the cabin where there are carbon fiber bucket seats with black Alcantara upholstery and gold Merlin embroidery on the headrests, while there’s a handful of gold accents throughout. One particularly intriguing feature is the driver-side doorsill that has been airbrushed with a wizard wearing a purple robe wi
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In terms of performance, this P1 GTR s 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 hybridized engine generates 986 hp and 1,045 lb-ft of torque, enabling the hypercar to sprint from 0-60 mph in just 2.4 seconds and reach a top speed of 225 mph. As for its aesthetic, a gloss black paint exterior color-scheme has been optioned with silver front, side, and rear lower panels. On the inside, it sports only one seat for the driver, and the cabin is outfitted purely for the track, lacking any of the comforts and conveniences found in the regular P1. If you re interested in the hypercar but don t want to be restricted to the track, McLaren does offer a conversion kit that makes the P1 GTR street legal. Pricing is available upon request.