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It is the breaking news, that some developments are under way in the McLaren camp on an all- new flagship design model which is claimed to be a major competition for every super car that has been launched on the roads in any corner of the world till date, and is thought of as a combination of a blistering performance oriented car with some extraordinary agility and usability on a daily basis.

According to some sources, this concept would be known internally as the ‘Mega Mac’. This new super car is said to be scheduled for a launch in the year 2014 and not before that. The production unit will manufacture only some limited versions of the car which would sum up to just 500 units. The price of this car is expected somewhere in the range of around Rs 2.5 crore and Rs 2.9 crore (INR Ex-Showroom) if calculated according to present day currency ratios.

As some reports claim, the styling and the design of the Mega Mac will be much bigger, grander and will be given a more functional look than the McLaren MP4-12C. Having said this, the super car will mostly have the same family resemblance with both the current car and the stunning McLaren F1.The car is said to get an active aerodynamics system that will include spoilers at both front and rear and those would be deployed in certain conditions according to the rules of aerodynamics and would be something as an addition to the use of a rear airbrake, as we can see it used on the MP4-12C.

Looking inside, the cabin will be delivering some immaculate and impressive all-round visibility and  all the luxuries befitting a super car will be present in the interiors, but only to a certain extent. Also a small luggage space behind the seats will be given inside the fast speedster. Inside sources say that the car will be getting an on-board data logging system and a higher pixel video camera which will allow the driver to film his or her own best track time. Now this is something out of the box from McLaren.

At the very core of this mega blistering concept there will be a mind boggling 799 brake horse powered 5.0-litre V8 engine. Now that figure of 799 is just something very powerful and that means that the car will have a 160bhp per litre. News is that, this engine will be developed in conjunction with Ricardo. According to the insiders, maximum power that will be obtained will be an awesome 7500rpm and a huge 81.57kgm ft of torque and this is said to be delivered between the range of 3500rpm and 6800rpm. The engine will be driven by a Graziano 7 speed dual-clutch box. According to some internal calculations from McLaren Mercedes, concept super car ‘Mega Mac’ will speed up to a 100kph mark in just 2.8sec; a 160kph in 5.5sec and around 320kph in just 20.0 odd seconds now aren’t those outstanding technological marvels?

Though the car has some arguable points considering this power because, the acceleration of this car from 0-60mph time is just slower than 2.6 seconds. It has been observed that the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport will just be a little slower compared to the Mega Mac as compared to Bugatti’s 0-320mph time of 22sec.

The Mega Mac is said to be based on the similar carbon fiber Monocell design that has been used in the McLaren MP4-12C.  Engineers will use similar design although extensively retuned. The car will have an aluminum pushrod suspension along with new hydraulic anti-roll control. It will also have high tech adaptive dampers and a five-stage traction control system for some magnificent braking. A pair of Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes will be used as standard, along with Brake Steer technology and new age technology called as electronic brake force distribution system. Close sources say that McLaren is apparently considering turning off its ABS system on racing circuits. A sat-nav link would ensure that ABS could not be disabled on public roads.

The Mega Mac is said to have its showroom name as the number ‘799′ referred on its power and is going to be built within the main McLaren station rather than at the new bespoke MP4-12C factory site, and that too at a rate of 2 to 3 super cars per week over a three to four years of production life.