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McLaren Ayrton Senna Honors With Three World Championship

It was in the British team McLaren that Ayrton Senna won his three world championships in Formula 1 (1988, 1990 and 1991). And now, the company has decided to honor one of its most winning drivers with an 800-hp supercar: McLaren Senna.

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Designed as a race car homologated for use on public roads, the Senna is the most powerful street car with only combustion engine ever produced by McLaren. The model features a 4.0-liter 800-hp 2.0-liter 800-hp rear-wheel drive that trains the rear wheels through an automated seven-speed and dual-clutch gearshift.

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Other interesting technical details of the new model include ceramic disc brakes, all carbon fiber bodywork – which contributes to the weight of just 1,198 kg – Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires – developed in conjunction with McLaren – and suspension with variable fastening bumpers.

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Production of McLaren Ayrton Senna will be limited to 500 units, all of which are handcrafted at the Woking factory in the second half of 2018.

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