The McLaren MP4-12C Spider is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet-bodied car styled by Frank Stephenson with a mid mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 3.8 litre turbocharged dry-sumped 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 616 bhp (625 PS/459 kW) at 7500 rpm and 600 N·m (443 lb·ft/61.2 kgm) at 3000-7000 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
A 7 speed sequential manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1474 kg.
The McLaren MP4-12C Spider is said to be able to attain a top speed of 328 km/h (204 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 279.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Frank Stephenson | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2670 | 105.1 | |
| Voies AV | 1656 | 65.2 | |
| Voies AR | 1583 | 62.3 | |
| Longueur | 4509 | 177.5 | |
| Largeur | 1908 | 75.1 | |
| Hauteur | 1203 | 47.4 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.69 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1474 kg | 3250 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 42% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | McLaren | ||
| Type moteur | M838T | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 3.8 litre 3799 cc (231.829 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 93 × 69.9 mm
3.66 × 2.75 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.33 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 625 PS (616 bhp) (459 kW) à 7500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 600 Nm (443 ft·lb) (61.2 kgm) à 3000-7000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 120.9 kW/litre 164.4 ps/litre 162.1 bhp/litre 2.66 bhp/cu in |
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157.94 Nm/litre
1.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter sec | ||
| Taux de compression | 8.7:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1984.7 kPa (287.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 8500 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 474.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 3.1 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | 6.1 s | ||
| 0-400m | 10.8 s
@ 134 mph |
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| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 328 km/h (204 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 423.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.42 PS/kg 311.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.31 kW/kg 417.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.42 bhp/kg 0.19 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.21 kg/kW 5.36 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 279.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Roues AR | 11J x 20 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | Pirelli P Zero 235/35 R 19 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | Pirelli P Zero 305/30 R 20 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 370 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 350 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 7 speed sequential | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 279895 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 McLaren MP4-12C Spider added 2012-07-03. Last modified 2025-08-17. |
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