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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | Frank Stephenson | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2670 | 105.1 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1656 | 65.2 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1583 | 62.3 | |
| Lengte | 4509 | 177.5 | |
| Breedte | 1908 | 75.1 | |
| Hoogte | 1203 | 47.4 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.69 | |||
| Gewicht | 1474 kg | 3250 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 42% front | ||
| Benzinetank inhalt | |||
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | McLaren | ||
| Motor nummer | M838T | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3.8 litre 3799 cc (231.829 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 93 × 69.9 mm
3.66 × 2.75 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.33 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 32 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 625 PS (616 bhp) (459 kW) bij 7500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 600 Nm (443 ft·lb) (61.2 kgm) bij 3000-7000 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | aluminium block & head | ||
| Smering | Droog carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.7:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | EFI | ||
| 1984.7 kPa (287.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 8500 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 474.88 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 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 | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | 279.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | mid | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 11J x 20 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | Pirelli P Zero 235/35 R 19 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | Pirelli P Zero 305/30 R 20 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 370 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 350 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 7 speed sequential | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | |||
| Achteras verhouding | |||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 279895 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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