According to reports from Autocar, McLaren is working on a new road-going supercar that will be the best it has produced to date. With a new five-litre, V8 engine with about 800 hp, McLaren intends to make its flagship model both a high performance model, as well as an everyday driver’s car.

Currently known as the “Mega Mac”, the new vehicle should be ready for launch in 2014 with a price of about £400,000 (about €460,000) and will be “bigger, angrier and more functional looking”. It’s an interesting development for McLaren who managed an impressive supercar with its MP4-12C; but it seems the company doesn’t want to focus on sophisticated looks or luxury design, instead keeping things real with a performance-oriented model.

The Mega Mac will get technical features such as an active aerodynamics system, a rear airbrake, an on-board data system with video camera to record track times, and the new engine. Torque should be over 800 Nm and sprint times could be 2.8 seconds for the 100 km/hr mark, and 5.5 secs to reach 160 km/hr. Top speed of 320 km/hr should take just 22 seconds.

A carbonfibre monocell and aluminium push-rod suspension similar to the MP4-12C components will appear, and the engine will come from collaboration with Ricardo, while a Graziano seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox will be used. Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes are part of the package, too. A production run of 500 is apparently being planned, and the new name could include the number ‘799′.

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