What a Tease: New McLaren P12 Hypercar Outlined in Video and Photos

Apparently, McLaren wants to keep us on our toes as it prepares for the presentation of a new model, which we believe to be the famed F1's successor either in concept or (less likely) final production form, at the Paris Motor Show on September 27.

The new teaser video and photos released by McLaren outline the shape of the car through a lightshow, providing some fresh details compared to the initial press image circulated around the internet earlier this month.

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R&T Pits Corvette ZR1 Against Ferrari 458 Italia and McLaren MP4-12C in a V8 Showdown

The Corvette is one of the longest standing nameplates in the sports car world with a history that spans seven decades across six generations of models.

The current iteration of the Corvette (C6) has been in production since 2004 (as a 2005 model) and will soon be replaced by an all-new version set to appear at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next January with sales to follow later in the year.

The pinnacle of the series, the ZR1, is the fastest and most expensive (at $112,600) production Corvette ever, but how does it compare against two of the newest and most capable V8-powered supercars in the world, the Ferrari 458 Italia and the McLaren MP4-12C?

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McLaren Shows Off New 12C Spider in Monterey, Priced from $265,750 in the U.S. [w/Video]

McLaren had quite a presence at this past weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Monterey, California, as the British automaker showed three new models for the first time in public.

Aside from the track-focused 12C Can-Am Edition Concept and the one-off X-1that we have already told you about, McLaren also premiered the new 12C Spider that is available for order now with first deliveries planned to start early next year.

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Dark Knight Rises at Monterey: One-Off McLaren X-1 Concept in the Flesh and on Film

Ron Dennis is dead serious about everything he does. This is what has made McLaren a front-runner in Formula 1, filling its cabinets with countless trophies, and this is what has made him build a new car company from scratch.

If you already own a McLaren F1, a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren and a McLaren MP4-12C, that’s practically all the production cars the Woking-based company has built so far, chances are that, apart from being very rich, you are a very good and respected client.

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