McLaren MP4-12C arrives in November

McLaren's Australian arm has confirmed today that the mind-bending MP4-12C supercar will hit our shores in November.

Karl Peskett

20:2513 January 2011

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Speaking with CarAdvice, McLaren Sydney's spokesperson, Greg Duncan, confirmed the news.

"We anticipate seeing the first cars here in November," said Mr Duncan. "The price of the MP4-12C is still to be confirmed, but at this stage we're looking at around $500,000."

That puts it right into Lamborghini Gallardo LP-570-4 Superleggera and Ferrari 458 Italia territory. But unlike its naturally aspirated Italian rivals, the McLaren MP4-12C uses two turbochargers bolted onto its 3.8-litre V8, giving it a power figure of 441kW and 600Nm of torque.

0-100km/h is dispensed with in 3.0 seconds with a top speed of well over 320km/h - the MP4-12C is a supercar in every sense of the word.

You can click here to go to McLaren's configurator, and option your car with more light-weight detailing, a stealth pack, and more carbon-fibre components than you can poke a stick at.

Click here to see CarAdvice's exclusive McLaren MP4-12C preview.