McLaren most extreme supercar yet: Ludicrous McLaren Senna in action

Cape Town -  The McLaren Senna is one of the most highly-anticipated cars in recent times and despite its extreme status the automaker designed it to be the the ultimate road-legal supercar.

Geneva appearance

The automaker showcased two versions of the Senna at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show; a carbon-fibred model which took engineers 1000 hours to produce and also a track only GTR version.  

McLaren raised its technological bar further with its Senna GTR featuring more power and greater torque from its 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine than the 588kW and 800Nm developed in the road car – increasing its performance to about 606kW.

McLaren says the car will be faster than the ‘standard’ model in a straight line. The additional benefit of a race-style transmission, revised double wishbone suspension and Pirelli slick tyres – together with up to 1 000kg of downforce – will ensure that the McLaren Senna GTR will also post the quickest McLaren circuit lap times outside Formula 1.