Vidéo:CAR-MAKER McLaren has unveiled its new supercar, designed to bring Formula 1 know-how to the road.
Sky News reported the British Formula 1 competitor will take on rival European manufacturers such as Ferrari and Porsche with the "affordable" two-seater, anticipated to sell for around £150,000 ($250,000).
McLaren Automotive says using a lightweight one-piece carbon-fibre chassis allowed it to put the MP4-12C on sale for around half the price tag that would normally be expected.
The company expected to make up to 1000 of the cars in 2011, with annual output reaching around 4000 vehicles by the middle of the decade.
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The car was road-tested earlier this month by F1 world champion Jenson Button and his McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton.
It is not the first time McLaren has built a road car, but it is the first time the company has created a vehicle for the luxury "core sports car" market.
The company made its first road car, the McLaren F1, 15 years ago, but only 107 were built.
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