McLaren V8 C-A Spyder Concept
McLaren V8 C-A Spyder
An early ambition of Bruce McLaren was to produce a road-car bearing his name. This ambition bore fruit - a couple of closed coupe versions of the M6 Can-Am Racer, the M6 GT. Bruce McLaren's untimely death in 1970 cut short that dream.
The McLaren Can-Am Racers created a lasting legacy of success, and were run by many teams. The McLaren V8 C-A Spyder concept shown here recreates the SascoSport white and red livery aboard a McLaren M8 C, a scheme that also recalls the iconic Marlboro McLaren racing association through the 1980s in Formula One.
The V8 C-A Spyder brings the spirit of Can-Am racing to a road-legal sportscar. The open top should prompt the driver and co-driver to the use of helmets when driven at speed, their ears mere inches away from the barking engine inlet trumpets. Scissor doors allow entry and egress over the structural side sills that form part of the integral carbon-fibre tub.
The McLaren V8 C-A Spyder features a V8 engine derived from the current McLaren road-going supercars, but now forming part of the visual language of the car. High-mounted exhaust outlets with road or racing specification mufflers allow the strident call of eight furious cylinders. The proximity of the engine to the occupants enhances the sense of speed and exhilaration that is part of the supercar experience.
Aerodynamics also pay a part in street or track performance. The V8 C-A Spyder has two active aerodynamic surfaces at the rear of the car - one to trim the down force in the prevalent car setup and operational conditions, the second, an active air brake that slows the car, and provides significant increase in aerodynamic downforce on the rear axle, and that also sends cooling air to the foundation brakes and KERS energy recuperation systems mounted on the rear axle. This has benefits when taken on the race track or street driving for increased road wheel torque under acceleration and braking, and recuperation of energy to feed back into the car.
The Lego model features a Lego Technic piston engine mounted amid-ship, driving the front and rear axles (all-wheel-drive). The front and rear wheels are suspended by independent wishbones, sprung by longitudinal torsion bars.
This Lego miniland-scale McLaren V8 C-A Spyder concept has been created for LEGO® Speed Champions & ReBrick “Celebrate the Future of McLaren Automotive” Competition to design a future McLaren Automotive road supercar.
McLaren V8 C-A Spyder Concept
McLaren V8 C-A Spyder
An early ambition of Bruce McLaren was to produce a road-car bearing his name. This ambition bore fruit - a couple of closed coupe versions of the M6 Can-Am Racer, the M6 GT. Bruce McLaren's untimely death in 1970 cut short that dream.
The McLaren Can-Am Racers created a lasting legacy of success, and were run by many teams. The McLaren V8 C-A Spyder concept shown here recreates the SascoSport white and red livery aboard a McLaren M8 C, a scheme that also recalls the iconic Marlboro McLaren racing association through the 1980s in Formula One.
The V8 C-A Spyder brings the spirit of Can-Am racing to a road-legal sportscar. The open top should prompt the driver and co-driver to the use of helmets when driven at speed, their ears mere inches away from the barking engine inlet trumpets. Scissor doors allow entry and egress over the structural side sills that form part of the integral carbon-fibre tub.
The McLaren V8 C-A Spyder features a V8 engine derived from the current McLaren road-going supercars, but now forming part of the visual language of the car. High-mounted exhaust outlets with road or racing specification mufflers allow the strident call of eight furious cylinders. The proximity of the engine to the occupants enhances the sense of speed and exhilaration that is part of the supercar experience.
Aerodynamics also pay a part in street or track performance. The V8 C-A Spyder has two active aerodynamic surfaces at the rear of the car - one to trim the down force in the prevalent car setup and operational conditions, the second, an active air brake that slows the car, and provides significant increase in aerodynamic downforce on the rear axle, and that also sends cooling air to the foundation brakes and KERS energy recuperation systems mounted on the rear axle. This has benefits when taken on the race track or street driving for increased road wheel torque under acceleration and braking, and recuperation of energy to feed back into the car.
The Lego model features a Lego Technic piston engine mounted amid-ship, driving the front and rear axles (all-wheel-drive). The front and rear wheels are suspended by independent wishbones, sprung by longitudinal torsion bars.
This Lego miniland-scale McLaren V8 C-A Spyder concept has been created for LEGO® Speed Champions & ReBrick “Celebrate the Future of McLaren Automotive” Competition to design a future McLaren Automotive road supercar.