Speeding Through Southern Spain In McLaren's Latest Supercar, The 650S

Most luxury automakers in the business participate in some form of motorsport at some level. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find one that doesn't. It is, after all, a great way for an automaker to promote its brand and demonstrate its engineering prowess. For some, their involvement in racing runs deeper than it does for others, but there is a handful for whom racing is not just a mere afterthought. Instead, more than anything else, it's what the company stands for — its raison d'être. McLaren is just such a company.

The outfit founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren dominated the fearsome Can-Am series in the late 1960s and soon became a force to be reckoned with in Formula One. In fact, after nearly 50 years on the grid, McLaren has won 182 grand prix's and 12 world championships with famous drivers like Hamilton, Hakkinen, Senna, Prost, Fittipaldi, Hunt and Lauda at the wheel. That places McLaren second in the record books, beat only by Ferrari, and like its arch rival, McLaren eventually followed up on its racing program to produce sports cars you can actually buy (assuming, that is, you have the means at your disposal).

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