The McLaren 540C and 570S have officially entered pre-production phase ahead of their launch this autumn.
This milestone marks the final stage in the development programme ahead of the global roll-out of the 570S Coupe, the first model to be launched in the McLaren Sports Series family. The pre-production phase will "ensure the smooth transition of production methods already in place for the Super Series and Ultimate Series models with minimal disruption."
Up to this point through the development programme, the Sports Series has covered in excess of 500,000 testing kilometres. These have been on a mixture of race circuits and roads, in some of the harshest conditions around the world including the extreme heat of the Arizona and Nevada summer, the Arctic conditions common of northern Sweden in the winter and, of course, the changeable British weather.
In a statement, McLaren Executive Director of Quality Andreas Bareis said "The pre-production phase is one of the most important, and also one of the most demanding, in a product readiness phase at McLaren. Up to this point, vehicles have been running in various locations around the world and subjected to some of the harshest conditions, and we are testing every component and system to the extreme. This final phase brings all testing together for the first time in a package that is representative of the cars our owners will be taking delivery of."
This milestone marks the final stage in the development programme ahead of the global roll-out of the 570S Coupe, the first model to be launched in the McLaren Sports Series family. The pre-production phase will "ensure the smooth transition of production methods already in place for the Super Series and Ultimate Series models with minimal disruption."
Up to this point through the development programme, the Sports Series has covered in excess of 500,000 testing kilometres. These have been on a mixture of race circuits and roads, in some of the harshest conditions around the world including the extreme heat of the Arizona and Nevada summer, the Arctic conditions common of northern Sweden in the winter and, of course, the changeable British weather.
In a statement, McLaren Executive Director of Quality Andreas Bareis said "The pre-production phase is one of the most important, and also one of the most demanding, in a product readiness phase at McLaren. Up to this point, vehicles have been running in various locations around the world and subjected to some of the harshest conditions, and we are testing every component and system to the extreme. This final phase brings all testing together for the first time in a package that is representative of the cars our owners will be taking delivery of."
