The latest McLaren supercar has been showing off its power on the UAE's roads.
The vehicle in question is the hybrid Artura, and the brand claims it is its most accomplished creation yet.
And, it may have a point.
The Artura easily provides the smoothest driving experience of any McLaren to date, without a trace of compromise in speed.
The Artura has a reported 0 to 100kph time of 3 seconds, which is impressive by any standard, but the secondary acceleration is the notable bit, with a 0 to 200kph time of a mere 8.3 seconds.
In fact, this is a car that feels as though the speedometer is never going to stop going up.
Previous McLarens have been known to give the tiniest bit of wiggle as you near the 150 to 200kph mark, but there is none of this in the Artura. Stability is a key feature.
All this power comes from a 3-litre V6 engine, which produces 671bhp and 720Nm of torque.
This is helped by the fact that the Artura is built around McLaren’s most lightweight structure yet.
One notable feature of the new arrival is the addition of a Pirelli creation called the Cyber Tyre. These provide real-time data on temperature and pressure to both car and driver, upping safety on and off the track.
Inside, the car demonstrates what has been termed the manufacturer’s function-based approach, but, despite the minimalism, don’t be fooled into thinking there’s anything basic about it.
Leather and microsuede feature prominently among the upholstered sections, and tech comes in the form of an eight-inch touchscreen with built-in navigation and the usual audio options.
The McLaren Artura is available in the Middle East now, with prices starting at Dh960,000 ($261,000).
The UAE celebrated its arrival last month with a display of the new arrival’s power at Dubai Autodrome.
The first regional deliveries have already started in the UAE, managed by McLaren Dubai and represented by Performance Tuning.
The new McLaren Dubai showroom, currently under construction, is set to open its doors for business next year.
Cinco in numbers
Dh3.7 million
The estimated cost of Victoria Swarovski’s gem-encrusted Michael Cinco wedding gown
46
The number, in kilograms, that Swarovski’s wedding gown weighed.
1,000
The hours it took to create Cinco’s vermillion petal gown, as seen in his atelier [note, is the one he’s playing with in the corner of a room]
50
How many looks Cinco has created in a new collection to celebrate Ballet Philippines’ 50th birthday
3,000
The hours needed to create the butterfly gown worn by Aishwarya Rai to the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
1.1 million
The number of followers that Michael Cinco’s Instagram account has garnered.
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Simon & Schuster
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Five famous companies founded by teens
There are numerous success stories of teen businesses that were created in college dorm rooms and other modest circumstances. Below are some of the most recognisable names in the industry:
- Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg and his friends started Facebook when he was a 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate.
- Dell: When Michael Dell was an undergraduate student at Texas University in 1984, he started upgrading computers for profit. He starting working full-time on his business when he was 19. Eventually, his company became the Dell Computer Corporation and then Dell Inc.
- Subway: Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway restaurant when he was 17. In 1965, Mr DeLuca needed extra money for college, so he decided to open his own business. Peter Buck, a family friend, lent him $1,000 and together, they opened Pete’s Super Submarines. A few years later, the company was rebranded and called Subway.
- Mashable: In 2005, Pete Cashmore created Mashable in Scotland when he was a teenager. The site was then a technology blog. Over the next few decades, Mr Cashmore has turned Mashable into a global media company.
- Oculus VR: Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR in June 2012, when he was 19. In August that year, Oculus launched its Kickstarter campaign and raised more than $1 million in three days. Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion two years later.
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