The new supercar from Woking made its market debut during a lavish ceremony organized at the British supercars builder’s headquarter.

The Brits from McLaren Automotive officially launched on the car market as an independent producer and presented their first product developed entirely in their own workshops. The chief McLaren Automotive, Ron Dennis, introduced the new MP4-12C in front of the audience in the honor of the Formula 1 team with the same name, which won 25% of all races that have taken place in this competition. Also, the Brits are the first to create a Formula 1 car with a carbon fiber chassis.

The British supercar has a weight of 2866 lbs, with only 661 lbs more than the McLaren F1. The model is equipped with a direct-injection V8 that develops 600 hp and 443 lb-ff of torque and 369 of them are offered between 2,000 rpm and 8,000 rpm. The engine and the transmission of this model are developed by the guys from McLaren without outside help, and this helped to make the most efficient car in its class. The high torque and the torque peak that is available helped the Brits to offer a sprint from 0 to 125 mph in less than 10 seconds. Meanwhile, the model has a very low CO2 emission level for a supercar.

The tag for a McLaren MP4-12C copy will be around $245,000, which means that new supercar of Woking is located exactly at the same price level with rivals from Maranello and Sant’Agata. McLaren will build only 1,000 copies of this model, which will ensure the exclusivity of the supercar around the world.