New facts and figures revealed for McLaren Senna ahead of Geneva Motor Show

Eagerly awaited technical information and new images of the McLaren Senna have been released ahead of the car's public debut on Tuesday, 6 March, at the 88^th Geneva International Motor Show. True to the legendary abilities of the racing driver whose name it bears, the McLaren Senna has been designed, engineered and developed to be the ultimate road-legal McLaren track car.

With 789bhp and 800Nm of torque from its 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 - McLaren's most powerful internal combustion engine in a road car - and the ability to generate a staggering 800kg of downforce, the 1,198kg McLaren Senna delivers the purest possible connection between driver and car.

Performance is breathtaking. The McLaren Senna can cover 0-100km/h in 2.8 seconds, 0-200km/h in just 6.8 seconds and covers a standing quarter-mile (402m) in only 9.9 seconds.

Impressive though the straight-line acceleration and maximum speed of 340km/h are, the true depth of the performance credentials of the new Ultimate Series McLaren will be revealed when it calls on downforce of up to 800kg on a circuit, against the stopwatch.

The McLaren Senna combines low vehicle weight, extreme power, aerodynamic excellence and a revolutionary, active suspension system to deliver the most responsive and engaging road car experience to date from the British luxury sports car and supercar maker.

Just 500 will be built, each hand-assembled in a 300-hour process at the McLaren Production Centre in Woking, Surrey, U.K. All are assigned to buyers, the one remaining build allocation having been auctioned in December 2017 at a private event for McLaren customers.

The winning bid was £2 million ($3.7 million), with the proceeds going to the Ayrton Senna Institute, a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing education for nearly two million unprivileged children and youngsters in Brazil.