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McLaren 540C specs

Price in Europe €163,200 - €189,740
Car type Coupe
Curb weight 1313-1460 kg (2895-3219 lbs)
Gas mileage 46.6-10.3 l/100 km (5-23 mpg US / 6-27 mpg UK)
CO2 emissions 324 g/km
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Lap times

Track Time
Sachsenring 1:34.08

Performance

0 - 50 kph1.4 s
0 - 100 kph3.0 s
0 - 160 kph6.3 s
0 - 200 kph9.0 s
0 - 250 kph16.0 s
0 - 300 kph31.5 s
1000 m19.7 s @ 268.2 kph
0 - 60 mph3.2 s
0 - 100 mph6.4 s
Est. 1/8 mile7.5 s @ 108.7 mph
1/4 mile10.8 s @ 132.5 mph
Est. 1/2 mile17.9 s @ 161.6 mph
Est. 1 mile28.8 s @ 182.7 mph
Top speed320 kph (199 mph)
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 010.5 s @ 748 ft
Est. max acceleration0.96 g (9 m/s²)
18m slalom70.4 kph (43.7 mph)
McLaren 540C acceleration graph

Powertrain specs

Displacement 3.8 l (232 ci)
Power 540 ps (533 bhp / 397 kw)
Torque 540 Nm (398 lb-ft)
Power / liter 142 ps (140 hp)
Power / weight 389 ps (384 bhp) / t
Torque / weight 389 Nm (287 lb-ft) / t
Efficiency 20 PS per l/100 km
Power / €5000 15 ps
Transmission 7 speed SSG
Layout middle engine, rear wheel drive

Braking distance

50 kph - 09 m (30 ft)
100 kph - 032 m (105 ft)
150 kph - 072 m (238 ft)
200 kph - 0131 m (430 ft)
300 kph - 0295 m (969 ft)

Rolling acceleration

60 - 100 kph (4)3.3 s
60 - 100 kph (5)5.1 s
80 - 120 kph (5)4.1 s
80 - 120 kph (6)6.9 s
80 - 120 kph (7)13.2 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph6.5 s
Est. 200 - 300 kph21.8 s
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196ss  3y ago

It seems that McLaren is the only carmaker whose all produced cars were able to reach 0-200 in less than 10 seconds, and standing km in less than 20.
I mean, from those who have some kind of history.

 

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Lambolover  4m ago

That's actually pretty cool


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Cloxxki  7y ago

 

No laps times on here for the 540C, but plenty for the Turbo S.

 

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JonJonSti  4m ago

Because this was the entry level McLaren and the slowest selling car they had and nobody wanted to pick this over the 570S or 650S.

McLaren GT is the same story.

Soon they will be joining Brabham.


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Cocobe  4m ago @JonJonSti

The 540c was only available in certain markets... but it was kind of hilarious how they thought customers would want to save some money to get the 30 less hp version. If people really wanted to save money, they'd just get a 2nd hand 12C which had 612hp.


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rhs1992  7y ago

Autozeitund did a test.
0-100 in 3 flat, but to 200 in 9 flat.
As fast as 911 Turbo S


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saxy  10y ago

Looks like their road cars are following their race cars.


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Shaggy  10y ago

(facepalm) Another one?!


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FastestLaps  10y ago

Correct me if I am wrong, but this looks like exact same car as the 570S, only with slightly less power.

It reminds me of computer chip manufacturers downclocking CPUs, putting in different boxes and selling for less money.

What they are doing is spreading their model range to capture broader market. And every manufacturer is doing this to certain degree.

It's just slightly frustrating if these different offerings are so similar.

We shall blame Porsche first - there are more 911 model variants than there are drops in the Pacific Ocean.


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Piorun  10y ago

I dont think McLaren makes good job with all that diffrent versions of the same car.
Its good to made one cheap version, but why to made few of them?


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fakekillerfour  10y ago

Performance figures:

Max speed: 320 kph (199 mph)
0-60 mph: 3.4 s
0-100 mph: 7.0 s
0-100 kph: 3.5 s
0-200 kph: 10.5 s

http://cars.mclaren.com/files/live/sites/mclaren/files/cars-mclaren-com-Main/McLaren%20Model%20Section/Spec%20Doc%27s/540C%20Technical%20Specification.pdf