McLaren Senna/GTR

 

The Senna is one of the most notable limited-production and Ultimate-Series McLaren models. Not only were five different examples present at this year's Exotics on Broadway show, these included two other versions in the Senna Can-Am Edition and track-only Senna GTR, the latter of which were somehow made road-legal. Named after Brazilian Formula 1 racing legend Ayrton Senna, the McLaren Senna was formally introduced in 2018 for the 2019 model year and is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with 789 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque paired to a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. It makes the sprint from zero to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds and is capable of a top speed of 208 mph. The Senna was the third addition to McLaren's Ultimate Series, following the F1 and the P1. Its design certainly isn't be the most beautiful, but it contains many functional and aerodynamic aspects.

Both the Senna GTR and Can-Am Edition each produce 814 horsepower, an increase of 25 horsepower over the base Senna. The Senna GTR adds a larger front splitter and rear diffuser, wider front and rear fenders, a different wing setup, and an upgraded suspension system over the base Senna, and generates up to around 2,204 pounds (1,000 kg) of downforce compared to the base Senna's 1,764 pounds (800 kg) of downforce. As for the Can-Am Edition, this special edition of the Senna was commissioned by McLaren Special Operations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of McLaren's incredible run during the 1969 Can-Am season and features a primarily orange livery based on that of the M8B race car. It also features unique five-spoke wheels with silver-dipped center locks, a quad-exhaust setup, silver side mirror caps, Can-Am badging on the sides of the rear wing, painted graphics of Bruce McLaren's signature, a race number in a white circle, and the Canadian flag, among other minor touch-ups.

McLaren produced a total of 500 Sennas, along with 3 Senna Can-Am Editions and 75 Senna GTRs. Roughly a handful of the 75 Senna GTRs have been converted for road use. With these five Sennas, I have now seen nine different McLaren Senna examples in person, including one Can-Am Edition and two GTRs. The Senna may not be my absolute favorite McLaren, but it is undeniably cool and more impressive than most 'mainstream' McLarens. In addition, the Senna GTR is an insane track toy, and seeing two street-legal examples up close on top of two standard Sennas and a unique special edition was completely unreal.

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