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New entry-level McLaren 540C revealed in China - pictures

By:Auto Express team

20 Apr 2015

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The 540C will become the cheapest car McLaren has ever produced when it launches early next year. Part of the new Sports Series range, the 540C will sit below the more powerful 570S in the line-up and go up against the Audi R8 and Pors
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The McLaren 540C is the entry-point to the McLaren range.
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The 0-62mph sprint takes just 3.5 seconds, while 0-124mph is covered in 10.5 seconds.
The 540C gets a subtly revised aerodynamic package and a new alloy wheel design to separate it from the 570S. 
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The top speed is 199mph.

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