{"id":93005,"date":"2009-12-21T19:24:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T00:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/video-leno-actually-drives-the-new-mclaren-mp4-12c\/"},"modified":"2009-12-21T19:24:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T00:24:00","slug":"video-leno-gets-a-ride-in-the-new-mclaren-mp4-12c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/93005","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Leno gets a ride in the new McLaren MP4-12C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/coupes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coupe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"tag\">Performance<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/videos\/\" rel=\"tag\">Videos<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/uk\/\" rel=\"tag\">UK<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/celebrities\/\" rel=\"tag\">Celebrities<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/video-leno-actually-drives-the-new-mclaren-mp4-12c\/#continued\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/mc-leno-630op.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>Jay Leno getting a ride in the McLaren MP4-12C prototype &#8211; Click above to view the video <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/video-leno-actually-drives-the-new-mclaren-mp4-12c\/#continued\">after the jump<\/a><br \/>\n<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nA month ago, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/09\/09\/video-jay-leno-almost-takes-a-closer-look-at-the-mclaren-mp4\/\">Jay Leno got a glimpse behind the scenes at McLaren<\/a>, where the late-night talk show host and car nut got a tour of the facility and had a chance to sit in an early version of the company&#8217;s newest roadcar in the studio. While Jay was on the other side of the pond he even stopped in at <em>Top Gear<\/em> to do <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/08\/03\/more-top-gear-on-monday-jay-leno-drives-the-reasonably-priced-c\/\">a lap in the Lacetti<\/a>. Well, apparently he ran a couple of laps in another car while he was at the Top Gear Test Track too. One camo-covered McLaren MP4-12C prototype.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/video-leno-actually-drives-the-new-mclaren-mp4-12c\/#continued\">After the jump<\/a> you can view a video of Leno ride along in the new McLaren supercar, wax poetic about the 12C&#8217;s power, its handling and its totally bespoke construction. Jay even wrote up an article for <em>The Times<\/em> recalling his experience. Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/driving\/features\/article6961592.ece\">here<\/a> and watch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/video-leno-actually-drives-the-new-mclaren-mp4-12c\/#continued\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/mclaren-mp4-12c-0\/low\/\">McLaren MP4-12C<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/mclaren-mp4-12c-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/09\/mp4_12c_011_2_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"mp4_12c_011_2\" title=\"mp4_12c_011_2\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/mclaren-mp4-12c-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/09\/mp4_12c_010_2_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"mp4_12c_010_2\" title=\"mp4_12c_010_2\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/mclaren-mp4-12c-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/09\/mp4_12c_012_2_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"mp4_12c_012_2\" title=\"mp4_12c_012_2\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/mclaren-mp4-12c-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/09\/mp4_12c_014_2_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"mp4_12c_014_2\" title=\"mp4_12c_014_2\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/mclaren-mp4-12c-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/09\/mp4_12c_015_2_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"mp4_12c_015_2\" title=\"mp4_12c_015_2\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/driving\/features\/article6961592.ece\">Times Online<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/video-leno-actually-drives-the-new-mclaren-mp4-12c\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: Leno gets a ride in the new McLaren MP4-12C<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/video-leno-actually-drives-the-new-mclaren-mp4-12c\/\">VIDEO: Leno gets a ride in the new McLaren MP4-12C<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:24:00 EST.  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