McLaren creates special paint colour to celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Shade matches a one-off Elizabeth II platinum badge.
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McLaren is honouring the Queen in her Platinum Jubilee year with the creation of a special paint.
It has been colour-matched to a one-off ‘Elizabeth II’ platinum badge created by McLaren’s Special Operations bespoke division, which has been applied to a one-off Artura.
The badge also marks 18 years since the Queen opened McLaren’s global headquarters in Woking.
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Ansar Ali, managing director for McLaren Special Operations, McLaren Automotive, said: “It has been an honour for MSO to create a new platinum paint in celebration of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee this year. This special paint, which will be available for customers to select for years to come, will be a fitting tribute to mark this historic milestone.”
A bespoke tool was created to press the one-off badge, which was then given a coating by McLaren’s partner company AkzoNobel. Then, once the badge had been created, McLaren’s paint developers designed a platinum paint composition to match, with this process taking eight days to complete, including durability and application testing.
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The Artura is McLaren’s newest supercar and arrives as the firm’s first series-production hybrid supercar. It’s powered by a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6 engine which is combined with an electric motor for a total output of 671bhp. With a sub-three second 0-60mph time, the Artura will manage 205mph flat-out yet will be able to travel on electric-only power for around 19 miles.
Prices for the Artura start from £185,000, but buyers are able to tailor the car’s design to their specific needs through a variety of different options. Drivers can also take customisation further through the McLaren Special Operations team.