00:00One of the most magical experiences at Monterey Car Week is to receive an exclusive invitation
00:05to go to an undisclosed location and get a sneak peek at one of the most incredible
00:10automotive experiences on earth.
00:12We are at Chateau McLaren, right outside of Monterey, California.
00:21McLaren is a supercar, hypercar brand known for F1 racing, Indy racing.
00:26It is a brand that has achieved the ultimate, the Triple Crown.
00:30A win at the Indy 500, a win at Monaco, and a win at Le Mans.
00:35For 2027, McLaren has its eyes solely focused on winning the Triple Crown again.
00:43How are they going to get there?
00:44They're going to get there with the car that you see behind me.
00:48This is Project Endurance.
00:50Project Endurance is a collaboration between McLaren Racing and McLaren Automotive.
00:55But what makes Project Endurance so special is the opportunity that it offers to up to
01:0035 very lucky people who get to buy one of these cars, as well as be on the front lines
01:06of the development of McLaren's next era of racing.
01:11McLaren has introduced this as a holistic experience that not only includes the car and behind the
01:16scenes with the developers, the drivers, and the entire racing team.
01:21Once you're able to take this car home, you can set it up to drive on a number of international
01:26tracks.
01:27It's a two-year track package that will allow you to truly learn to drive this car just
01:32like the race car drivers do at Le Mans.
01:37The model that McLaren showed here in Monterey is a one-to-one scale model of the Project Endurance
01:43Hypercar.
01:44The car actually hasn't even been named yet, but there are a few key details that we see
01:48on this model.
01:50The number three signifies the number of the McLaren that won the Indy 500 in 1974.
01:57It also carried heritage colors, McLaren orange and dark blue.
02:02The star is a nod to the driver who won that Indy 500, Johnny Rutherford, who was from Texas.
02:09Another fun little Easter egg that you'll see is the Zippy Kiwi.
02:13That's a nod to the founder of McLaren, Bruce McLaren, who was a Kiwi.
02:17Part of the road to Project Endurance are these two cars right here behind me.
02:21These are the McLaren 750S, the Spyder Convertible here, and the Coupe here.
02:28These cars are going to go the distance from Southern California to Miami, but they'll be
02:31making stops along the way where fans can gather as they make their more than 3,000-mile drive.
02:38When they arrive in Miami, it will be quite the celebration and quite the kickoff for Project
02:43Endurance.
02:44The 750S was introduced in 2024, and it might be the ultimate McLaren you can buy right now.
02:50It delivers 740 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque from its twin-turbo V8 mid-engine
02:56powertrain.
02:57It has hydraulic steering, and it has better braking than the outgoing model, the 720.
03:03The 750S launched in 2024 and carries a price tag of $343,000 for the Coupe and $364,000
03:12for the Spyder.
03:13The average price of this car, though, is closer to $424,000.
03:19It's one thing to be a fan of motorsports.
03:21It's another thing to be a fan of a particular brand of motorsports.
03:25But it is an entirely different thing, truly exclusive and truly indulgent to be part of
03:31the team that develops the next winner of the Triple Crown of racing.
03:37The price tag on this is going to be north of a million dollars, but that does include
03:41everything, the car and all the experiences.
03:44To have a hand in the cars that race on the track and to be able to take one of them home
03:49with you is a truly exclusive experience.
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