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The Senna is one of the most exciting supercars out there, a no-nonsense McLaren made to go as fast as possible on the circuit without any sort of hybrid assistance. Aerodynamic trickery, a world-class chassis, and four liters of twin-turbo V8 are of the essence, and pricing used to start at £750,000 in the UK.
It’s “used to” because all 500 examples of the breed were sold, and the final car was auctioned for £1,916,793 during the reveal event. Codenamed P15, the Senna is also under recall in Australia where 13 units are to be repaired.
Affected VINs feature an engine harness that may come into contact with the metal link pipe heatshield and chafe according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Documents filed with the ACCC claim that the engine may stall if there’s damage to the wires within the harness bundle.
Not only that, but the engine may “misfire or rupture the exhaust system” of the limited-edition model. This condition would increase the risk of an accident and injury to the vehicle occupants and other road users, which is why the owners of the Senna will be notified as soon as possible of the campaign.
There’s no mention whatsoever from McLaren or the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission if the recall will extend to other countries, and that’s a bit curious. Senna models such as Gerhard Berger’s are known to catch fire or smoke their engine bay’s out, and Salomondrin is one of the people who had their Senna destroyed on New Year’s Eve last year by… wait for it… fire.
This is probably the time when enthusiasts go “they don’t make them like they used to,” dreaming with eyes wide open about the good ol’ days of the F1. The truth of the matter is, cars made by McLaren Automotive since the 12C are extremely different from the poster child of the 1990s, and the complexity of these high-performance land missiles can also translate to awful incidents.
We’re living in a day and age where even hypercars such as the Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari LaFerrari are being recalled on more than one occasion, and that’s how the industry will be for the foreseeable future given the current trends.
Affected VINs feature an engine harness that may come into contact with the metal link pipe heatshield and chafe according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Documents filed with the ACCC claim that the engine may stall if there’s damage to the wires within the harness bundle.
Not only that, but the engine may “misfire or rupture the exhaust system” of the limited-edition model. This condition would increase the risk of an accident and injury to the vehicle occupants and other road users, which is why the owners of the Senna will be notified as soon as possible of the campaign.
There’s no mention whatsoever from McLaren or the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission if the recall will extend to other countries, and that’s a bit curious. Senna models such as Gerhard Berger’s are known to catch fire or smoke their engine bay’s out, and Salomondrin is one of the people who had their Senna destroyed on New Year’s Eve last year by… wait for it… fire.
This is probably the time when enthusiasts go “they don’t make them like they used to,” dreaming with eyes wide open about the good ol’ days of the F1. The truth of the matter is, cars made by McLaren Automotive since the 12C are extremely different from the poster child of the 1990s, and the complexity of these high-performance land missiles can also translate to awful incidents.
We’re living in a day and age where even hypercars such as the Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari LaFerrari are being recalled on more than one occasion, and that’s how the industry will be for the foreseeable future given the current trends.
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