Ahh, to live the life of a celebrity athlete definitely has it’s perks. Expensive things that you are able to afford usually wind up costing you nothing, what a life right? Dwyane Wade woke up today to a very pleasant surprise in his driveway. A Nice cherry red McLaren!! He put the pic up on instagram with the caption “Wow..woke up from my nap to this!! McLaren in my driveway. An amazing 31st bday gift from #thecollection”. He actually spelled it “Mclauren” but we will give him a pass on the spelling. Check the gallery above for the photo collage of the ride from his instagram. IamJOE357
Sports: F1 Star Lewis Hamilton Leaves McLaren & Signs with Mercedes for 2013
Lewis Hamilton is moving to Mercedes, replacing seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher in a major shakeup that also saw Sergio Perez sign with McLaren. Hamilton has been at McLaren throughout his F1 career but the British team had been unwilling to match a lucrative offer from Mercedes, where he will team with Nico Rosberg next season on a three-year contract. GameTimeGirl
(Video) Auto Talk: McLaren opens up a bit about new MP4-12C Spyder
McLaren has given the world a better look at its MP4-12C Spider with a new video and a brace of photographs. The clip shows off some of the convertible’s innards before dropping the retractable hardtop in real time. It takes just 17 seconds for the two-piece top to stow itself behind the seats with the car rolling contentedly down the track. As you might expect, it doesn’t take long for the test driver to lay into the 616-horsepower twin-turbo V8 engine, frolicking sideways and lighting the rear tires on fire. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: McLaren debuts topless MP4-12C Spider
There are certain elements the world can always use more of. Chief among those is, of course, beer, although convertible supercars capable of cresting 200 mph certainly make our list as well. Fortunately, McLaren has scratched that itch with its brand-new MP4-12C Spider. Like its hardtop cousin, the machine can climb to 62 mph from a stand still in just 3.1 seconds, though the drophead boasts a slightly lower top end of 204 mph compared to the 207 mph of the coupe. Power still comes from a 616-horsepower 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 engine. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: McLaren MP4-12C Spyder coming this year
Car and Driver recently spent some time poking and prodding around McLaren headquarters in Woking, England, and they have confirmed plans for a convertible MP4-12C. This isn’t exactly earth-shattering news, having been rumored since 2009 and even spotted earlier this year, but it does suggest the program is on track for a public reveal this year. The MP4-12C Spyder is expected to be mechanically identical to its hard top cousin, which means buyers can look forward to finding twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V8 with 593 horsepower kicked out through the rear wheels. Funk Flex
