Pursuits
McLaren Swaps Racetrack for Freeway to Chase Down Ferrari: Cars
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McLaren, the U.K. motor-racing team that trails only Ferrari in Formula One victories, is switching its pursuit of the Italian icon from the track to the road.
McLaren yesterday opened a 50 million-pound ($80 million) factory that will allow mass production of a 200-mile-per-hour street-legal model selling for 168,500 pounds as it seeks to translate sporting success into 4,000 car sales a year.