# Jeremy Clarkson: Powered Up **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jeremy-clarkson-powered-up/262040 **Category:** Shift518 Automotive **Created:** [December 27, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jeremy-clarkson-powered-up/262040 "2011-12-27T19:18:57Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![crazybrew609](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/crazybrew609/32/6319_2.png) [@crazybrew609](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crazybrew609) #### Post date: [December 28, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jeremy-clarkson-powered-up/262040/5 "2011-12-28T04:46:05Z")
> [@All that is NOT man...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/all-that-is-not-man/47542/8): > > great video, actually brings up a question with the new mclaren… does it use the bmw motor thats in the new m5? a v8 twin turbo which is rated at 550 in the m5 and 595 i think they said in this mclaren, maybe no correlation just wondering The car is powered by the M838T 3.8 litre twin-turbo V8 engine, designed and developed by McLaren in partnership with Ricardo. The design of the engine was based on the Nissan VRH35 racing engine used in Le Mans in 1998. However, other than the 93 mm bore, little of that engine remains in the M838T. It produces 592 bhp (441 kW; 600 PS) and 443 lb·ft (601 N·m) of torque. It has a redline of 8,500 rpm, with 80% of torque available at just 2,000 rpm. When first announced, McLaren claimed that it would have a higher horsepower to carbon dioxide emission ratio than any internal-combustion engine available at the time. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jeremy-clarkson-powered-up/262040)._