Mclaren Sports Car

There has been an interesting documentary series showcasing British engineering. In reality showcases the niche areas that we still manage to survive in, as we've never really done mass production (although perversely we seem to do it fine with Japanese management in car factories).

This week it was building of the latest McLaren supercar. In effect McLaren are doing the body work, paint work, and out fitting. Engines are built in the UK by another company.

It was an impressive operation, the programme did give an insight into the over meticulous Ron Dennis - who seemed perturbed by cracked or replaced tiles in his foyer area. But a tribute to perfection on one level, part of me did think "Red Bull have taken you to the cleaners this year, maybe this is the wrong thing to focus on!".

The programme had some interesting people interviewed, a 20 year serving employee now working back at the factory after having worked for the F1 team for most of his time. They also showed just how big and expanding a facility it is, they have sold out the first two years of production already - and the expansion means more car production. All an an "affordable" £160K, not bad for a supercar I suppose.