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McLaren Automotive Takes You Roaring into the Holidays and Throughout the New Year

Even though it’s just days before Christmas, the holidays are not over, and 2024 is roaring down the highway faster than a McLaren. And you can’t have a McLaren without the latest and greatest Bowers & Wilkins red-hot products — hotter than the red of Santa’s suit.

Said Roger Ormisher, Vice President, Communications and PR – The Americas

“We hope that the McLaren enthusiast in every family can find something to make their holiday wishes come true.”

To make your holiday wishes real and keep them moving through 2024 with sumptuous, state-of-the-art Bowers & Wilkins McLaren accessories, take a look at these must-haves now available.

Cherry-picked by the supercar experts, this impressive selection features some serious tech, 'best-in-class' travel gear, and even a little something for the kid in all of us! 

BOWERS & WILKINS ZEPPELIN SPEAKER - MCLAREN 60TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 
McLaren Automotive and Bowers & Wilkins, the renowned British premium audio brand have announced a limited-production version of the Zeppelin speaker created to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bruce McLaren’s legacy. Only sixty pieces of the Zeppelin McLaren 60th Anniversary Edition will be produced. This limited-edition version features racing livery-inspired colors, including a vibrant orange finish giving the Zeppelin’s instantly recognizable silhouette an even more distinctive aesthetic, while a Speedy Kiwi on the rear of the product pays homage to Bruce McLaren’s pioneering vision. The sixty limited-edition models are available exclusively from select McLaren dealerships worldwide.  

B&W 60th Anniversary Edition McLaren Zeppelin speaker.

Best-in-class sound meets iconic McLaren design

Following the success of the Px8 McLaren Edition headphone, Bowers & Wilkins has created a specially designed version of its Zeppelin wireless speaker, featuring a refined Galvanic Grey finish and subtle Papaya Orange highlights inspired by McLaren Automotive’s design approach. Reflecting McLaren’s technical and performance-led aesthetic, the Zeppelin McLaren Edition offers the high-performance sound quality synonymous with Bowers & Wilkins, coupled with a design that connects fans of McLaren supercars to the visual identity of the McLaren brand.

LEGO SPEED CHAMPIONS MCLAREN SOLUS GT AND MCLAREN F1 LM SET
The supercar maker has teamed up with the LEGO Group to release the first-ever double pack of LEGO Speed Champions featuring two of McLaren's most iconic supercars: the McLaren F1 LM and McLaren Solus GT. Both LEGO creations pay homage to McLaren's technical innovation and design language with authentic details from the real-life cars. The 581-piece set also features two LEGO minifigure drivers in their his and hers McLaren ‘race suits’. Retail Price: $34.99 USD. Available in LEGO stores, lego.com and mclarenstore.com

McLaren Automotive & The LEGO Group launch first hypercar and supercar McLaren Speed Champions double-pack.

TUMI | MCLAREN LUXURY TRAVEL COLLECTION
McLaren and TUMI have recently unveiled two new suitcases in celebration of this landmark anniversary. Echoing automotive design, the pieces are crafted with a mix of exceptionally durable materials and CX6 carbon fibre accents throughout. Following the announcement of the partnership in 2019, the series of TUMI | McLaren travel collections have already pushed the boundaries of innovation and luxury, and now, it accelerates into a new dimension with the introduction of the Aero Rolling Trunk ($2,495) and the Aero Extended Trip Packing Case ($2,295) that provide ideal space and maximum organization for longer trips and group packing. Available via TUMI.com and TUMI’s retail stores worldwide.  

Aero Extended Trip Packing Case

Aero rolling trunk.

Sixty years ago, New Zealand-born racer, engineer and visionary Bruce McLaren set-up the racing team in England that remains one of the world’s most successful names in motorsport. McLaren is the only team to have won the ‘Triple Crown of Motorsport’ with race victories in the Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours. In the 1960s, Bruce himself unveiled the M6GT, the first ever McLaren supercar.