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The ICON Programme
Mulgari ICON 01 McLaren MP4-12C
Mulgari ICON 02 MINI JCW 2.0T
Mulgari ICON 03 BMW M240i

THE BIRTHPLACE OF ICONIC  VEHICLES

Mulgari's ICON series was created to better connect incredible cars with their drivers. A homage to some very special vehicles of the past, it remains our formula to take something great and make it better... sharper, faster and more responsive, combined with subtle bespoke visual touches to make it look and feel more exclusive. 

First came the ICON 01, based on the first ever production car wholly designed and built by McLaren Automotive, the MP4-12C. Painted in grey with a black roof, sitting on 20/21inch staggered Vossen VPS Wheels, with its carbon front bumper, rear bumper, rear diffuser and 4-piece carbon side skirts, it certainly stood out like no other 12C. Bespoke touches then extended into the engine bay with body colour accents and anodised orange engine bay fixings, then into the interior with lightweight carbon fibre bucket seats and alcantara McLaren Steering wheel. Performance was then significantly uprated with modified air intakes, ECU recalibration and a Fabspeed turbo back high flow exhaust with quad tips.  Check out our media page to see pictures of this stunning machine.

 

In 2015 the ICON 02 Project was born. We took a standard MINI F56 JCW powered by a 2.0 Turbocharged 4cyl engine producing 234bhp, and poured more than 1000 development hours and almost £50,000 into research and development of the engine, suspension, wheels, brakes, body styling and interior, while all-importantly maintaining warranty approval from BMW.  The vehicle that was born became known as Warbird, distinctively wrapped in the style of a WWII fighter plane and spitting flames from the exhaust. Warbird wowed the motoring press and was the blueprint for what became a limited run of ten ICON 02's, uprated to 280bhp and each distinctively badged and colour-coded. We developed a strong relationship within many of the ICON 02 customers and subsequent owners as they've changed hands; many still preferring to come back to us to carry out routine maintenance and upgrades. For a better look, check out the images and videos in our media page.

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The brief for ICON 03 was simple. Take the already accomplished BMW F22 M240i with its smooth and infinitely gutsy 3.0 straight six engine and well balanced chassis, and turn the dial up in every respect... performance, handling, and aesthetics. The goal was to create a road-friendly track car with sublime handling, where some say the original F87 BMW M2 had fallen short.  What emerged from our workshop many months later in its stunning Porsche Crayon paint and contrasting satin black trim, amazed even us.  The exterior boasted bespoke carbon fibre extended front wheel arches and rear quarters, carbon front splitter, Kevlar wheel arch liners, carbon fibre aerodynamic roof and carbon boot spoiler, creating a significant weight saving over the original and lowering the vehicle's centre of gravity. The specially commissioned 19in Satin black forged alloys were perfectly complimented by satin black aero intakes, with the vehicle sitting on a bespoke KW twin-spring passive damper suspension system with revised geometry for an aggressive stance but predictable, compliant handling. The engine benefited from a recalibrated ECU delivering in excess of 480hp and 570nm of torque, the exhaust being channeled via an Akrapovic downpipe and Evolution line Cat back system.  Inside the standard seats were replaced with half-leather, half-alcantara Recaro Sports seats, alcantara flat-bottom steering wheel and custom colour belts and interior accents.  The result... a car which fulfilled the brief completely and which hugely respected automotive journalist Henry Catchpole, described as one of the best set up cars he had ever driven.!  For a better look, check out the images and videos in our media page.

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