So we had the official pictures and details of the one-off McLaren X-1 Concept, and also brought you a video of it. Now check out a couple of pictures from the car’s unveiling ceremony at Pebble Beach in Monterey, California. The car didn’t receive a particularly warm welcome on the Internet at least, but it doesn’t matter because it’s not a mass produced car. It’s been designed and built to please one incredibly wealthy man.

All body panels of the X-1 are made from carbon, and are finished in a rich piano black, as specified by the owner. Body sides are lacquered visual carbon fibre. The X-1 is 4658mm long – 109mm longer than a 12C. Width is 2097mm (with mirrors) – an increase of 188 mm. Despite the revised roofline, the height remains the same, at 1199mm. Kerb weight is almost identical (about 1400kg), as the lighter carbon body panels compensate for the greater length and width.

Technical details of the car are identical to the 12C, including the twin-turbo 625PS engine, with pretty much the same acceleration and top speed.

‘One of our clients who already owned a McLaren F1, a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren and now a 12C, wanted a unique car,’ says MSO Programme Director, Paul MacKenzie. ‘The conversation began with our Executive Chairman Ron Dennis almost three years ago ? before the 12C was even launched. The client wanted a machine that had all the capability of the 12C but wrapped in a unique body that reflected his needs and personality.’

Is this guy the man who has reportedly dropped $7 million on the X-1?