If McLaren wants to play with the league of sports car and outshines among the other brands like Ferrari 458 Spider, Lamborghini Gallardo, Audi R8 Sypder, Aston Martin DBS Volante and 911 Turbo convertible from Porsche, it’s going to be tough that they need to transform their coupe MP4-12C to be a convertible version.

According to the reports McLaren already been collaborating with Webasto for a new type of roof mechanism for their upcoming 12C Spyder. Who is Webasto? It may not sound so familiar with you but it’s the same German company who developed the apertures for the Mini Volkswagen Eos, Volvo C70, Ferrari California and the 458 Spider.

Webasto said that they will going to make a three piece folding roof for McLaren that stacks in between the seats and its engine. This will allow the twin turbo V8 to be viewable via its clear compartment cover something like the 458 canon boast. Panels will be most likely all crafted from carbon fiber like much the rest of the MP4-12C, but as of the moment we still have to wait and see how they blend the aesthetics with the materials to use closely picked to compete with the rest of the other brand in the industry.