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Wearnes Automotive, which represents brands like Renault, Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar, Bentley and Bugatti in Singapore, held a Media Nite recently to announce the addition of two more brands to their portfolio. The two brands, McLaren and Infiniti, are without doubt highly-anticipated, and local car enthusiasts can most certainly look forward to a slew of exciting new cars arriving this year. The biggest news has to be the impending arrival of McLaren, for the first time ever in Singapore officially. McLaren's debut supercar to be launched here will be the MP4-12C, which is expected to arrive by the end of this year. Unfortunately Wearnes didn't have an example to showcase at the event, but they did display a customer's McLaren F1, which was breathtaking nonetheless. Beside it was another customer car, a limited edition carbon fibre-bodied Bugatti Veyron, one of only five in the world. Infiniti themselves also made their presence known with its FX SUV, which will go on sale along with the M-Series sedan before the year is out. Other highlights at the event include the Range Rover Evoque, which too wasn't available on display. But a funky wire mesh version was created and placed on a rotating turntable in a room with a disco-like setting. The Evoque is scheduled to go on sale in Singapore by the third quarter of this year, and is targeted at the youthful set who likes a bit of ruggedness with their sporty and stylish lifestyle. There was also a Red Bull Racing F1 car on show outside the premises, to underline the sporty pretensions of the brands under Wearnes Autmotive's hold. The Red Bull F1 car is powered by a Renault engine, and carries Infiniti sponsorship logos. All in all, it was an exciting night, made even more so with such amazing automotive gems on display. But it certainly can't beat the tantalising prospects of the new cars that will soon arrive on our shores.