EXHIBIT 10.15

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENTAS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

**SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT**

          THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of October 20, 2000, by and between HAYDEN H. HARRIS, TRUSTEE OF THE HAYDEN H. HARRISLIVING TRUST DATE MARCH 6, 1998, located at 13875 Waters Road, Chelsea, Michigan 48118 ("Investor"), and MCLAREN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation with offices at 32233 West Eight Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan 48152 ("McLaren").

RECITALS:

A.       McLaren has offered to sell, and Investor desires to acquire, Three Hundred Forty-seven Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-six (347,826) shares of the common stock of McLaren, parvalue $0.00001 per share (the "Shares"), for the aggregate purchase price of $400,000 (the "Purchase Price") at a per share price equal to $1.15 (the "Offering"); and

B.       McLaren and Investor desire to consummate the Offering in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is herebyacknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

1.       Purchase and Sale of Shares. McLaren hereby agrees to sell to Investor, and Investor hereby agrees to purchase from McLaren, the Shares at the Purchase Price and on theterms and conditions described below:

                         (b)  On or beforeDecember 31, 2000, Investor shall deliver $200,000 of the Purchase Price, representing the balance of the Purchase Price, in immediately available funds to the Chief Financial Officer of McLaren at the address set forth above. Upon receipt of the balanceof the Purchase Price in immediately available funds, McLaren will cause One Hundred Seventy-three Thousand Nine Hundred Thirteen (173,913) of the Shares, representing the balance of the Shares, to be issued by its stock transfer agent and delivered toInvestor at Investor's address set forth above.

2.       Representations and Warranties of Investor. Investor hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants as follows:

                         (a)   INVESTOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SHARES HAVE NOT BEENREGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THESECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION.

                         (b)   Investor has the financial ability to bear theeconomic risk of Investor's investment in the Shares (including a complete loss of Investor's investment) and has no need for liquidity with respect to Investor's investment in the Shares.

                          (c)   Investor hassuch knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and has obtained, in Investor's judgment, sufficient information from McLaren to evaluate the merits andrisks of an investment in the Shares.

                         (d)   Investor is an "accredited investor" as thatterm is defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under Regulation D of the Securities Act.

                         (e)   Investor is acquiring the Shares for his own account andnot with a view to the distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act.

                         (f)   The Shares are not being subscribed for by Investor as aresult of any material information about McLaren's business that has not been publicly disclosed.

                         (g)   Investor has been given the opportunity to ask questionsof, and receive answers from, the management of McLaren concerning the terms and conditions of the Offering and other matters pertaining to Investor's investment, and has been given the opportunity to obtain such additional information necessary to verifythe accuracy of the information which was otherwise provided in order for Investor to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares to the extent McLaren possesses such information or can acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense.

                         (h)   Investor has obtained and reviewed McLaren's Annual Reporton Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 1999, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the quarters ended December 31, 1999, March 31, 2000, and June 30, 2000, Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 28, 2000, 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders, andDefinitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 18, 2000.

                         (i)    Investor acknowledges that the representations,warranties, agreements, undertaking and acknowledgments made by Investor in this Agreement are made with the intent that they be relied upon by McLaren and its management in determining Investor's suitability as a purchaser of the Shares.

3.       Representations and Warranties of McLaren. McLaren hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants that the Shares, when issued to Investor, shall bevalidly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

4.        Miscellaneous.

                         (a)   Modification. Neither this Agreement nor anyprovision hereof shall be modified, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, change, discharge or termination is sought.

                         (b)   Notices. Any notice, demand or other communicationwhich any party hereto may be required, or may elect, to give to anyone interested hereunder shall be sufficiently given if (i) delivered by a recognized national courier service to such address as may be given herein, or (ii) delivered personally at suchaddress.

                         (c)   Binding Effect. Except as otherwise providedherein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

                         (d)   Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains theentire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no representations, covenants or other agreements except as stated or referred to herein.

                         (e)   Assignability. This Agreement is not transferableor assignable by either party.

                         (f)   Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed byand construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such state without giving effect to the choice of law provisions of such state.

                         (g)   Counterparts; Facsimile Execution. This Agreementmay be executed through the use of separate signature pages or in any number of counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall, for all purposes, constitute one agreement binding on all the parties, notwithstanding that all parties are not signatoriesto the same counterpart. This Agreement may be signed by fax delivery of a signed signature page to the other party and such fax execution shall be valid in all respects.

                         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, theparties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.