New McLaren is called MP-12C and packs around 600 hp

Moses7 · 09-09-2009 8:29am #1

It does not look that special but technologically McLaren has done it again!

long press release and pics here

Mr.David · 09-09-2009 8:39am

Rear end looks great, front looks bland. Very 360 Modena. The new Ferrari 458 has it well and truly licked in the style department anyway.

Will be interesting to see who is building the engine, a 3.8l V8 twin turbo. Pity its forced induction though, suppose NA will become increasingly rare nowadays.

thunderdan · 09-09-2009 8:50am

Nice car and great to see McLaren challenging the more established supercars, will be interesting to see how it does head to head with them. Pity they couldnt have come up with a better name - MP4-12C

Swampy · 09-09-2009 9:12am

I would have sex with this car.

Theta · 09-09-2009 9:13am

Aww the didnt do the whole centre seat again. I liked that for some reason.

Mitch Connor · 09-09-2009 9:14am

I was hoping the drivers seat would be in the middle, like the F1.

Mitch Connor · 09-09-2009 10:49am

Take that number plate off.... could you tell the difference between the Ascari and the McLaren

robtri · 09-09-2009 11:12am

sweet looking beast.....

but I did like the last line in the article.... a successor to the F1 is in works and expect to hear about it soon....

Frank Bullitt · 09-09-2009 12:34pm

Its a nice car,but as its been pointed out,its the spit of the ascari,and quite similar to the new Ferrari,ah well

Alanstrainor · 09-09-2009 1:19pm

Looks great alright, even if it's not as distinguishable from the competition as the F1 was. Who wants to buy me one?

cadaliac · 09-09-2009 3:01pm

I don't think it looks great at all. I guess I was expecting something a bit more......F1????
Even though I know the F1 predessor will be along soon.
Still, I think they could have done better.

bladebrew · 09-09-2009 5:29pm

i would prefer an f1,but it will do i suppose:)
apparently the name echoes the companys history in formula 1 and it has self adjusting suspension that varies the damper setting to ensure a soft ride for urban driving then stiffens up to improve driving dynamics and handling as speed increases,

it will cost £150,000 (with no plans to sell them in ireland)
and will be followed up with 2 new cars by 2015 one an entry level model to rival the standard porsche 911,and the second to fill the gap left by the discontinued carrera gt which cost £330,000 in 2004,

random bits from an article in the sunday times,

an f1 with 484 kms on the clock sold for £2.5million in 2008!!

i think they are trying to make this car a little less rare:D

New McLaren is called MP-12C and packs around 600 hp

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