New McLaren Super Car: No Longer Just a Rumor

Bigbazz
I would have thought the new F1 would be a car that would mimic the original in being the most desired, prestigious and fastest car in the world. The type of car that would sit alongside the Pagani Zonda Cinque or Huayra, the Koenigsegg Agera, the Bugatti Veyron and the original Mclaren F1.

The MP4-12c is a beautiful car and I like it very much but it definitely sits in a league below those other cars.
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100% agreed.
 
Exorcet
Babble. If he doesn't like the look OK (but it's better than the Zonda replacement). His judgement on the P1's design/performance is nonsense.
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Dude is Italian, and he cannot say nonsense. Best designers are from Italy.
 
ussr
Dude is Italian, and he cannot say nonsense. Best designers are from Italy.
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He isn't Italian.

I couldn't help but notice in the Jay Leno video that the P1 is nothing like as beautifully made as the F1 was. I saw some kind of rough looking aluminum castings and in general it didn't look as well thought out as the F1. Shame.
 
The sound.....such beautiful music to my ears, especially in race mode. While watching the JL vid, I closed my eyes and imagined a beautifully designed exterior look to match the sound my ears are hearing, then I open my eyes and reality kicks in on the visuals of this beast.....the horror. Truly function over form.
 
Am I the only one who looks at the front of the P1 and instantly think of this?

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I love the fact that the headlights are the same shape as the McLaren logo - nice touch. Sadly, it is not enough to persuade me to put my name on the waiting list for a P1... the fact that I'm still a million pounds short of being a millionaire was a major factor in this decision.
 
Don't like the yellow car with black wheels, but the black car with silver wheels looks very nice.

Sounds a bit ordinary.
 
Here's some entertainment....

McLaren not confirming P1's 7:04 Nurburgring time because car was too slow

World Car Fans
You probably remember Ron Dennis saying during the Geneva Motor Show back in March the P1 is fast enough to break the seven-minute barrier on the Nordschleife. A new report has emerged saying McLaren's supercar has lapped the endangered German circuit in 7:04, thus smashing the current official record of a production street-legal car held by the Dodge Viper ACR with a time of 7:12.13.
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"Official" record. I still laugh every time I read something like that... :D
 
A bit disappointing, but I think they should be able to break 7 pretty easily and become the fastest third fastest car around the Ring.
 
Judging from the video, the P1 looks every bit as boring as a Veyron. No drama, and no skill required to drive it. To call this a succesor to the F1 is nonsense. It looks pretty cool and original, but all the computers and the F-ing Hybrid bullcrap ruins it. I expected more from McLaren... This is rubbish.
 
Aren't those things prone to falling apart or catching fire?

I think the T1 would still be faster because it didn't have to worry about driver comfort at all.
 

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