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Uncovered: the McLaren F2

Autocar can reveal that McLaren’s own long-delayed mid-engined supercar project is back on track. The first prototypes already on test in the UK, and our exclusive artist’s impression reveals, for the first time, how the car could look.

For McLaren the project will be a chance to build a pure-bred follow-up the legendary F1, a car still regarded by some as the finest high-performance car in history.

F2: aborted Mercedes project comes good

The F2 has its roots in the P8, the car McLaren had been committed to building as a smaller and cheaper supercar with Mercedes, after the launch of the SLR. Mercedes boss Jurgen Hubbert confirmed in early 2004 that the company was actively “looking at a mid-engined road car”.

Codenamed P8, the car was put on hold in late 2004 by then-Mercedes Car Group boss Eckhard Cordes. Cordes said that the P8 had “successfully completed the concept stage,” but development had been frozen.

The hiatus was mainly a result of huge losses at Mercedes and the emergence of significant quality problems in its mainstream models. Also, the SLR was also not as well received as Mercedes had hoped and there was a great deal of recrimination in the air, especially about its perceived engineering failings.

McLaren goes it alone

The F2 will be a solo effort by the Woking outfit, and a chance to re-establish the company’s credentials at the top-end of the market.

Sources have told Autocar that mechanical mules disguised under a Ferrari 360 body are already running around the company’s Woking HQ. They advise to expect a mid-engined machine built around a carbon-fibre monocoque.

If the new car does echo the 15-year old F1 concept it will be powered by a normally aspirated V12 powerplant too. However, as F1 currently demands V8 engines, the baby McLaren could reflect F1’s attempts to become greener by concentrating on keeping weight down in tandem with a more modest powerplant.

Hilton Holloway

da AutoCar.co.uk

Aymaro...ci puoi di qualcosa??

[Aymaro]

da AutoCar.co.uk

Aymaro...ci puoi di qualcosa??

magari:)

ron dennis nn mi ha ancora kiamato se domani lo sento gli faccio il cazziatone

a parte le cavolate sapevo ke stavano lavorando ad una v8,ed ho visto una foto di una vettura pesantemente camuffata,ma di+ nn so e cmq nn è improbabile ke se la faccaino sul serio c sia qualke spunto preso da questa o quell'altra tesi...

ps,dopo ke hanno preso il "mio" alettone e messo sul muso della makkina da F1 sono piu ke soddisfatto

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magari:)

ron dennis nn mi ha ancora kiamato se domani lo sento gli faccio il cazziatone

a parte le cavolate sapevo ke stavano lavorando ad una v8,ed ho visto una foto di una vettura pesantemente camuffata,ma di+ nn so e cmq nn è improbabile ke se la faccaino sul serio c sia qualke spunto preso da questa o quell'altra tesi...

ps,dopo ke hanno preso il "mio" alettone e messo sul muso della makkina da F1 sono piu ke soddisfatto

lo sai che ci sono ferraristi disposti ad ucciderti per quello...vero?

[Aymaro]

lo sai che ci sono ferraristi disposti ad ucciderti per quello...vero?

lo so...

[fxtech]

ayamaro puoi postare l' immagine grande del bozzetto nel tuo avatar ?

[Aymaro]

ayamaro puoi postare l' immagine grande del bozzetto nel tuo avatar ?

postato un po di tempo fa nella sezione design&fotoritocchi....

http://www.autopareri.com/forum/showthread.php?p=407433#post407433

[fxtech]

postato un po di tempo fa nella sezione design&fotoritocchi....

http://www.autopareri.com/forum/showthread.php?p=407433#post407433

mi piacerebbe l' idea di una cage bird maserati reinterpretata da alfaromeo

[j]

Son of McLaren F1

CAR Magazine has compiled a secret dossier on the next McLaren supercar, the P11, with the help of Woking insiders. Check out the new issue for five exclusive images of the purebred sports car, as well as a full profile of its nemesis, Ferrari's new 430 Scuderia. Elsewhere, we appraise the love-it-or-hate-it Jaguar XF, get a sneak preview of Ford's next Fiesta and we're the only mag to ride in the new Aston Martin DBS. Plus all the regular news, columns by Gavin Green, Mark Walton and Chris Chilton, and first drives of Mercedes' new C63 AMG and Volkswagen's crazy Golf, the W12.

Ferrari v McLaren

We compare the new Ferrari 430 Scuderia with the secret McLaren P11, the next supercar from Woking. The Scuderia is as quick as an Enzo around Fiorano and uses Ferrari's latest lightweight tech and engine know-how for astounding results. It's exactly the car McLaren has in its sights for the F1 successor, the hardcore P11. Read our world exclusive scoop for the full story.

da Carmagazine.co.uk

[lorenz82]

speriamo di vederla in produzione...nn è male una mclaren a prezzo di una F430 scuderia

[Alby]

nn è male una mclaren a prezzo di una F430 scuderia

Questo non vuol dire che al prezzo di una F430 Scuderia ci si ritroverà una McLaren F1...