McLaren MP4-12C (Spy)

[nicogiraldi]

temo diventerà un capolavoro!!

se manterrà anche un briciolo dello spirito F1 , 430 scuderia , superleggera avranno vita dura , durissima.

[j]

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[j]

McLaren's new F1

A legend is about to be reborn, as Brit firm gets ready to redefine the supercar class with new P11.

The Mac is back. This is McLaren’s new baby supercar, which distils the excitement of the legendary original F1 road model into a smaller and less expensive package.

Due on sale in 2010, the incredible machine is gunning for Ferrari’s F430 and the Lamborghini Gallardo with a price tag of between £150,000 and £200,000.

Auto Express is the only magazine in the world to have spied the McLaren on the road, and we’ve used our exclusive pictures to produce these amazing images, showing just how the newcomer will look. Codenamed P11, this is the spiritual successor to the F1, and has been designed and built completely in-house.

Unlike the Mercedes SLR McLaren, it’s not a joint venture. Instead, the car is the work of engineers at the Formula One team’s factory in Woking. And it was just outside the Surrey base that Auto Express reader Steve Taro caught the first prototype undergoing testing.

As you can see from his spy pictures, the development mule wears a heavy disguise, but we have peeled that back to reveal the car underneath. And it’s clear that the designers have taken inspiration from the F1 – look

at the side window shape, the high tail, the short overhangs, plus the bold headlights and large bumper air intakes.

Elsewhere in the design are nods to McLaren’s logo in the side air intakes. But overall, the P11 has enough visual strength to mark a totally new direction for the company.

While firm details on the newcomer are scarce, it is likely to use as much grand prix-related technology as possible. McLaren will be keen to draw parallels between the P11 and its F1 track models, so it will sit on a strong yet light carbon fibre chassis.

The body will also be made from advanced composites, and as a result the P11 will weigh around 1,250kg. A mid-mounted 6.2-litre V8 sourced from F1 engine supplier Mercedes will drive the rear wheels via a semi-automatic transmission, complete with steering wheel paddleshifters.

Boosted by a turbocharger, the AMG-tuned powerplant will produce at least 500bhp. And thanks to the car’s low kerbweight, it’s expected to accelerate from 0-60mph in less than four seconds and post a top speed of 200mph. Carbon brakes will make sure it stops as well as it goes.

As was the case with the F1, McLaren will give customers the chance to personalise their car, so a long specification list is likely. There is set to be a whole host of interior trim options and paint colours.

The cabin itself will be very modern, with a unique feel and appearance. The dashboard and steering wheel draw inspiration from the firm’s racers.

Once McLaren has finished the last run of SLR Roadsters and special-edition roofless SLR Speedsters, work will begin on building the P11. And while production of the roadgoing F1 ended after only 64 examples, volumes for the newcomer are set to extend into four figures. The first customers will take delivery of their cars in 2010.

da AutoExpress.co.uk

[boygrunge]

boh.. non è male secondo me, anche se il fatto che sia McLaren, guardando ultimamente la McLaren come si è comportata, me la rende antipatica..

[j]

McLaren P11 supercar on winter snow test: new spy photos

We've caught McLaren's new supercar – internally codenamed the P11 – on winter test in Sweden. This generation of prototype appears to be wearing a slightly different disguise to the last time we published a P11 scoop (taken by a CAR Online reader) but we're pretty confident this is the junior McLaren supercar.

Our man in Sweden reports that the P11 is on test at a known industry facility and the fleet of rented Volvo back-up cars surrounding the Macca is a typical 'blocking' tactic used by engineers to prevent spy photographers getting too near to secret new cars.

The bodywork is certainly clad in different disguise panels to our previous P11 spyshots, but the basic silhouette, glasshouse and other details make us think this is the McLaren and not a rival supercar from Modena. Even the wheels match closely the items we're expecting on the production P11.

McLaren P11 and CAR Magazine

CAR's been following the McLaren P11's gestation with interest, after we landed an award-winning world-exclusive scoop back in 2007 with our first story on Woking's new supercar and last year we then published pictures of the actual clay design models.

The P11 is designed to be a rival to the Ferrari F430 – mixing the design purity of the legendary McLaren F1 with more affordable, low-to-mid volume manufacturing processes. It'll be powered by a V8 engine driving the rear wheels and electric performance is guaranteed by lightweight composite construction in parts of the car. We should see the car in 2010.

da CarMagazine.co.uk

non so perchè ma nella prima foto mi ricorda tanto una "puledrina"...

[Dodicicilindri]

Quoto, molto F360 davanti, almeno in apparenza.

[fm03]

il design di questa macchina non mi piace per niente....poi vabbè tecnicamente sarà quel che sarà, ma è molto, moltissimo anni '90

[Cosimo]

diciamo che non vincerà la palma di supercar più bella..

da quel poco che si capisce sembra scopiazzata davanti e un po' sproporzionata dietro.

Vedremo

[Aymaro]

.....:cry:

[j]

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