• September 08, 2009 McLaren's next car?

    08:52pm by Cheechoo (Cars)

    Oh wow. From Jalopnik, it looks like McLaren has finally produced their latest car since the vaunted F1. It’s the MP4-12C, a twin-turbo 3.8L V8 good for 600 hp and 443 lb-ft.

    This car is sure to create the same kind of buzz that the F1 did in 1995. And they claim it has low carbon emissions! Not sure if their typical buyer cares about that sort of thing, though…

  • September 09, 2009

    Its really cool looking…but these days, 600hp isn’t as great as it once was…

    - 06:36am

    by Daniel- VDPD

  • September 09, 2009

    wow. nice.

    I get the feeling McLaren aren’t aiming to achieve the same feats the F1 managed.. but a nice car nonetheless.

    - 08:07am

    by Van Towel

  • September 09, 2009

    i hope this car isn’t another SLR

    - 08:27pm

    by tony

  • September 09, 2009

    looks rad

    - 11:57pm

    by Anonymous

  • September 12, 2009

    looks like a gallardo, not what a mclaren should be!

    - 02:02am

    by tao li

  • September 17, 2009

    haha looks nothin like a gallardo..

    - 07:25pm

    by yuriy

  • September 22, 2009

    look at this and then look at the new ferrari 458- they are nearly identical in shape. too bad this mclaren doesnt have the three seats with center driver. the back end is disappointing too…but it is still a mclaren…and it doenst look like something gordon murray would have engineered.

    - 10:55pm

    by Ryan Forsyth

  • September 26, 2009

    cool

    - 08:17pm

    by Anonymous

  • October 03, 2009

    The new design definitely has the same profile as the F1 but the nose and side vents make it look a lot more aggressive and modern. If Mclaren sticks to the original vision that Gorden Murry had then this will automatically be an amazing car.

    What alot of people don’t realize is that the F1 was not meant to be the worlds fastest supercar of the time. It was meant to be the best road car in the world. It just so happened that the design and engineering that went into it produced a extremely fast car.

    And to the poster that said 600hp isn’t much these days. I just want to remind you that the original Mclaren F1 only had a little over 600hp and is only about 12mph that the 1000hp Bugatti Veyron. Its all about power to weight and aero dynamics and when you are pushing speeds over 200 then these things are absolutely key.

    - 11:18pm

    by Judson Meherg

  • November 02, 2009

    gid

    - 11:37am

    by muffcum

  • November 26, 2009

    personaly it looks like they retrofited the F1 it was the first veyron,i know you dont know what i mean but think about it. the engin bay in coted in gold because its the best heat sheald,it was the fasttest,most expencive car,and in a 1-4 mile it can outrun a veyron,both engins are in the midle,both are some of the most famus cars still not the first veyron?

    - 12:26am

    by me

  • November 26, 2009

    right 600hp is not tons but its how you put it down, a 700hp camaro could not outrun a 600hp F1,there is power to weight,aero dynamics,and balance…im SURE its got 50-50weight balance where as all of the weight of most cars is in the front so the back wheels dont get as much traction but rear wheel drive cars are faster than front becaust it is MUCH better to push the weight thant to pull all of the weight

    - 12:33am

    by me