Showing posts with label McLaren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label McLaren. Show all posts

Thursday, November 10, 2011

2012 McLaren MP4-12C

McLaren. The very name evokes memories of both the Formula 1 team and one of the most popular rare, more expensive super cars ever built. This created a niche manufacturer, the MP4-12C is likely to inspire the same enthusiasm as the million dollar McLaren F1 did throughout the 1990s. But in 2012, McLaren MP4-12C is a departure from the old blank check efforts, it is intended to be an "affordable" exotic, you hold that $ 230,000.


For the money, the rich driving enthusiasts will appreciate a very nice sports car. A 3.8-liter V8 with an exceptional amount of screaming boost twin turbo with 592 horsepower, while a dual-clutch transmission offers a seven-speed automated manual speed, changes almost transparent. Lightweight construction, layout and design of advanced midengine suspension stabilizer bars operations specialist shocks handling the MP4-12C machine outstanding.

Style McLaren does not flash as some might expect from an exotic. Instead it is a performance focused and manageable package leads dynamic performances do the talking. Yet dihedral doors that pivot upward, a pillar gives the car a unique look.


Within the price range of $ 250 000 exotic (!), MP4 12C face stiff competition from Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Gallardo and Porsche 911 GT2 RS. With the company of its kind, it is impossible to choose a loser, let alone suggest a winner. It is safe to say however that the 2012 McLaren MP4-12C will be auto lust for some time.

The 2012 McLaren MP4-12C is a car that inspires adulation at the highest level. In a nutshell, is one of the best sports cars ever made. The first reports to compare their management with concise and lightweight Ariel Atom, but the car can drive this full-featured cross-country, like a Lamborghini or a Ferrari. If it is accelerating, braking or extraction of high-g turns, the McLaren has great body control - not dive squat, or roll itself. The credit goes to the active suspension technology and the MP4-12C is incredibly efficient (but discrete) electronic driving aids.

Some purists might complain that the manual gearbox, but the McLaren is a double-clutch seven-speed automatic is just as good as it gets. Shifting out of focus in a row with virtually no interruption of power delivery. Gearshift are inspired by Formula 1, each blade is connected to the steering column and gearbox can be useful and downshift. And when you choose a cruise fully automatic, the car's performance limits are relatively intact.


While the ultimate benefit may be the key objective in 2012 McLaren MP4-12C, the driver can always call a balance of between comfort and sportiness. "H" handle selector control and adjusts the control of the suspension, steering and stability in the two parameters Normal, Sport or track. The same parameters also applies to "P" key that controls the powertrain options, which regulates the throttle mapping, managing and moving your intake plenum in the cockpit. The sound of the V8 turbo engine might be too quiet for some fans, but the gauge (or sport exhaust option) will provide a soundtrack more visceral.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

McLaren F1

The McLaren F1 is a super car designed and manufactured by McLaren Automotive. Originally a concept conceived by Gordon Murray, he convinced Ron Dennis to back the project and engaged Peter Stevens to design the exterior of the car. On 31 March 1998, it set the record for the fastest road car in the world, 240 mph (386 km/h).
The car features numerous proprietary designs and technologies; it was designed and built with no compromises to the original design concept laid out by Gordon Murray. It is lighter and has a more streamlined structure than even most of its modern rivals and competitors despite having one seat more than most similar sports cars, with the driver's seat located in the middle (and slightly forward of the passengers seating position providing excellent driving visibility). It features a powerful engine and is somewhat track oriented, but not to the degree that it compromises everyday usability and comfort. It was conceived as an exercise in creating what its designers hoped would be considered the ultimate road car. Despite not having been designed as a track machine, a modified race car edition of the vehicle won several races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995, where it faced purpose-built prototype race cars. Production began in 1992 and ended in 1998. In all, 106 cars were manufactured, with some variations in the design.
In 1994, the British car magazine Autocar stated in a road test regarding the F1, "The McLaren F1 is the finest driving machine yet built for the public road." and that "The F1 will be remembered as one of the great events in the history of the car, and it may possibly be the fastest production road car the world will ever see.".
Brown McLaren F1 Concept
Silver McLaren F1 Outstanding
Elegant Silver McLaren F1
BLack McLaren F1 Great Design
Orange McLaren F1 Front Side View
Luxury Black McLaren F1