Moody seaside shot makes us feel the fever for McLaren's styling
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It's not often we get to call a McLaren press release boring, but the one about the new MP4-12C starting its US dealer tour didn't really fire us up.
Until we spotted the picture that came with it, that is. It's a moody dusk (or perhaps dawn) shot of the firm's new supercar somewhere on the Pacific (we imagine) coastline, which was taken around the time of the car's recent Pebble Beach presentation.
This single shot of the Supernova Silver MP4-12C took us aback for the simple reason it's the first 'proper' arty portrait of the new McLaren that we've seen.
Looks gorgeous, doesn't it? And definitely one in the eye for the critics of the car's styling, we reckon. So who still thinks the 458 Italia is more stunning..?
First time I've seen a bit of Mclaren F1 in this car. Look at the roof line in the centre of the car and the wing mirror.
You must be joking Where is the F1 roof line and where is the F1's wing mirror Something ugly has fallen down to spoil the nice picture of British summer we have now.
Every picture I see of the car makes me more depressed at the missed opportunity to make it genuinely stunning. I'm sure that the dynamics will be world class but it looks like each element was copied from the big book of supercars in a way that is inoffensive to as many people as possible. And however its photographed it just looks terribly bland...
Every picture I see of the car makes me more depressed at the missed opportunity to make it genuinely stunning. I'm sure that the dynamics will be world class but it looks like each element was copied from the big book of supercars in a way that is inoffensive to as many people as possible. And however its photographed it just looks terribly bland...
Yes. It looks like a generic car in a computer game because the game developer couldn't get permission from any car manufacturers.
First time I've seen a bit of Mclaren F1 in this car. Look at the roof line in the centre of the car and the wing mirror.
You must be joking Where is the F1 roof line and where is the F1's wing mirror Something ugly has fallen down to spoil the nice picture of British summer we have now.
The lines are nearly identical:
Look at the curve of the door below the window, the curve of the roofline, and the way the angle of the window to the vertical gradually increases as you run from front to back.
Regarding the comments above on the styling, I really like Mclaren's ethos on the MP4 and the F1, because both cars are subtle. For me this is the difference between wearing a very high quality tailored shirt and wearing one with a designer brand emblazened across it, or perhaps the difference between proper jewellary and bling.
Another thing worth considering is that cars like this tend to look bland compared with a Ferrari or Lambo, but if you drive one down the road amidst ordinary cars, they really stand out. The R8 is a good example of this. For a lot of people, me included, that's about as much standing out as we want to do.
Regarding the comments above on the styling, I really like Mclaren's ethos on the MP4 and the F1, because both cars are subtle. For me this is the difference between wearing a very high quality tailored shirt and wearing one with a designer brand emblazened across it, or perhaps the difference between proper jewellary and bling.
Another thing worth considering is that cars like this tend to look bland compared with a Ferrari or Lambo, but if you drive one down the road amidst ordinary cars, they really stand out. The R8 is a good example of this. For a lot of people, me included, that's about as much standing out as we want to do.
+1
- Which would i choose... The McLaran as it's British and the Fezza will probably catch on fire within the week 
