RE: McLaren P1 revealed

[Hellbound]

If Mansory had designed that rear on some one-off customer car, you'd all be throwing up in your mouths!

Edited by Hellbound on Tuesday 18th September 17:52

[dase1ats]

I seriously hope these pictures are somehow warping the car in some way, that profile shot is even worse than an Audi R8, which I have long held to be the ugliest "supercar" on the market.

Everybody hates the MP4, but I love it. The side profile on that has almost exactly the same proportions as a Diablo, effing lovely IMO.

Seems to me they based the styling purely on everybody's complaints that the 12c was too boring

I guess I'll

[Speed_Demon]

Ugh

Uhhhh

URRGHHHHHHHHH


NURSE!

[Nick644]

Not going to be great over speed humps by the looks of things!

[NGK210]

"Does it come in black?"

[Codswallop]

The back looks gorgeous, but if I'm being picky, the glass house looks too tall in the front view photo. Far better than the MP4-12C though.

[Monty Zoomer]

That looks good to me

[P9UNK]

Nice to see they’ve cut down on the number of letters and numbers in the model designation too…

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yep... that would be some of the same numbers and letters that were on Senna's F1 cars, wouldn't want any connection with those.

[Gridl0k]

MSTRBKR said:

They've integrated the McLaren logo into the front lamps. Nice touch.

Shame it's such a bks logo. They don't even run it prominently on their race cars or driver's overalls.

[FisiP1]

Wow superb! Looks like a hell of a lot of aero going on.

[Gridl0k]

P9UNK said:

yep... that would be some of the same numbers and letters that were on Senna's F1 cars, wouldn't want any connection with those.

Marlboro Project 4 isn't exactly a name I'd want on my car.

[Hellbound]

Hamilton and Button will probably want one of these if they stay on at McLaren.

[garypotter]

lovely, just lovely

[anonymous-user]

Gridl0k said:

MSTRBKR said:

They've integrated the McLaren logo into the front lamps. Nice touch.

Shame it's such a bks logo. They don't even run it prominently on their race cars or driver's overalls.

I thought that at the weekend when I was at Silverstone and someone had a McLaren Automotive jacket. It's not a great logo, but it's usable.

It's silly that the F1 Team don't use it, because all their merchandise is just advertising. The only reason I don't have a rocket red tshirt is because it's barely recognisable as McLaren.

[otolith]

Hellbound said:

If Mansory had designed that rear on some one-off customer car, you'd all be throwing up in your mouths!

While if it came with a dancing donkey on the bonnet the critics would be rubbing one out over it.

[nickfrog]

Amazing. Makes me so proud to be British. Hold on...

[GreatCornholio]

Zad said:

The front looks a bit Downs Syndrome to me. Not a PC term, I know, but I can't think of any other way to put it.

Massively inappropriate comparison. I hate pc but that just ain't right on a public forum dude!

[Veeayt]

I'm sorry, but don't think it'll redefine anything, let alone design. It's a mess of unnecessary detailing without a general line other than bling. And most of all, it is nowhere near F1's purposeful looks.

[FisiP1]

Do we know when the new Ferrari Enzo is being unveiled yet?

[FisiP1]

Veeayt said:

I'm sorry, but don't think it'll redefine anything, let alone design. It's a mess of unnecessary detailing without a general line other than bling. And most of all, it is nowhere near F1's purposeful looks.

Most of the styling probably has an aero purpose.