P14 mule in Autocar
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Read here
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mclaren...
They seem to have the chassis and aero upgraded a lot but the engine is the same old donkey. We at least need a herd of donkeys with differing number of legs.
I like Mclaren sticking it to the others but how long is this engine going to go on for with tweaks ?
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mclaren...
They seem to have the chassis and aero upgraded a lot but the engine is the same old donkey. We at least need a herd of donkeys with differing number of legs.
I like Mclaren sticking it to the others but how long is this engine going to go on for with tweaks ?
Gandahar said:
Read here
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mclaren...
They seem to have the chassis and aero upgraded a lot but the engine is the same old donkey. We at least need a herd of donkeys with differing number of legs.
I like Mclaren sticking it to the others but how long is this engine going to go on for with tweaks ?
Mercedes 6.3 V8?http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mclaren...
They seem to have the chassis and aero upgraded a lot but the engine is the same old donkey. We at least need a herd of donkeys with differing number of legs.
I like Mclaren sticking it to the others but how long is this engine going to go on for with tweaks ?
Cosworth DFV?
Mezger flat 6?
Wait for it !
After the F1 concept pictures I was all excited but I have to say I'm a bit disappointed by that if its a P14. Looks like a Peugeot RCZ thingy and not the ground breaking step up from the P13 platform that was rumoured.
Looking on the bright side I can see 650S becoming the sweet spot and values going up again now
After the F1 concept pictures I was all excited but I have to say I'm a bit disappointed by that if its a P14. Looks like a Peugeot RCZ thingy and not the ground breaking step up from the P13 platform that was rumoured.
Looking on the bright side I can see 650S becoming the sweet spot and values going up again now
Edited by RamboLambo on Friday 9th September 18:09
"To beat the Ferrari, McLaren will have to ensure the P14 can reach 62mph in less than 3.0sec and achieve a top speed of more than 205mph."
Really? Is this what it has come down to? What a sorry indictment of the current thinking in driving circles that the ultimate measure of a new car is not how good it makes you feel to push on down a great road, but rather how fast you could theoretically get from a standstill to an arbitrarily chosen speed while travelling in a straight line. To be fair this is probably not McLaren's primary objective but it has unfortunately become the focus of every new supercar launch. Enough!
Really? Is this what it has come down to? What a sorry indictment of the current thinking in driving circles that the ultimate measure of a new car is not how good it makes you feel to push on down a great road, but rather how fast you could theoretically get from a standstill to an arbitrarily chosen speed while travelling in a straight line. To be fair this is probably not McLaren's primary objective but it has unfortunately become the focus of every new supercar launch. Enough!
RamboLambo said:
Turquoise said:
Looks much better than the dogs dinner that is the 650.
Nice tryI think the 650 is a mess. It's a car of two halves that don't match. If they'd updated the rear as well as the front when they created the 650 it might look better (like a 675 rear does) but as it is I don't like it at all.
Turquoise said:
At what?
I think the 650 is a mess. It's a car of two halves that don't match. If they'd updated the rear as well as the front when they created the 650 it might look better (like a 675 rear does) but as it is I don't like it at all.
Well I guess most people will only ever see the rear of a 650S so if you don't like it I can see why it would doubly hack you off lolI think the 650 is a mess. It's a car of two halves that don't match. If they'd updated the rear as well as the front when they created the 650 it might look better (like a 675 rear does) but as it is I don't like it at all.
I think the back end of this P14 mule looks a hash up of the 570S which I already find too fussy so its funny how people see things differently. Maybe you are brunette tomboy kind of guy and I'm a blonde supermodel
Personally, I think the issue with the 12C was the front bumper and headlights which the 650s addressed beautifully. Back end looks fine to me but then I've got the MSO carbon racing diffuser on mine
Edited by RamboLambo on Friday 9th September 18:53
RamboLambo said:
Wait for it !
Looking on the bright side I can see 650S becoming the sweet spot and values going up again now
Rambo, seriously stop. We all (most?) think you are a complete tt when it comes to your obsession with values but then you go ahead and post to prove it.Looking on the bright side I can see 650S becoming the sweet spot and values going up again now
Edited by RamboLambo on Friday 9th September 18:09
Regarding the P14 - I am sure McLaren will end up making it look like a little cracker!!
Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 10th September 06:01
Turquoise said:
So because I don't think your car is the best looking thing on the road, you also have better taste in women than me?
You're pathetic.
No, where do I say that ? Just that people like different things FFS.You're pathetic.
Anyway glad everyone doesn't like the 650S or else it would lose its exclusivity.
I think you are the pathetic troll
It's called cause and effect. Or action and reaction. I'm only reacting to your posts. I came on the thread and simply said I wasn't a fan of the 650's styling. You, for some bizarre reason thought I was trying to personally provoke you and said "nice try".
I've had the time to look at some of your other posts and it's seems you don't need me to make yourself look like a fool. You do an excellent job all by yourself. You regularly bore and antagonise people with your obsessive nonsense about your car.
I'm done talking to you. I'm not going to waste anymore time on something I care so little about. You are welcome to the last word. I won't respond.
Apologies to other posters for the thread derailment.
I've had the time to look at some of your other posts and it's seems you don't need me to make yourself look like a fool. You do an excellent job all by yourself. You regularly bore and antagonise people with your obsessive nonsense about your car.
I'm done talking to you. I'm not going to waste anymore time on something I care so little about. You are welcome to the last word. I won't respond.
Apologies to other posters for the thread derailment.
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