McLaren F1 replica

[Mr_B]

OK, not perfect, but I kinda like the fact he gave it a go and built what he wanted.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525154/Ja...

[DoctorX]

Not a bad effort if that sort of thing floats your boat. Those Lambos are, however, terrible.

[robinessex]

Lots of errors in the Mail story. An Audi engine. Which suddenly becomes a BMW12 cyls when he's adjusting it. Quite a good effort though. Wonder if McLaren will come after him?

[VladD]

robinessex said:

Lots of errors in the Mail story. An Audi engine. With 12 cyls? And how is he adjusting it, when the car sits outside the garage?

I was about to post the same. Maybe that's a "Countach" he's adjusting.

[MG CHRIS]

That's not a bad effort at all and atleast it's not a load of gpr stuck over a ford cougar or mr2.

[Dave Hedgehog]

vid explains more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy9pKFLy6u4

and PH covered it in 2009

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

[VladD]

Dave Hedgehog said:

vid explains more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy9pKFLy6u4

and PH covered it in 2009

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

So it has the BMW V12 after all, complete with auto-box.

[iloveboost]

DoctorX said:

Not a bad effort if that sort of thing floats your boat. Those Lambos are, however, terrible.

I agree. Also there are many videos on youtube of his creation:
https://www.youtube.com/user/artiplastzabrze/video...
There was an American kit car that was similar to that which was resonably priced. I can't remember what it was called though.
In typical daily fail style the engine in the article looks like a standard BMW V12 with 300hp. That won't do 200mph! Going through his (or his friends?) youtube account I think he tested two different engines in the prototype: a standard BMW V12 and a standard RS6 V8 engine. It appears he settled on an RS6 V8 engine with a well designed louder exhaust/intake and a customised engine management system. I don't understand polish though!

Edited by iloveboost on Tuesday 17th December 13:41

[JoeMk1]

DM commenter said:

Just goes to show how much margin they make in these car showrooms.. £20000 is more more realistic.

[Chris71]

MG CHRIS said:

That's not a bad effort at all and atleast it's not a load of gpr stuck over a ford cougar or mr2.

Correct number of cylinders ... engine in the right place. Sure you could convert it to a Porsche G50 or something to get rid of the auto box. Personally I'd still rather do my own styling and call it a Mazur F1 or something, but it looks like a pretty thorough job.

I stumbled across one of the Cougar-based Ferrari replicas the other day. It was £35,000. Thirty five grand. For a FWD Puma with a rather unconvincing body kit. I'm a kit car fan, but that's just ridiculous.

[iloveboost]

Chris71 said:

Correct number of cylinders ... engine in the right place. Sure you could convert it to a Porsche G50 or something to get rid of the auto box. Personally I'd still rather do my own styling and call it a Mazur F1 or something, but it looks like a pretty thorough job.

I stumbled across one of the Cougar-based Ferrari replicas the other day. It was £35,000. Thirty five grand. For a FWD Puma with a rather unconvincing body kit. I'm a kit car fan, but that's just ridiculous.

I agree. It's better that he build a 'proper' car from scratch that looks like the real thing rather than just focusing on how it looks to the detriment of everything else.

[Phil Dicky]

JoeMk1 said:

DM commenter said:

Just goes to show how much margin they make in these car showrooms.. £20000 is more more realistic.

Do we think DM, typed that well before putting his brain in gear

[dom9]

That is very impressive!

[tbc]

Not a bad effort it seems very close

Still can;t understand him using an Audi engine. The F1 had a BMW V12

I know the LMR engine would be out of the question but could he not have went with a BMW V12 from a 7 series

[dom9]

tbc said:

Not a bad effort it seems very close

Still can;t understand him using an Audi engine. The F1 had a BMW V12

I know the LMR engine would be out of the question but could he not have went with a BMW V12 from a 7 series

Looks like he IS using a BMW V12, to me, in the picture where he is working in the engine bay...

[tbc]

dom9 said:

tbc said:

Not a bad effort it seems very close

Still can;t understand him using an Audi engine. The F1 had a BMW V12

I know the LMR engine would be out of the question but could he not have went with a BMW V12 from a 7 series

Looks like he IS using a BMW V12, to me, in the picture where he is working in the engine bay...

ahem

[Ginge R]

You think THAT F1 is bad?

http://www.alrush.biz/kit-cars-calamity/

[The Tea Boy]

Ginge R said:

You think THAT F1 is bad?

http://www.alrush.biz/kit-cars-calamity/

my eyes!!!

Matt

[Ginge R]

Yup, pass me the bleach so that I might pour it into them and be spared the greater pain.. QUICKLY!

[TREMAiNE]

Ginge R said:

You think THAT F1 is bad?

http://www.alrush.biz/kit-cars-calamity/

Good lord, my eyes!