Goodwood and W1

[P1983]

Surprised not much chat on here about the W1, saw it at Goodwood yesterday and intrigued to hear what people think of it after seeing it in the flesh for the first time?

[AB]

I prefer the looks of the P1 but there’s no doubting it’s an amazing car. The stand wasn’t as busy as I expected for most of the day.

[mogg]

When do the journalists get their hands on it ?

Looking forward to seeing how it compares to the F80 !

[CLK-GTR]

A few posts about it in the Goodwood thread.

It's a lot better looking in person. The launch pictures did it no favours. Its aggressive without looking like its crashed into a Halfords so I hope this is the future direction of McLaren design.

[P1983]

AB said:

I prefer the looks of the P1 but there s no doubting it s an amazing car. The stand wasn t as busy as I expected for most of the day.

Agreed, to be fair I think they had such a tough act to follow up on the P1 as it’s just so iconic and timeless.

[P1983]

CLK-GTR said:

A few posts about it in the Goodwood thread.

It's a lot better looking in person. The launch pictures did it no favours. Its aggressive without looking like its crashed into a Halfords so I hope this is the future direction of McLaren design.

Yes, I think it s better in person too, i think it s going to be quite spec sensitive so intrigued to see what the 399 owners of them choose.

Edited by P1983 on Saturday 12th July 08:47

[Smoothound]

AB said:

I prefer the looks of the P1 but there s no doubting it s an amazing car. The stand wasn t as busy as I expected for most of the day.

Same for me. I'm sure it will be a great drive but in looks the P1 has it for me

[cutting42]

Agree with looking better in person. Suffered by being between a P1 and an F1

Very impressive to my eyes and the best looking of the new holy trinity

[650S]

[quote=mogg]When do the journalists get their hands on it ?

The only one worth reading will be Chris Harris, and I look forward to his comments.

W1 will be benchmarked / copied / imitated by the competition - as with previous milestone products from McLaren

[Frankychops]

The new Ferrari makes the w1 look cheap.

[HighwayStar]

Frankychops said:

The new Ferrari makes the w1 look cheap.

I think the F80 looks terrible. £3.1M! W1 for me if my numbers came in.

[Frankychops]

It’s nuts, for what seems to be a 4wd artura

[Streetbeat]

Frankychops said:

It s nuts, for what seems to be a 4wd artura

Except it's not, it's rwd.

[HighwayStar]

Streetbeat said:

Frankychops said:

It s nuts, for what seems to be a 4wd artura

Except it's not, it's rwd.

Ooos!

[Frankychops]

Streetbeat said:

Frankychops said:

It s nuts, for what seems to be a 4wd artura

Except it's not, it's rwd.

I'm talking about the ferrari, not the W1

[Streetbeat]

Frankychops said:

I'm talking about the ferrari, not the W1

So more like a 296 being your talking about Ferrari

Edited by Streetbeat on Sunday 13th July 16:18