RE: 799bhp 'Mega McLaren' Due In 2014?

[latent]

Why 799bhp?

Well most manufacturers work in PS now not bhp

So the engine is design rated at 810PS or 799bhp in old money

[Snoggledog]

Why all the fuss? This is an unofficial story from Autocar. Why not wait until McLaren release some real data?

[ptopman]

Companies build products given their sets of skill and other assets and market opportunities they find. A car like the Tesla Roadster or sedan doesn't really fit McLaren's skill set or would their brand be of value in association with such a product. OTOH, Tesla couldn't build the 12C either. They have produced a car that has quite a few clever ideas/design choices and even though there is no giant leap, it's a solid step forward in the state of the art in places. I don't see any car that's a giant leap either, with the exception of Honda FCX.

McLaren have already built their One-77, they are now trying to build a business that will allow them to profit from their brand, using their engineering skills (even if the teams are separate, the totality of their know-how is right at the state of the art).

BTW if this new car is not significantly different than the 12C as you claim, then it can't be a loss leader.

[Lambo FirstBlood]

Snoggledog said:

Why all the fuss? This is an unofficial story from Autocar. Why not wait until McLaren release some real data?

I think you'll find this is deliberately leaked information by them. I may be wrong but companies like this are experts in using the media to raise their profile FOC at strategic times for them by drip feeding information to the right/wrong people in the media.

[mr bridger]

Newsflash /// I can now exclusively reveal the new McLaren product will indeed be revolutionary.
It will run on H2O & produce enough power to run the entire MTC...!!!

Oh sorry, did someone say that's been done already?

Mr B.

[andyclax1]

Lambo FirstBlood said:

Snoggledog said:

Why all the fuss? This is an unofficial story from Autocar. Why not wait until McLaren release some real data?

I think you'll find this is deliberately leaked information by them. I may be wrong but companies like this are experts in using the media to raise their profile FOC at strategic times for them by drip feeding information to the right/wrong people in the media.

Hi Lambo firstblood,i was told yesterday to take this with a pinch of salt,some stats will already be known as chris goodwin is already in the sim testing the prototype,so its possible someone has leaked something.But i dought it.
As a matter of interest when is your build date? Mine is approx 20th june so i assume we will have delivery at a similar time?

Edited by andyclax1 on Tuesday 17th May 14:18

[Caractacus]

It will be very interesting (for many, I suspect) to see offical specs on the new Mclaren. I hope it redefines the Uber/Super car sector, just as the F1 did all those years ago.

Visually, who knows? It would be a nice touch to have some F1 style cues in the mix.

Either way, I suspect it will get fingers tapping away furiously, here on PH!

Roll on the new Mega Mac!

Cheers,

C.

[Alfie Noakes]

Howard1650 said:

To be a success over the competition it must be commercial success, not just faster, bigger or louder. Commercial success is the only measure that can compare vehicles at this level - and we'll never no the answer to that.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29827c90-7f9f-11e0-b9b0-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1MaUzHiIl

[filski666]

799bhp is 810 metric horsepower or PS - most cars sold nowadays are quoted in PS as their engine outputs

so it is really a 810 horsepower Mega McLaren, converted into old units of brake horsepower......maybe ??

[DanBMW]

That concept looks f**king awsome! Especially in the first pic.

[anonymous-user]

You lot do realise that that styling excercise isn't the actual car MCL are going to make right???

[polar8]

PunterCam said:

I'm bored of this new Mclaren 'road car push' already. They lost me the moment I read 'turbo'. Turbos' are exciting things from the 1980s, useful things in the world of diesel, and eco things in the world of petrol.

Audi R8 V10 Ticks all those boxes Its fantastic
I want n/a, high revs (with dodgy driveability below 5000rpm), and incredible noise. I want a manual fking gearbox and 5mpg. I don't want a fking 5litre turbo engine. A BMW 5 series has one of those.


Great on Mclaren for making great cars, but if they really want to stick around and rule the world they have to make something animal.

[polar8]

PunterCam said:

I'm bored of this new Mclaren 'road car push' already. They lost me the moment I read 'turbo'. Turbos' are exciting things from the 1980s, useful things in the world of diesel, and eco things in the world of petrol.

Audi R8 V10 Ticks all those boxes Its fantastic
I want n/a, high revs (with dodgy driveability below 5000rpm), and incredible noise. I want a manual fking gearbox and 5mpg. I don't want a fking 5litre turbo engine. A BMW 5 series has one of those.


Great on Mclaren for making great cars, but if they really want to stick around and rule the world they have to make something animal.

[Gadgeroonie]

i'd like to know how they went from 3.8 to 5.0

and can that engine go back into the mp4-12 macca

if i had just ordered one i would be thinking its already outdated

[Lambo FirstBlood]

I contacted my dealer to talk about this and he was very coy about confirming or denying anything. I have registered my interest to buy and understood I was the second to do so. I can't speak for the other two UK dealers but If there are 500 cars worldwide, I guess that would mean 40-60 cars in the UK so 13-20 for each of the 3 dealers. I remain hopeful!

I tried to push but very little came back. He did say he was surprised at the price tag being cited on the web. He was expecting it to be double what had been mentioned and that the factory would nether confirm nor deny. I must admit, I was too.

He also mentioned that in the same vein of buying an Enzo, customers who would have bought previous Mclaren's would likely get priority in getting this car but he didn't confirm or deny whether the factory had input in to who gets a car (again like the Enzo).

I'd be interested to know anyone else has heard anything else.

[Alfie Noakes]

Slightly OT but saw a 12c near Chobham on Wednesday, looked fairly plain in gunmetal but sounded very nice.