RE: Ayrton Senna tribute McLaren P1 GTR
Discussion
MikeGoodwin said:
Lordbenny said:
What’s the point?
To sell it. McLaren know what they are doing. They have a target market and they are exploting it. Good on them.
Ps it really is a beauty.
)MikeGoodwin said:
Lordbenny said:
What’s the point?
To sell it. McLaren know what they are doing. They have a target market and they are exploiting it. Good on them.
Not according to many who type their opinions on the McLaren pages.
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threespires said:
MikeGoodwin said:
Lordbenny said:
What’s the point?
To sell it. McLaren know what they are doing. They have a target market and they are exploiting it. Good on them.
Not according to many who type their opinions on the McLaren pages.
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t by McLaren Let me get this straight….
“Commissioned by a McLaren collector and completed over a period of three years for an undisclosed price.”
“Built to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s first Formula 1 championship victory.”
“The “new owner” describes a “suitably pleasing” increase in power as a result of the modifications. However, no official details of performance changes have been released.” (Yet Again
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“Aerodynamic modifications, including a redesigned front splitter and Gurney flap, are said to increase downforce from a peak of 600kg in race mode to roughly 800kg.” (They always seem to release those “downforce figures" though, which are coincidentally are starting to sound the same now.)
“McLaren says it has no further plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Senna's first win.” – Autocar
So.. a "new customer", "three years ago", orders a custom bespoke "800hr paint job" MSO P1GTR, at an "undisclosed price"; to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Senna's first championship win with MCLAREN, which "they" have no "further plans" to celebrate.….
“Chassis number 12 – chosen because it was also the number used by the legendary driver.” – Pistonheads
Don’t specific customer cars have specific chassis numbers? This “new customer”, who commissioned this job "three years ago", just so happened to also have the P1 GTR chassis number that coincidentally matched Senna’s number 12 as well…
Okay Mclaren PR dept…. whatever you say……..
If everything is as professed; how would they have celebrated the victory if the "new customer" didn't commission the project to the perfectly numbered chassis 'three years ago'?
The fact that they didn't use the actual "Senna" for this PR stunt, speaks volumes.
“Commissioned by a McLaren collector and completed over a period of three years for an undisclosed price.”
“Built to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s first Formula 1 championship victory.”
“The “new owner” describes a “suitably pleasing” increase in power as a result of the modifications. However, no official details of performance changes have been released.” (Yet Again
)“Aerodynamic modifications, including a redesigned front splitter and Gurney flap, are said to increase downforce from a peak of 600kg in race mode to roughly 800kg.” (They always seem to release those “downforce figures" though, which are coincidentally are starting to sound the same now.)
“McLaren says it has no further plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Senna's first win.” – Autocar
So.. a "new customer", "three years ago", orders a custom bespoke "800hr paint job" MSO P1GTR, at an "undisclosed price"; to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Senna's first championship win with MCLAREN, which "they" have no "further plans" to celebrate.….
“Chassis number 12 – chosen because it was also the number used by the legendary driver.” – Pistonheads
Don’t specific customer cars have specific chassis numbers? This “new customer”, who commissioned this job "three years ago", just so happened to also have the P1 GTR chassis number that coincidentally matched Senna’s number 12 as well…
Okay Mclaren PR dept…. whatever you say……..
If everything is as professed; how would they have celebrated the victory if the "new customer" didn't commission the project to the perfectly numbered chassis 'three years ago'?
The fact that they didn't use the actual "Senna" for this PR stunt, speaks volumes.
It is reflective of the ghastly , backward looking and totally cynical nostalgia industry . I am tired of seeing endless 'tributes' to people like Senna , McQueen et al which exploit memories and turn them into parodies like this bloody horror .
Odd, isn't it , that in Senna's glory years we didn't get Fangio liveried Mercs or faux Ecurie Ecosse D Types - we were focussed on the future.
Production cars cars are even worse - every 911 since the Jurassic era is a tribute act to its predecessor , ditto nearly every Jag up to the F type , 'new' Beetle and Alpine Renault. And every Aston Martin ever made since the DB4 ...
Odd, isn't it , that in Senna's glory years we didn't get Fangio liveried Mercs or faux Ecurie Ecosse D Types - we were focussed on the future.
Production cars cars are even worse - every 911 since the Jurassic era is a tribute act to its predecessor , ditto nearly every Jag up to the F type , 'new' Beetle and Alpine Renault. And every Aston Martin ever made since the DB4 ...
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