Speedtail Images
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It would seem from these leaked official images that Mclaren's designers were flicking through 1990s CAR magazines and found the XJ220 before the F1 as a exterior inspiration. Much to like inside but there are some design elements that just don't look right to me (tail proportions, pinched headlights, wheel disks?).
Full image set here: https://www.carscoops.com/2018/10/new-mclaren-spee...
Full image set here: https://www.carscoops.com/2018/10/new-mclaren-spee...
https://jalopnik.com/the-2019-mclaren-speedtail-th...
Few more here. Reminds me of the XJ220... not sure on the trend toward wheel fans though :/
Few more here. Reminds me of the XJ220... not sure on the trend toward wheel fans though :/
Macboy said:
It would seem from these leaked official images that Mclaren's designers were flicking through 1990s CAR magazines and found the XJ220 before the F1 as a exterior inspiration. Much to like inside but there are some design elements that just don't look right to me (tail proportions, pinched headlights, wheel disks?).
Full image set here: https://www.carscoops.com/2018/10/new-mclaren-spee...
Following the theme of the XJ220 ending up having the engine out of a Metro, I wonder if McLaren will reveal that actually they are not using the familiar 4L V8 and electric motor, but instead will use the 1.6 Turbo from a Corsa VXR.Full image set here: https://www.carscoops.com/2018/10/new-mclaren-spee...
The more I look the more ECO-car it looks. Like the VW XL-1 it looks aero for economy not speed. Is it the wheel disks or is the colour/spec just wrong for the car (like the early Senna pictures?). They don’t seem to do noses well - the lights are such oddities (I’m a 720s headlight hater I confess). I’m so confused. Early 2000s Olds concept car meets XL-1?
Petrus1983 said:
Not sure how you can go from this to the leaked photos - I’m just hoping it’s wrong, or a McLaren joke (not that they’re known for their humour!).
I would put it this way, it doesn't look any worse than the Senna or 720S.
Edited by EpsomJames on Friday 26th October 12:30
To me, it looks a super piece of engineering, both externally and in the interior.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEGth4SKv-c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEGth4SKv-c
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