The MockLaren Fake1 GTArse

[Beefmeister]

This is the DDR Motorsport Miami GT kit car. It bears a striking resemblance to another car, though I can't quite put my finger on it...








"Hello? McLaren's lawyers? Yep, we've got another one for you..."

[Graebob]

Pussies didn't even put the seat in the middle

[jaik]

I'm always stunned how these companies can rip something off so blatantly, yet still end up with it looking like a massive bag of crap.

[Garlick]

If we'd never seen an F1 I'd be inclined to say they'd made a decent fist of that. Looks ok to me, and you'd certainly give it a glance if you saw one.

However, I have seen an F1 so instead of saying the above I'd have to say they are a bunch of copycats......shame really.

[Graebob]

It looks a bit like the bd child of an F1 and a Saleen S7, especially from this angle.

[OwenK]

jaik said:

I'm always stunned how these companies can rip something off so blatantly, yet still end up with it looking like a massive bag of crap.

I agree. It's a bit like they were desperate to make a perfect copy, but realised they weren't technically capable of doing it OR that they would get their bks sued off, so changed it just enough to get away with it. But in doing so made it look rubbish, thus pretty much defeating the object.

[Tuvra]

jaik said:

I'm always stunned how these companies can rip something off so blatantly, yet still end up with it looking like a massive bag of crap.

Strange isn't it, it proves how the little touches make a great looking car.

I do think its a bit crap that they design a car in 2011 which ends up looking like a car which was first "sketched" back in 1988 and then launched in 1992, 19 years ago!!

[mat205125]

jaik said:

.......... yet still end up with it looking like a massive bag of crap.

Doesn't look THAT bad.

[julian64]

I think that looks rather fine, although I'm not much of a badge snob.

[OwenK]

Tuvra said:

Strange isn't it, it proves how the little touches make a great looking car.

I do think its a bit crap that they design a car in 2011 which ends up looking like a car which was first "sketched" back in 1988 and then launched in 1992, 19 years ago!!

Not that it makes much difference, but this has been around for a good five years or so at least.

[98elise]

mat205125 said:

jaik said:

.......... yet still end up with it looking like a massive bag of crap.

Doesn't look THAT bad.

Its not very nice at all.

Its like people, all look roughly the same, yet one can be beautiful and the next one a munter.

[300bhp/ton]

jaik said:

I'm always stunned how these companies can rip something off so blatantly, yet still end up with it looking like a massive bag of crap.

Do you need glasses or someit?

That looks fine, Macca F1 inspired, but still looks different and certainly no worse than many well known car makers attempts.

[julian64]

Lets put it this way. You have a dirty great LS7, and you're looking for as much road fun as you can get.

As I see it the choice is the bodywork above, or



It isn't much of an argument for me, The bug ugly ultima is a poor second to the above effort.

[r11co]

Hmm, what a dumb thread.

Maybe Porsche should sue Ultima, and Ferrari go after GM for ripping off the 360 headlights and 550 bonnet on the Corvette.

Or maybe not, because paying homage to other cars' styling has been going on since the beginning of cars......

[Gad-Westy]

I think it looks pretty good in isolation. Its not a particularly good replica though if that is what its meant to be.

[Beefmeister]

r11co said:

Hmm, what a dumb thread.

Maybe Porsche should sue Ultima, and Ferrari go after GM for ripping off the 360 headlights and 550 bonnet on the Corvette.

Or maybe not, because paying homage to other cars' styling has been going on since the beginning of cars......

That is NOT an homage. That is a blatant rip off. Why else show it off in McLaren orange, just like the F1 GTR is famous for?

[Slade Alive]

That's a good looking car. As Garlick said, if we'd never seen an F1......

What a poor choice of colour though. It makes it appear rip off and replicated. Much better paint and some artist interpretation could make that look so much better than it already does. I don't suppose they're TVR money though are they?

[kambites]

Slade Alive said:

That's a good looking car. As Garlick said, if we'd never seen an F1......

I agree. It is quite a good looking car, if the F1 had never existed everyone would love it. However the F1 does exist, and this just looks like a bad copy.

[MX7]

I don't think it looks too bad, and given how long the F1 has been out of production, I think it's fair game.

[mat205125]

98elise said:

mat205125 said:

jaik said:

.......... yet still end up with it looking like a massive bag of crap.

Doesn't look THAT bad.

Its not very nice at all.

Its like people, all look roughly the same, yet one can be beautiful and the next one a munter.

It looks a billion times better than that other "built in a shed" supercar that I can't recall the name of.

Made in Britain by some brothers (maybe?)
Horrible styling
Horrible image split rims
Ludicrous performance claims
Proposterous pricing
Rumours of chassis development by a respected race driver that I also can't remember the name of
It was in evo painted silver.

Someone put me out of my misery. What is this dog that I am thinking of.