McLaren MP4-12C on TV tonight

[Trev450]

Not Pork I know, but were're all petrol heads. BBC 2 at 8.00 pm. An hour long programme showing how the MP4-12C is constructed and what Hamilton and Button think of it.

[DS240]

Cheers. Hadn't spotted it.

Edited by DS240 on Sunday 20th November 10:19

Edited by DS240 on Sunday 20th November 10:21

[ttdan]

I love sky + remote.

thanks for the heads up.

[GT Glee]

Thanks for this. Will watch deffo.

[SonnyM]

Not going to watch this bored of the MP4 already

[Matt Seabrook]

Cheers for that I would have missed it had you not said.

[oola]

Also on BBC HD.

[the other me]

It's not cheap, but when you see the work, & hand-made element involved, it's a wonder it doesn't cost EVEN more.

Very interesting, thanks to the OP ( & the one on the other thread) for the heads-up.

Edited to say, sure I saw another thread with the same info ? have I finally gone potty (or was deleted as somebody spotted there were 2 ? )

Edited by the other me on Sunday 20th November 21:14

[SonnyM]

the other me said:

It's not cheap, but when you see the work, & hand-made element involved, it's a wonder it doesn't cost EVEN more.

Very interesting, thanks to the OP ( & the one on the other thread) for the heads-up.

Edited to say, sure I saw another thread with the same info ? have I finally gone potty (or was deleted as somebody spotted there were 2 ? )

Edited by the other me on Sunday 20th November 21:14

A lot of sports cars involve hand made elements across the price range from Porsche through Pagini.

[SonnyM]

SonnyM said:

Not going to watch this bored of the MP4 already

The program was well done and made me interested again...

[pauljmcnulty]

Had a 944 in the car park. :-)

[the other me]

Yep, me too, I accept your comments, just impressed in this day & age at the level of "hand-made" still utilised. . it sure ain't a Toyota production line.

Oh, BTW, the other thread was on "General Motorsport" so, I am not (completely ) gone (yet ! )

[RichB]

the other me said:

Oh, BTW, the other thread was on "General Motorsport" so, I am not (completely ) gone (yet ! )

And a 3rd thread running here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... To Build... A Supercar

[Adam B]

Very interesting, great facilities and really hope mclaren succeed, great advert for manufacturing in the uk

[Mermaid]

Adam B said:

Very interesting, great facilities and really hope mclaren succeed, great advert for manufacturing in the uk

Not sure I would want to invest in the business though.

[AndrewIC]

I didn't see it, but I don't suppose they mentioned all the balls ups the unfortunate customers have had to endure!?

[RichB]

Not having one on order perhaps you would expand on that?

[200Plus Club]

interesting programme. you could eat your lunch from their workshop floor!

[GT Glee]

Intriguing from a manufacturing and factory point of view but am indifferent towards the MP4.

Button & Hamilton looked bored of driving it.

[betternotbigger]

I really enjoyed the precision and attention to detail in the manufacturing process, but the thought that they plan to pump hundreds of these a week off the firing line made me indifferent to a car I should be drooling over. Maybe I prefer the thought of a little more soul in the car. Maybe I'm swayed by the reviews that suggest the driving experience is little anaesthetised. Or maybe it just looks a little boring and generic.

Come to think of it, I suppose these are criticisms you could make about each successive generation of the 911. But I feel completely different about the Porsche.