Tuesday 14th November 2017

McLaren P15 drip feed continues

With the patience of a Brazilian kidnapper, Woking delivers another dimly-lit P15 snap

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McLaren continues to build the hype around its new P15 hypercar, today drip feeding us yet another dark and mysterious image.

It's obviously the left rear brake light, with a bit of extreme looking aero above it, some honeycomb below, and a slight Bugatti Chiron vibe about the whole thing. Interestingly it fits in rather nicely alongside the first teaser image of the tri-tip exhaust which we received last month, and some very rudimentary Photoshop skills give a greater hint at what to expect from the rear of McLaren's new Ultimate Series flagship.

There are still no specs - obvs - but we do know it'll be the most "track-concentrated" McLaren ever. If its performance is to be equally as superior to the 720S as the P1's was to the 650, then there's one hell of a car in store. Don't hold your breath though; should the current puzzle piece reveal continue at its current rate, we won't see the whole thing until sometime in 2024...

[Ocho]

Do the upward pointing exhausts give additional downforce?

[thatguy11]

Ocho said:

Do the upward pointing exhausts give additional downforce?

Unless the exhaust gas is pointed at a wing/diffuser of some sort, then no not really

[cookie1600]

Do manufacturers teasers really have any effect on buyers or marketing generally?

Those who want a Macca P15 will already have seen the prototypes in a studio/clinic, their deposits will have been paid and orders confirmed. Us lowly, poor, watchers from the side, will glean nothing from a spurious shot of a bit of light and a tailpipe.

This isn't the Victorian ages where a photo of a part of a lady's ankle gets blokes (or interested others) rampant!

[zippycar]

What's a McLaren 620?

World public premier expected to be Geneva 2018, although some lucky purchasers will be seeing it at the McLaren Christmas bash

[NickCQ]

cookie1600 said:

Do manufacturers teasers really have any effect on buyers or marketing generally?

Those who want a Macca P15 will already have seen the prototypes in a studio/clinic, their deposits will have been paid and orders confirmed. Us lowly, poor, watchers from the side, will glean nothing from a spurious shot of a bit of light and a tailpipe.

This isn't the Victorian ages where a photo of a part of a lady's ankle gets blokes (or interested others) rampant!

I'm sure they only do these for the benefit of the buyers or future buyers of 'cooking' McLarens; as you say all these particular cars are probably sold may times over.

[Uppercut]

Woohoo!! Another 3.8/4.0L V8 twin turbo...

[Todd Bonzalez]

zippycar said:

What's a McLaren 620?

World public premier expected to be Geneva 2018, although some lucky purchasers will be seeing it at the McLaren Christmas bash

Errrr. It's the 10th December the public release.

[PhantomPH]

Todd Bonzalez said:

zippycar said:

What's a McLaren 620?

World public premier expected to be Geneva 2018, although some lucky purchasers will be seeing it at the McLaren Christmas bash

Errrr. It's the 10th December the public release.

Yep - 00:01 on 10th December according to Mac's official FB page.

[HighwayStar]

I'm waiting for Yipper... so I know if the P15 is going to be any good. Or not.

[gigglebug]

HighwayStar said:

I'm waiting for Yipper... so I know if the P15 is going to be any good. Or not.

Well he's bound to have either had a "quick spin" himself or "knows someone" that has and it will definitely have been "the other week" so therefore before anyone else on here. All of which he will have failed to have mentioned up until now even though he's on here every day.

I don't know, anyone cynical would think that he reads an article or thread then makes ups a story to go with it. Not me of course.

[suffolk009]

cookie1600 said:

Do manufacturers teasers really have any effect on buyers or marketing generally?

Those who want a Macca P15 will already have seen the prototypes in a studio/clinic, their deposits will have been paid and orders confirmed. Us lowly, poor, watchers from the side, will glean nothing from a spurious shot of a bit of light and a tailpipe.

This isn't the Victorian ages where a photo of a part of a lady's ankle gets blokes (or interested others) rampant!

There are marketing departments that need to justify their continued existence.

[myhandle]

"If its performance is to be equally as superior to the 720S as the P1's was to the 620, then there's one hell of a car in store."

620? Surely 650?

[daveco]

Uppercut said:

Woohoo!! Another 3.8/4.0L V8 twin turbo...

Pretty much what I thought

And soon to be followed by the P15 S long tail in 6 months time.

[suffolk009]

daveco said:

Uppercut said:

Woohoo!! Another 3.8/4.0L V8 twin turbo...

Pretty much what I thought

And soon to be followed by the P15 S long tail in 6 months time.

And then the P15 GTR (£3.5m, just 30 cars, all sold)

[WCZ]

daveco said:

Pretty much what I thought

And soon to be followed by the P15 S long tail in 6 months time.

then the HS

and spider versions of both to suit

[hurstg01]

WCZ said:

daveco said:

Pretty much what I thought

And soon to be followed by the P15 S long tail in 6 months time.

then the HS

and spider versions of both to suit

then a GT version (less track focussed, quilted interior with the exterior in XPGT Green), then carbon versions of both hard top and spiders, then refreshing the prototypes, then etc etc etc

[suffolk009]

hurstg01 said:

WCZ said:

daveco said:

Pretty much what I thought

And soon to be followed by the P15 S long tail in 6 months time.

then the HS

and spider versions of both to suit

then a GT version (less track focussed, quilted interior with the exterior in XPGT Green), then carbon versions of both hard top and spiders, then refreshing the prototypes, then etc etc etc

Then an MSO version in matt black with some gold wheels and gold leaf on the rear spoiler...

[WCZ]

suffolk009 said:

Then an MSO version in matt black with some gold wheels and gold leaf on the rear spoiler...

then there's the track only GTR version then the road legal Lanzante LM version

[Zad]

Seems to be quite a low quality low-polygon computer rendering. No shadow or texture on the honeycomb, unless its some sort of painted on / wrap thing.

[Rich_W]

It's the hyperbole that gets me. I'm sure it will be brilliant, and like every McLaren before it, they will sell and the owners will be chuffed

But come on

"the world will get its first sight of a road-legal track car unlike anything we've built before"


Unless it looks like a Caparo T1. It's going to be very like every other McLaren car since 2010

Mid Engined
"that" TT V8 (or a derivative of)
"that" Carbon mono cell
Dihedral doors (Billionaire doors )

Its not going to have 3 seats afaik, that's the BP23 car.

No need to reinvent the wheel. Lightweight, big power