White McLaren MP412C spotted
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Jez200 said:
Just seen a White McLaren MP412C going through Dorking town center.. looked and sounded awesome!
Didn't think they had gone on sale yet? This was on '10' road plates.
If you type them into the DVLA database you get:Didn't think they had gone on sale yet? This was on '10' road plates.
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Vehicle: RX10EHJ
Details: BLACK MCLAREN 000
garyhun said:
Jez200 said:
Just seen a White McLaren MP412C going through Dorking town center.. looked and sounded awesome!
Didn't think they had gone on sale yet? This was on '10' road plates.
This pair of black 59 plate cars are being driven by Button and Hamilton at GoodwoodDidn't think they had gone on sale yet? This was on '10' road plates.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvjEQDNXlhU
Jez200 said:
Didn't think they had gone on sale yet? This was on '10' road plates.
The cars you'll see running around for the next 6 months or so will either be the Experimental Prototypes, or their more-production ready Validation Prototypes. The first will probably have an "XP##" decal ahead of the rear wheel on each side and the latter will sometimes carry a similar "VP##" decal in the same position.From a few months back:
McLaren Automotive said:
McLaren Focuses on MP4-12C Quality as Final Testing Begins
WOKING, England — Mar 18, 2010
According to McLaren Automotive Managing Director Anthony Sheriff, the company has five key challenges during the final development stage of the new MP4-12C: "Quality, quality, quality, quality and quality." Speaking exclusively to Inside Line at the official launch of the car at the McLaren Technology Center in Woking, England, Sheriff claimed the performance testing of the car was now largely complete and that the focus now was on durability.
"The performance is already exceeding our targets. If we were to freeze it dynamically now and go to market, I'd be thrilled," said Sheriff. "That's come about because of the simulation work we've done. We got ahead of the curve at the beginning of the project."
McLaren is currently building 20 validation prototypes, which will undergo rigorous hot- and cold-weather and high-altitude testing. Over 90 percent of the parts used on these prototypes will feature on production models.
"The time for major development is over," says Mark Vinnels, McLaren Automotive's program director. "It's now all about validation, reliability and durability testing. Everything on this car is new and that's a big challenge. For example, we have 35 different ECUs that need to be calibrated and compatible. McLaren is known for technology and quality and we can't bring a car to market that's unreliable."
Sheriff agrees: "Our greatest benefit is our greatest curse: People love us and hate us, but everyone thinks that what McLaren produces will be perfect — that's taken for granted. But that means we get crucified for even the smallest slip-up. The biggest thing is to make a car durable — that's what separates the men from the boys."
The validation prototypes will be followed this fall by the first pre-production cars before production begins early next year. The first deliveries will be in the U.K. followed by Europe, the Middle East and the U.S. Vinnels expects to achieve U.S. Type approval in time for the first cars to be delivered in June 2011.
Here's some great photos of the Validation Prototypes being assembled. Each thumbnail here is clickable for a 1280-resolution version if I did this correctly. WOKING, England — Mar 18, 2010
According to McLaren Automotive Managing Director Anthony Sheriff, the company has five key challenges during the final development stage of the new MP4-12C: "Quality, quality, quality, quality and quality." Speaking exclusively to Inside Line at the official launch of the car at the McLaren Technology Center in Woking, England, Sheriff claimed the performance testing of the car was now largely complete and that the focus now was on durability.
"The performance is already exceeding our targets. If we were to freeze it dynamically now and go to market, I'd be thrilled," said Sheriff. "That's come about because of the simulation work we've done. We got ahead of the curve at the beginning of the project."
McLaren is currently building 20 validation prototypes, which will undergo rigorous hot- and cold-weather and high-altitude testing. Over 90 percent of the parts used on these prototypes will feature on production models.
"The time for major development is over," says Mark Vinnels, McLaren Automotive's program director. "It's now all about validation, reliability and durability testing. Everything on this car is new and that's a big challenge. For example, we have 35 different ECUs that need to be calibrated and compatible. McLaren is known for technology and quality and we can't bring a car to market that's unreliable."
Sheriff agrees: "Our greatest benefit is our greatest curse: People love us and hate us, but everyone thinks that what McLaren produces will be perfect — that's taken for granted. But that means we get crucified for even the smallest slip-up. The biggest thing is to make a car durable — that's what separates the men from the boys."
The validation prototypes will be followed this fall by the first pre-production cars before production begins early next year. The first deliveries will be in the U.K. followed by Europe, the Middle East and the U.S. Vinnels expects to achieve U.S. Type approval in time for the first cars to be delivered in June 2011.
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If you enjoyed seeing that set, then you will also enjoy this report and gallery of photos from SpeedHunters.com:
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/03/20/car-bui...
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Mario149 said:
I'm pretty sure I saw a bright orange one on the A3 in Guildford a couple of weeks ago....
Probably this one.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_ZLk-HwETA&fea...
isuk said:
Mario149 said:
I'm pretty sure I saw a bright orange one on the A3 in Guildford a couple of weeks ago....
Probably this one.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_ZLk-HwETA&fea...
Mario149 said:
That'll be the one. Overall though, I'm not massively sold on the looks or the turbo V8 engine ("proper" supercars should be NA IMVHO), but I am excited nonetheless. Interesting to see how it compares with the 458, seems to be a quantum leap ahead on structural tech
F40 not a supercar? 
doodlebug said:
Mario149 said:
That'll be the one. Overall though, I'm not massively sold on the looks or the turbo V8 engine ("proper" supercars should be NA IMVHO), but I am excited nonetheless. Interesting to see how it compares with the 458, seems to be a quantum leap ahead on structural tech
F40 not a supercar? 
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