Luxury Cars

McLaren MP4-12C

It is hardly accidental that the new McLaren supercar to appear online at the same time Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Both cars “divided” legacy of current SLR and went on his way. McLaren by their model are eager to be a worthy rival to the established supercar like Ferrari 458, Lamborghini Gallardo and Aston Martin DB9. First impressions of the MP4-12C are pretty good - classic sports car, although it is much more conventional design than many rivals. This is due to the idea of its principal designer, Frank Stephenson, supercar that one must have a design that is over time, “not to wear” over the years and remains attractive, without extravagance, which in time may seem ridiculous. In design is betting mainly on aerodynamics. The car is low, a shorter and narrower than all its rivals. The chassis of the MP4-12C can be called special. This is not only due to the fact that it is made of carbon. Unlike most of the chassis are assembled from several major parts of the McLaren chassis is a whole made a special technology which was developed by the company five years. The process is called “Monocell”. According to people at McLaren, this technology could revolutionize the entire production of automobiles.
All body panels are also made of carbon. In the suspension system makes an impression on an electronic connection between the four shock absorbers. This system virtually eliminates the tilting of the car when cornering and when driving on a straight line producers promise the comfort of the ride characteristic of heavy luxury sedans. The engine is a V8 car with 3.8 liters volume, quite compact dual variable valve opening and two turbines. Its maximum output is 600 hp at 8500 rpm and maximum torque of 596 Nm. Interestingly, 80% of maximum torque available even below 2000 rpm. Graziano gearbox has seven stages and two clutch. McLaren’s plans are to produce about 1000 a year on the number of MP4-12C, the price will be from 125 to 175 thousand pounds (from about 300 to 420 thousand).