Indeed; very lackluster design there which only serves to confuse people if they would see one of these on the streets.-Hey steve what are you driving nowadays ?
-A Mclaren Mike
-Which one steve, the 12C or the P1?
-Both
Indeed; very lackluster design there which only serves to confuse people if they would see one of these on the streets.
They're making a more hardcore 12C, think of it as a 458 Speciale competitor. Would have made more sense to call it the '12C 650S' rather than positioning it as a new model.
I don't think "soulless" is the correct descriptor to hang on them over this. They've been much more imaginative about it than, say, Aston.After hearing their talk about the car today, its not a 12C Speciale, its basically what they consider a "different car" compared to the 12C, which is complete bogus. They took the 12C, did some minor engine tweaks to get a few horespowers and torques, fiddled with suspension a little, added alcantara as standard, slapped on a P1 nose and a GT3 style rear end and thats a completely new car?
Come on... lazy Mclaren. Such a perfect example of what a soul-less company this is. Hey, people like the P1, but its a million bucks and sold out, so lets slap that pretty nose on the front of a 12C and call it a new model! Yay!
I saw this on the Top Gear feed, and I must say that I am genuinely impressed. I had never thought that McLaren couldn't improve the P1, but it turns out that they did just that.
Also, I think the criticism leveled at the 12C's styling at launch ("derivative", "boring") will be replaced by praise a decade or so from now