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View Poll Results: McLaren MP4 12C
subzero 8 27.59%
cool 11 37.93%
uncool 10 34.48%
seriously uncool 0 0%
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Old 10-04-2009, 02:29 PM   #1
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Default McLaren MP4 12C

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Old 10-04-2009, 02:42 PM   #2
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I am starting to like this car
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Old 10-04-2009, 04:48 PM   #3
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Hmm i don't know I hoped it would be cooler, more in your face !
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Old 10-04-2009, 05:57 PM   #4
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The first Mclaren is not exactly very bold either if you come to think about it.
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Old 10-04-2009, 09:49 PM   #5
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Just cool.
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Old 10-04-2009, 11:03 PM   #6
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Kind of like it. But I'd have to explain that she's NOT a Ferrari ans she's NOT a Lambo.
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Old 10-06-2009, 11:48 AM   #7
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I know it's not a Ferrari or Lamborghini, it will never be like them..But look at the McLaren F1 ! it was cool and very speciel in it's own way. But maybe one day i will like the new car
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Old 10-06-2009, 03:41 PM   #8
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Subzero for me. As for the F1, it seems a bit discreet compare to other flamboyant italians but it grows on me more and more !
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Old 10-06-2009, 04:23 PM   #9
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I'm going to say cool because how can 600 horsepower not be cool in such a light modern car (relatively speaking compared to its competitors).

The looks are seriously uncool though; too generic and bulbous.
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Old 10-06-2009, 05:56 PM   #10
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The car sperformance cannot make up for the bland looks.
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Old 10-14-2009, 10:37 AM   #11
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It looks too bland and doesn't have the sense of occasion about it that the F1 did. It's going to be quick and probably a great car, but it just doesn't seem special enough.
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Old 10-15-2009, 06:44 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by RC45 View Post
The car sperformance cannot make up for the bland looks.
Do you want to bet?

I think this car is going to be the benchmark.

I like it's looks, I like more it's carbon construction, it's specific output, it's technology.

Mark my words; this will be the class leader. 458 Italia? Near miss.
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Old 10-15-2009, 10:36 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by pitfield View Post
Do you want to bet?

I think this car is going to be the benchmark.

I like it's looks, I like more it's carbon construction, it's specific output, it's technology.

Mark my words; this will be the class leader. 458 Italia? Near miss.
$100 says not a chance.

You saying this car i sgoing to be a 255mph, 0-62mph in 2s, 9s 1/4 mile 1.2G grip inducing car off the show room floor?

This car is a pathetic attempt by McLaren to rekindle the long lost glory days - too little car, too late tothe market.
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Originally Posted by RC45 View Post
$100 says not a chance.

You saying this car i sgoing to be a 255mph, 0-62mph in 2s, 9s 1/4 mile 1.2G grip inducing car off the show room floor?

This car is a pathetic attempt by McLaren to rekindle the long lost glory days - too little car, too late tothe market.
Yeah, what ever, and I cannot understand all this talk of g force, it depends on too many vaiables to really describe a car's handling. How wide is the circle? How fast. It's about changing direction as well as holding a line.

And I'll bet you 100 sterlings
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Old 10-15-2009, 11:08 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by pitfield View Post
Yeah, what ever, and I cannot understand all this talk of g force, it depends on too many vaiables to really describe a car's handling. How wide is the circle? How fast. It's about changing direction as well as holding a line.
That is the most creative repackage of the hp/l argument I have ever seen.
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