IIRC, the car won't be delivered to customers until 2011, so I would guess it will be a fairly long while.

 

^^ booooo.

 

More time to start saving.

I'll be graduating that year; would make a pretty good grad gift.

 

Ah ok, that's too bad. I think it's a weird strategy to reveal this car so close to the IAA if they're not gonna show it off there since all the other car manufacturers are showing off all their new cars now as well. If they had done it 2 weeks after the IAA it would have gotten even more attention and wouldn't have to compete with the Merc SLS and Reventon Roadster for attention.

 

I'm afraid you may be right about playing their hand too early. Maybe they should have waited for Hamilton to win another race before announcing it; or maybe they didn't wanna let the spy photogs and the rumor mill steal their thunder.

 

~3,000 lbs. Which in real world production numbers probably means about 3,200.

 

Depends largely on the design of both engines in question, but-- generally not. Turbochargers, intercoolers and related plumbing generally weigh quite a bit, certainly enough to make up near as makes no difference the weight between a smallish V8 and a bigish V12.

Regardless, the car's a tank by McLaren standards. They most certainly went with the V8 for cost/emissions reasons.

 

Looks very similar to the 458 Italia, maybe a little cleaner looking. Both cars are generic/modern looking cars.

At the same price if I had to choose between a 458 and this car, I think I would choose the McLaren.

 

Well it is competing against the 458 and that's how much it weighs as well right?

Apparently people on FChat hate it as well...

 

Spoke too soon - real figures are out there:

From here.

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