McLaren MP4-12C Officially Revealed!
Oct 5, 2009 | 11:59 AM
#155
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Well so far i've had to register my 'interest' on their website at their request and according to the emails back and forth with Client Services i should be receiving a call once retailers have been appointed, which seems odd - you would have thought they would be in place to take orders at the time of the unveiling...
Anyway if they require an outrageous deposit i'll have to forget about it, if it's reasonable they'll have a cheque asap.
Anyway if they require an outrageous deposit i'll have to forget about it, if it's reasonable they'll have a cheque asap.
Oct 5, 2009 | 06:41 PM
#157
Seriously. Change it.
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The more I see and the more I read, the more I love this car. When real examples are finally put in the hands of automotive journalists, my guess is the MP12 will be viewed as nothing short of epic.
Oct 6, 2009 | 04:14 AM
#159
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WHAT!!! are you CRAAAAAAZY? I love this car... just need to figure out the colour and its in the garage.
just kidding of course... i was a little surprised that the design was so bland... but I think thats the appeal.. there is, to me at least, a timeless aspect to this car which I don't see in many others these days. the mclrn f1 had it also, it still looks fresh today, but when it was released it was the figures that impressed not the shape. Compared to the f40s and diablos of the time the F1 wasn't incredibly spectacular either.. if it actually drives and doesn't feel too much like a kit car this will be very popular I think.
Oct 7, 2009 | 05:49 AM
#160
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Autocar article about McLaren future McLaren to shift MP4 production
The first batches of McLaren MP4-12C supercars will be assembled at the company’s Technical Centre in Woking if a planned new factory can’t be built in time.
A contingency plan is being drawn up because the first customer cars are due to be delivered in November next year, even though work on the new plant has yet to start.
McLaren received planning permission a couple of weeks ago for a new 18,000sq ft factory, which is due to be built close to its Woking HQ.
But there are doubts whether the new factory can be finished in time. Its construction will be a huge job because it is partially below ground level.
Once the shell is complete, machinery will need to be tested, staff trained and production methods honed to a high standard on pre-production cars from late next summer. That gives McLaren just 11 months to construct and fit out the building.
“We’re looking at whether the first cars can be built with the current network of McLaren facilities,” said the company.
McLaren could use the assembly area in the MTC where it has been building Mercedes SLRs. Between two and three cars a day can be assembled there. That would tide McLaren over until the economy recovers in 2011/12, when the brand new plant could be on stream.
Ultimately McLaren needs a new factory to fulfil its ambitions of making 4500 supercars a year, a similar level to Ferrari, although this is unlikely to be reached until 2015/16, when a range of at least three MP4 variants is planned.
McLaren to shift MP4 production - Autocar.co.uk
The first batches of McLaren MP4-12C supercars will be assembled at the company’s Technical Centre in Woking if a planned new factory can’t be built in time.
A contingency plan is being drawn up because the first customer cars are due to be delivered in November next year, even though work on the new plant has yet to start.
McLaren received planning permission a couple of weeks ago for a new 18,000sq ft factory, which is due to be built close to its Woking HQ.
But there are doubts whether the new factory can be finished in time. Its construction will be a huge job because it is partially below ground level.
Once the shell is complete, machinery will need to be tested, staff trained and production methods honed to a high standard on pre-production cars from late next summer. That gives McLaren just 11 months to construct and fit out the building.
“We’re looking at whether the first cars can be built with the current network of McLaren facilities,” said the company.
McLaren could use the assembly area in the MTC where it has been building Mercedes SLRs. Between two and three cars a day can be assembled there. That would tide McLaren over until the economy recovers in 2011/12, when the brand new plant could be on stream.
Ultimately McLaren needs a new factory to fulfil its ambitions of making 4500 supercars a year, a similar level to Ferrari, although this is unlikely to be reached until 2015/16, when a range of at least three MP4 variants is planned.
McLaren to shift MP4 production - Autocar.co.uk