Tx for posting! these really make me consider the Mc! but the price is just WOW! I still have my Mc spider on preorder, so this looks like the way to go, but the price is just wrong..
I am still waiting for The BigMac, any news? i hope by the time it comes out i would be able to afford it. i was told 2 years wait and arond 750-1 mil price tag, but these things change all the time. Mr Peloton, do u have any info?

 

I hope to see more jobs like this. This program is absolutely fantastic.
A 10 over 10 for McLaren

 

-There are only 5 made worldwide.

-HS stands for "High Sport" limited edition version.

-The price is around 3/4 of a million for each car (but since there are only 5 made it seems rather cheap since the original Mclaren that had more than 70 produced sells around 2-3 million dollars).

One of the mechanics in addition to what the dealer told me confirmed the following performance indications that I got regarding the HS.

- The front louvers are a performance enhancement due to the fact that it gets the air out that is generated within the fender of the front wheels at high speed which generates lift. (While all cars generate lift at high speed, cars fitted with front louvers like most race cars dont generate any lift do to this phenomenon.)

- The car apparently was designed and tested in the Windtunnel and generates ALOT more downforce than the original one.

- All enhancements are done in carbon fiber.

-horsepower and troque are increased by a secret undisclosed amount that not even the dealership knows how much, but the wisper # is around 75 horsepower increase compared to the original.

-the whole front nose of the car was redisgned under strict specifications by Mclaren to enhance the downforce performance and increase air flow to the turbo intercoolers in order to maintain higher boost pressures.

Apparently Mclaren invested close to half a Million dollars in research and development to design and certify the new front nose.

-Also the rear opening and diffusers enhance stability and downforce performance.

I tried to get information on the owner but the dealer would not disclose any information on the buyer but since I did not give up easily, what I got from one of sales representatives was that an older man bought 2 of the 5 cars for which are in Miami. 1 one was bought by the crown prince of Bahrain, another one was being kept by Ron Dennis himself and the last one I could not get any information on. (at least that is what sales representative heard.)

so the on the positive side it accelerates faster, breaks faster, turns faster, and it looks super WOW!!!

and on the negative side no matter what i tried or as many doors i knocked upon and how much I cried, they could not sell me or reproduce any of the HS versions! So I have no choice but to leave with blue balls and go for the original version.

P.S. I honestly believe that if McLaren produced this limited edition version as a standard version Ferrari would have not known what to do with that POS!

 

I agree fully. They really screwed themselves by not having this be the standard car.

 

I would hardly say they have screwed themselves - plenty of people are lining up to buy the "normal" version.

>8^)
ER

 

Peloton you are corrected perhaps I was a bit harsh. What I mean is there is so much and press about it being soulless and lacking any design vision. When compared to the 458 it's almost always in second. I think had this been the regular version that distinction would have been much harder for people to make. The 458 is an amazing machine so it would still be a toss up but I think the race would have been much closer.

 

They have been pretty tight-lipped for the most part. I think they will reveal it at Pebble Beach this year, but that is about all I think I know. There was a recent post on McLarenLife where someone shared some 'news'.

Good stuff there - I await patiently for sure!

>8^)
ER

 

If this car is more capable in terms of hp by 75 and all of the exterior changes bring about a higher degree of handling a usability then with the increase to 400K+, it becomes a different car. Just like a GT2RS at 280K is different than a GT3 at 175K. So it becomes a matter of choice or affordability. By the way, I have seen more reviews that favored the Mclaren then the 458. If the standard MP4-12C was this HS version, it wouldn't be in the same class.

 

True Jay,but in real terms the 458 is not in the same class anyway,not with the carbon tub and other technologies,when the customer car against customer car reviews come out,they will realise that,admitidly if you want a car for looks and noise the 458 has it.But mclaren is no ugly duckling,and i wanted it for pure performance,nothing else,the car behind can be as pretty as you want,but its still behind

 

I prefer the car w/ the standard nose and rear personally.