[VIDEO] McLaren MP4-12C HS from Miami

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Jan 9, 2012 | 12:02 PM

#41

POWERHOUSE

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^If you want a car for looks the 458 is not the car to purchase.

Jan 9, 2012 | 12:17 PM

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Slayclops

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Looks great and looks a bit like a GT3 sans wing.

Jan 9, 2012 | 12:41 PM

#43

Alzilla

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Looks great! I really like the wilder styling over the standard MP4-12C. I wonder if perhaps this is a sneak peak at what will eventually be the "Scuderia" equivalent.

Jan 9, 2012 | 01:43 PM

#44

jaymoney

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Originally Posted by ANDYC

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

Good point. I spoke to a McLaren engineer during a test drive in the fall and he stated that the "automotive media" was more interested in comparisons to the 458 than they were. In fact, he suggested that the typical buyer may own both. They had the SLR in mind when the were looking at a benchmark. It didn't sound right to me but I guess they were simply trying to out-do themselves.

Jan 9, 2012 | 10:43 PM

#45

Ritesh

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I like the HS front end but the rear doesn't look complete without tar GT3 spoiler

Jan 10, 2012 | 03:26 PM

#46

Zeus

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Originally Posted by Peloton25

Well this seems like a very plausible story from ar5 on McLarenLife.com

So was this information is correct? If so...I'm loving this car even more than I did before. I doubt we'll ever see one "tested" in the press, so I guess we'll never know the true performance potential of these 5 cars.