Spied: McLaren's New Supercar - The P12
Apr 21, 2012 | 03:15 PM
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Spied: McLaren's New Supercar - The P12 Spied: McLaren's New Supercar - The P12
Spotted here under a large amount of camouflage, is the next supercar out of Woking, codenamed the P12. Under the shell of this prototype is an updated version of the MP4-12C's carbon-fiber chassis, made from a combination of carbon fiber, titanium, and magnesium. Power is expected to be generated from a radically updated version of McLaren's 3.8-liter V-8 and will be be backed up with the Formula 1 derived kinetic energy recovery system (KERS).
Total output is still unknown but we can safely expect somewhere in the region of 900hp.
Update 8-27-2012:
A few Teamspeed members have been privately shown the new P12. We should see the official reveal within one month from now so stay tuned!
Apr 21, 2012 | 04:36 PM
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How did we go from like 500hp being a lot to 900hp in just a few years? Seriously, if in 2005 someone asked me how much horsepower a super car has I would have said "about 500". But now, it's like 900-1000.
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Apr 21, 2012 | 07:44 PM
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It probably had something to do with supercars not wanting similar horsepower numbers as the Camaro SS, Dodge R/T cars, etc that are just short of 500 stock. Hell, the new Camry goes 0-60 in 6.5 seconds. It's just a change in the times I suppose.
I'm so excited! 
