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In your defence you would need to be quite the spotter to tell them all apart from one another.Quite possibly not im not all up on the new McLaren`s I thought P1 was the chassis code lol.
In your defence you would need to be quite the spotter to tell them all apart from one another.Quite possibly not im not all up on the new McLaren`s I thought P1 was the chassis code lol.
pretty much every airport taxi in Amsterdam is a Tesla, i think they get huge tax breaks there.No NI, but I saw 4 Teslas within half an hour of Liverpool airport this morning. Are they that popular?
Norway is full of them ! Huge incentives therepretty much every airport taxi in Amsterdam is a Tesla, i think they get huge tax breaks there.
Or rather, normal large cars get huge tax burdens
Exactly, most do !Lmao, I thought there was only 2 or maybe 3 McLarens!
Norway is full of them ! Huge incentives there
Think I seen a dark possibly purple P1 in Gilford on Saturday, pretty sure it was a P1 and not a 12C.
When did they make so many? LOLAs I say, you really need to know what you're looking at to tell them all apart.
I would love to be wrong but don't believe there is a P1 here???
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That`s the one i passed on the roundabouts. I thought it might be the guy on here who has the white V10 R8 maybe he upgraded.
I think part of the problem is that a lot of people are putting newer wheels off the 540/650 etc on their MP4-12C's and it hugely updates the look of them. Makes you question your knowledge. Also, it doesn't help that these sort of cars are almost exclusive in terms of their appearance seeing as customers are buying them long before they are on the production lines they get customised individually. So it's not like you can recognise the car by its common wheels, colours etc.
I find it absolutely insane that the likes of Aston Martin have simply done minor appearance updates for the last 15 years (Since the DB9 came out at least). Almost all of their cars look the same. It's a shame that Mclaren are following suit and not really producing individual supercars that really stand out. Then again, Porsche have been doing it for decades! If the formula works I suppose....
A friend of mine works on the paint line at McLaren and I am very surprised to hear the stories of poor build quality, rushing cars through, P1s leaving full of filler etc. I would have expected more.Aston have milked that cow for a long time alright, at least with the new DB11 they're finally moving into a new design both in terms of aesthetics and also engine/chassis/transmission. It shares some parts with Mercedes but that's probably not a bad thing,
I don't think McLaren are being lazy about design as such, I think they're finally just settling on a corporate face after taking a little while to find their feet. The MP4-12C had a fairly different front end to the later cars, which all seem to ape the P1's look.
F1 aside, they've really only become a player again in the supercar/hypercar market with the launch of the MP4-12C, and that was only in mid 2011. They've come a long way in just over 5 years, so I expect the next generation of McLarens will see a design change.
That`s the one i passed on the roundabouts. I thought it might be the guy on here who has the white V10 R8 maybe he upgraded.
And a company in Dublin makes some of the most exclusive parts / panels ( I think) for the worlds most expensive cars ! Who knewSome of the parts for McLaren are made in a factory in Lisburn.
I can never tell what is what with them, in fairness though I drove the door handles off an mp12 and it is the only supercar I think id enjoy on our roads, hopefully getting a squeeze in the latest range soonIn your defence you would need to be quite the spotter to tell them all apart from one another.
Yes start production of the F1 againRemake it?
Yes start production of the F1 again
I very much doubt that is going to happen. I thought you meant an F1 successor (which was arguably the P1 anyway), but you mean they're actually going to being producing the original F1 again as an extended production run? It makes absolutely no sense.
Are you sure he didn't mean this - it's not a remake of the F1, but an entirely new car 'inspired' by the F1, the main similarity being it's a 3-seater. Everything else is different.
Reborn McLaren F1 confirmed for production as hyper-GT | Autocar
Front and rear clamshells of lotus,Aston Martin rear quarter panels are among some of the other pieces made in Lisburn as well.And a company in Dublin makes some of the most exclusive parts / panels ( I think) for the worlds most expensive cars ! Who knew