so, it's 7 p.m. here. Can't wait.
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I am sorry, but I do not entirely get your reaction. Weight? Agreed. Disturbingly high. BUT... if the criteria are sound/throttle response and fast steering rack,then Mc12 is guaranteed to lose every time. We knew that from the original batch of reviews. Nothing new here.ditto.....NOT GOOD..........they were suppose to hit it outta the ball park.........it should have been so good that looks and sounds should not have mattered.........Ron Dennis promised the WORLD........REALLY
Especially, when somobedy then goes on and argue that a veritable gulf in performance is just micro-difference.
However, if the weight of the US cars comes within a sniff of 3300 lbs, I am asking for my deposit back, too.
The weight is potentially a big problem for me, too. However, the article suggests that the crazy lap times will pan out. It just calls a difference of several seconds on a track a micro difference. Which is a pretty stunning piece of stupidity from autocar of all places. Those people should know better.i luv'd the 12C........bought into all the hype........i liked the looks esp the 'lambo' doors and the interior optioned correctly looked better than the italia IMO.......would have bought it in a heartbeat esp in McLaren Orange
The car is around 100 lbs too heavy. Obviously, depending on options, you can get there, but it is way too much for a mag tester.
The biggest disappointment here is Autocar: instead of publishing a test of two cars, they put out a fluff piece about one guy's love for Italia's sound. Hey, I love it , too. Just the lardy rest gets in the way.
430 was a great car since had a very good, precise steering and very light feeling feelsome chassis. It was eager to turn in and in its Scuderia version was a crazy delight in the way you could throw into a corner at insane speeds. With GTR you turn in, roll on the power and wait for the electronics to work-out grip. What is the fun in this, I don't get. The car is driving you, not the other way round. In general, I really dislike AWD cars (with some exceptions): too much dull-feeling understeer.The 430 was a great car for those who like to hear a nice sounding exhaust and a gear box that slammed into the next gear at high rpm shaking the car, but it wasn't very fast especially off the line. The gtr in stock form can get boring but spend $7k for exhaust intake and a custom tune and you have a monster that can crush most super cars 0-120 and it extremely fun and rewarding to drive, the trans is amazing and off the line traction and performance is mind blowing. The 12c has the power, traction, high tech gear box and computers to make it the car that I want..I could care less about cool exhaust tone, I want a drivers car and IMO it will the most wanted car after customers get their cars and the word get out. Not to mention the fact that it can be modded to make an extra 50hp minimum. Getting excited while typing
Anything can crush a supercar with enough power, short gearing and especially AWD. That's not what those cars are about.
Are you really buying the McLaren for the 0-120 sprints? What's the point, it's all computers anyway. Where's the involvement? Where's the fun?
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