[Boxer (aka SSO)]

Ran across this on the road today.

Any guesses as to what it might be?

The twin mini airplane like tails sticking out of the rear engine deck are quite interesting.

Apologies for the crappy cell phone pictures.

 

[andy c]

Quite a heafty front splitter too Boxer!! so more likley P12 than GT3 as the engine cover wouldnt need that much ventilation for the GT3 imo

 

[falb]

Would have guessed P11 GT.

 

[HyperMac954]

Nice find!

 

[AugustWest]

12C Spider with the rear window/deck treatment in disguise?

 

[Amzamus]

GT version of the MP2-12C.

 

[6th element]

Quite a heafty front splitter too Boxer!! so more likley P12 than GT3 as the engine cover wouldnt need that much ventilation for the GT3 imo

But maybe they replaced the glass with a vented polycarb window to save weight, a la F40...

No idea about those rear spoiler protrusions.. maybe some new aero concept?

 

[edtri19]

Registered to make this comment - saw this a couple of weeks back just outside my house in Sevenoaks. Didn't manage to snap a photo but what i would like to ask is whether you heard engine noise? I followed it for a while and heard absolutely nothing in the noise department so was thinking that maybe its testing KERS?

EDIT: Spoiler looks a bit odd compared to the one i saw - perhaps I'm misremembering.

 

[Boxer (aka SSO)]

Registered to make this comment - saw this a couple of weeks back just outside my house in Sevenoaks. Didn't manage to snap a photo but what i would like to ask is whether you heard engine noise? I followed it for a while and heard absolutely nothing in the noise department so was thinking that maybe its testing KERS?

EDIT: Spoiler looks a bit odd compared to the one i saw - perhaps I'm misremembering.

It was not moving when I got the pictures. Had parked in a little slip road.

 

[scottishxj220]

Are those struts on the back for a spoiler?

This is how this mule used to be:

 

[360]

Same Reg. number

 

[TougeSpirit]

Yep, looks like the same car

 

[scottishxj220]

Well, regardless, it IS the same car. And that is NOT the GT3 prototype. HTH.

 

[Boxer (aka SSO)]

Well, regardless, it IS the same car. And that is NOT the GT3 prototype. HTH.

It certainly didn't appear to be a 12C based variant.

 

[Chest Rockwell]

Wouldn't surprise me if this were actually a test mule for the P13, as it is already deep into the development stage of coming to be.

 

[F.C.]

This IS a "MCLAREN AUTOMOTMP4 12C" So MP4 12C based I would say.

 

[andy c]

This IS a "MCLAREN AUTOMOTMP4 12C" So MP4 12C based I would say.

All the planned cars are based on the monocell,so it could actually be any future model,they can clothe the car how they wish at a later date,so it will always be difficult to tell what a mule is.Other manufacturers do not have this luxury as they are using old style methods!!