McLaren MP4-12C - 0-100mph in 6.1s
#17
02-17-2011, 07:18 PM
on YouTube. i backed out of the deal and purchased a new 997tt. again performance stats matter when pulling the trigger on a $250K purchase; sexy looks WILL NOT carry the day
#18
02-19-2011, 06:49 AM
I've heard that too but I believe it's somebody's idea of a joke. That really is racecar territory.
#19
02-19-2011, 11:34 AM
#22
03-03-2011, 05:29 AM
Another figure doing the rumour mill:
0-186mph in 24.5s
The real masterpiece is supposed to be the active hydraulic suspension. It does everything short of defying gravity completely.
0-186mph in 24.5s
The real masterpiece is supposed to be the active hydraulic suspension. It does everything short of defying gravity completely.
#25
03-20-2011, 07:11 PM
chk out Autocar Magazine/Steve Sutcliffes blog on 12C ring times; you may find it very interesting
also chk video with Sutcliffe on ultimate drive with the 12C; you will enjoy it
#26
03-21-2011, 08:29 AM
Sutcliffe and Tiff are the best imo. Interesting about the NBR times. Watch Sutcliffes video's of the ZR-1 and 599 GTO if you have not seen them yet.
#27
03-23-2011, 06:38 PM
GAME OVER FERRARI
Last edited by 997tt RS 2.7; 03-23-2011 at 06:41 PM.
#28
03-23-2011, 07:03 PM
this one is a shocker: chris goodwin interviewed by autoexpress magazine in which he stated that the 12C has set the TOP GEAR time! for production cars it is the Ariel Atom @ 1:15:10-to compare the 458 italia ran it in 1:19:10, making the 12C over 4secs quicker!!!!!! OMG OMG GAME OVER FERRARI
GAME OVER FERRARIhttp://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...oodwin_qa.html
Chris Goodwin Q&A
Chris Goodwin Q&A
Our passenger for the drive up the Goodwood hill was McLaren’s chief test driver - we took the opportunity to pick his brains.
Auto Express Car Reviews
By Jack Rix
23rd March 2011
What was your aim for the MP4-12C’s handling?
We tried to create as neutral a car as possible from braking, to turn in, to apex, then when you get back on the power everything’s a lot easier to manage from a neutral starting point. If we allowed totally free control of the engine there would be a big step in power when the turbochargers kicked in, but we’ve managed that to give a much more linear power delivery.
Is ‘Track’ mode actually the quickest setting for driving on track?
We could have developed an ESP mode called track that was overly restrictive, so to set a real lap time you’d have to switch it off, but that’s just lazy. We’ve been under the record at the Top Gear test track and set a time at the Nordschleife, all with track mode engaged. If you want to do a lap of drifting though, you’ll have to turn it all off.
Read our first UK drive of the McLaren MP4-12C here.
Will all performance engines be turbocharged in the future?
Ultimately, it’s got to be the way to go. And it’s not just about fuelconsumption either; it helps things such as weight distribution, too.
Why isn’t everyone using a version of the MP4-12C’s suspension system?
You remember those really clever engineers I told you about earlier? They don’t exist in other car companies. I had sleepless nights for a year trying to figure out how we could make this suspension system work – along with developing our own engine it was one of the bravest decisions on the whole project. We knew this hydraulic roll system had existed for a while, it’s nothing particularly new, but we had the desire to make it work and do something really different. We had to decide whether we wanted to inch ahead of the competition or smash them. The key was bringing our adaptive damper system into play with the kinetic roll stiffness system, connecting the two. So if you switch to ‘Normal’ mode you have something that’s unbelievably soft. Even in the firmest setting it’s still comfortable because it only firms up when you need it to, not all the time.
What was your favourite part of the whole project?
The day I drove a 458 and thought, OK, that’s good. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful car, but I knew where we were, so that was good news. I’m not really into benchmarking or targets. It’s good to have a look, but in reality did it change anything we did? No. You’ve got a finite amount of people, resources and time and our job was to extract the maximum from all of it.
Can you tell us anything about other models on the way?
I’ve already started our next project quite a while ago, and in fact I’ve already started our next project after that.
Is that one bigger and one smaller model than the MP4-12C?
Yes. We’re following the same process for them as we did for this car – that means we’re currently doing a lot of concept work and spending a lot of time in the simulator.
Read more: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...#ixzz1HTUVYh6n
Chris Goodwin Q&A
Our passenger for the drive up the Goodwood hill was McLaren’s chief test driver - we took the opportunity to pick his brains.
Auto Express Car Reviews
By Jack Rix
23rd March 2011
What was your aim for the MP4-12C’s handling?
We tried to create as neutral a car as possible from braking, to turn in, to apex, then when you get back on the power everything’s a lot easier to manage from a neutral starting point. If we allowed totally free control of the engine there would be a big step in power when the turbochargers kicked in, but we’ve managed that to give a much more linear power delivery.
Is ‘Track’ mode actually the quickest setting for driving on track?
We could have developed an ESP mode called track that was overly restrictive, so to set a real lap time you’d have to switch it off, but that’s just lazy. We’ve been under the record at the Top Gear test track and set a time at the Nordschleife, all with track mode engaged. If you want to do a lap of drifting though, you’ll have to turn it all off.
Read our first UK drive of the McLaren MP4-12C here.
Will all performance engines be turbocharged in the future?
Ultimately, it’s got to be the way to go. And it’s not just about fuelconsumption either; it helps things such as weight distribution, too.
Why isn’t everyone using a version of the MP4-12C’s suspension system?
You remember those really clever engineers I told you about earlier? They don’t exist in other car companies. I had sleepless nights for a year trying to figure out how we could make this suspension system work – along with developing our own engine it was one of the bravest decisions on the whole project. We knew this hydraulic roll system had existed for a while, it’s nothing particularly new, but we had the desire to make it work and do something really different. We had to decide whether we wanted to inch ahead of the competition or smash them. The key was bringing our adaptive damper system into play with the kinetic roll stiffness system, connecting the two. So if you switch to ‘Normal’ mode you have something that’s unbelievably soft. Even in the firmest setting it’s still comfortable because it only firms up when you need it to, not all the time.
What was your favourite part of the whole project?
The day I drove a 458 and thought, OK, that’s good. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful car, but I knew where we were, so that was good news. I’m not really into benchmarking or targets. It’s good to have a look, but in reality did it change anything we did? No. You’ve got a finite amount of people, resources and time and our job was to extract the maximum from all of it.
Can you tell us anything about other models on the way?
I’ve already started our next project quite a while ago, and in fact I’ve already started our next project after that.
Is that one bigger and one smaller model than the MP4-12C?
Yes. We’re following the same process for them as we did for this car – that means we’re currently doing a lot of concept work and spending a lot of time in the simulator.
Read more: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...#ixzz1HTUVYh6n
#29
03-23-2011, 07:23 PM
goodwin states "we've been under the record at the Top Gear test track"-the record is held by Caparo T1 @ 1:10:60 if the 12C is under this time OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!
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03-23-2011, 10:02 PM
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