McLaren MP4-12C Picture thread
#401
08-19-2011, 04:12 AM
Thanks to DJ, Stephan Bauer and I got a sneak peek at McLaren's display stand at Pebble Beach today where they will unveil this customized MP4-12C. It has a host of new upgrades put together by their McLaren Exclusive group - the team which will cater to unique owner's requests with all new McLarens as well as continue to provide superior service for the F1's and SLR's as they always have.
This car showcases some of the new ideas that McLaren are pursuing for personalization. Most noticeably this 12C features a Satin Orange paint that is even more striking than their Elite Volcano Orange. The next item that will catch your eye are the new fenders with the addition of louvers for aero improvement. There are also more carbon bits on this car for owners to add to their's including a windshield cowl, engine cover gills along the outside of the glass, and a new carbon rear exhaust cover. The wheels have a polished face with black painted centers and the roof panel has also been painted black. I believe there was a unique finish on the brake calipers as well and there may be one or two extra items that I overlooked.
This car also featured a lot of items already on the 12C's standard option list including carbon mirrors, carbon lower front spoiler and rear valence, and the stealth package which blacks out the exhaust tips and wing supports. All told, with the unique paint, standard options and custom options the PR rep from McLaren mentioned that this car would run about $270,000. I think changes to the interior from the standard options list would add to that figure.
Speaking of the interior, you might wonder why the windows are blacked out. This car was built on the chassis of an early Validation Prototype and so the interior doesn't represent a full production car and has not been tweaked in any way to match the outside of the car. When I return to their tent tomorrow I'll have a better opportunity to speak with the gentlemen who put this car together and see what additional information they have to share.
Stephan took much better photos which he will be passing along to DJ when the Monterey Madness ends. For now, here's a sneak peek at some of the shots I took.
Big thanks to DJ for arranging this shoot. It was a pleasure to spend time with the cars in a closed setting.
>8^)
ER
This car showcases some of the new ideas that McLaren are pursuing for personalization. Most noticeably this 12C features a Satin Orange paint that is even more striking than their Elite Volcano Orange. The next item that will catch your eye are the new fenders with the addition of louvers for aero improvement. There are also more carbon bits on this car for owners to add to their's including a windshield cowl, engine cover gills along the outside of the glass, and a new carbon rear exhaust cover. The wheels have a polished face with black painted centers and the roof panel has also been painted black. I believe there was a unique finish on the brake calipers as well and there may be one or two extra items that I overlooked.
This car also featured a lot of items already on the 12C's standard option list including carbon mirrors, carbon lower front spoiler and rear valence, and the stealth package which blacks out the exhaust tips and wing supports. All told, with the unique paint, standard options and custom options the PR rep from McLaren mentioned that this car would run about $270,000. I think changes to the interior from the standard options list would add to that figure.
Speaking of the interior, you might wonder why the windows are blacked out. This car was built on the chassis of an early Validation Prototype and so the interior doesn't represent a full production car and has not been tweaked in any way to match the outside of the car. When I return to their tent tomorrow I'll have a better opportunity to speak with the gentlemen who put this car together and see what additional information they have to share.
Stephan took much better photos which he will be passing along to DJ when the Monterey Madness ends. For now, here's a sneak peek at some of the shots I took.
Big thanks to DJ for arranging this shoot. It was a pleasure to spend time with the cars in a closed setting.
>8^)
ER
