McLaren Reveal Plans for World Domination

probably less than the LFA.

a lot less than the LF-A, probably 30 to 40 percent less

Dude im peeing in my pants laughing. Good one.

Chinese drivers. 600 hp. The world will indeed end in 2012. At least it will for a few thousand hapless Hong Kong pedestrians with slow reflexes.

lol, it is. Its like the McLarens' the master and the two mice are the associates a.k.a. minions.

They're Pinky and The Brain. Yes, Pinky and The Brain. One is a genious, the other's insane. They're laboratory mice. They're genes have been spliced. They're dinky. They're Pinky and the Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain. Naarfff!!! hahaha loved this show

This car makes much more sense than the original F1 to McLaren, due to the direction the company is headed. They couldn't build an "F1 2.0" and sell it for the sub-?200k price. Plus, nothing special to it? 3.8 liter V8 with twin turbos (& 8500rpm redline!) making 600hp & 433ft lbs, carbon fiber one-piece tub and body panels (first one piece carbon fiber tub of any production car, which helps make it lighter than the new Ferrari 458 Italia or the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4), 7 speed twin clutch gearbox... sounds pretty special to me. This car will appeal to real enthusiasts who will be more interested in how it drives.

I agree with that. McLaren is having a bit of an identity crisis and doesn't know where to draw the line between 'exclusivity' and good ol' fashioned sales numbers. Its selling point is technology and the ultimate driving experience, but because they've only made two road cars in two decades (even though one was the greatest of all time, and the other was a vulgar piece of show-offery), unlike Ferrari, which has 4 model ranges at any given time, they are not a household name. This will sting them in America - their largest target market - where such cars are bought more for posing than performance. Enthusiasts like myself are more excited about this than the 458 Italia (really, honestly) because of the performance it promises, and the engineering that went into it (yes, including those side intakes) and we will ignore its blandness as a result. Sadly, we will not contribute much to its sales, and Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini will win again. I wish McLaren the best with this, it is truly a baby F1 in my eyes.

but what is the percentage of real enthusiasts that buy a Ferrari or a Lambo ? most guys i see with those cars are posers. McLaren needs to attract posers too if they want to sell many cars and to do that , they need to make the cars look good. after all , real hardcore driving enthusiasts that don't care about looks or comfort will chose cars like the Gumpert Apollo, Ascari A10, Scuderia , 911 GT3, etc.