McLaren P1 Private Showing, pics inside

b0bab0i · 01-18-2013, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

Really awesome car. I never really warmed to the looks of MP4-12C (worst name ever) and I see them daily as my office is on the same road as the dealer prep/inventory center. They literally have 6-10 of them on the lot at any given time. This, however, is a very different beast. It looks fantastic!

Are you guys giants or is the car pretty small?

The normal Mclaren F1 was not to pretty either

The LM's & GTR's were badass though

stealth.pilot · 01-18-2013, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by index1489

Is that Mclaren molded into the tires?

It's not. It actually says Pirelli.

shivaswrath · 01-18-2013, 05:45 PM

interesting to note the Rims aren't flush with the body (like we have a tendency to do with our cars a la spacers), but subtly tucked in...must help with lowering wind resistance at high speeds.

Red Bread · 01-18-2013, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by stealth.pilot

It's not. It actually says Pirelli.

The tread says McLaren, you're looking at the sidewall.

Year's_End · 01-18-2013, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by shivaswrath

interesting to note the Rims aren't flush with the body (like we have a tendency to do with our cars a la spacers), but subtly tucked in...must help with lowering wind resistance at high speeds.

Function vs. trendy design; function won out.

stealth.pilot · 01-18-2013, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Bread

The tread says McLaren, you're looking at the sidewall.

You're right. Those letters are pretty large though. It's a meaningful reduction of contact patch. Unless they are actually not molded but actually just using a diffferent color compound to achieve the effect.

Dmacc · 01-18-2013, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by stealth.pilot

You're right. Those letters are pretty large though. It's a meaningful reduction of contact patch. Unless they are actually not molded but actually just using a diffferent color compound to achieve the effect.

I'm sure these tires are just meant for show

Red Bread · 01-18-2013, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by stealth.pilot

You're right. Those letters are pretty large though. It's a meaningful reduction of contact patch. Unless they are actually not molded but actually just using a diffferent color compound to achieve the effect.

I'm sure that's just the show car tire, the production car will almost certainly come on some form of Michelins, possibly with a Big Mac specific compound, but regular PSS or Pilot Cup tread.

ms372 · 01-18-2013, 08:05 PM

its going to be one hell of a car!! n i think it looks great

Dmacc · 01-19-2013, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ms372

its going to be one hell of a car!! n i think it looks great

I agree

bimmerjph · 01-19-2013, 11:00 PM

You said you got to see the interior. Was it center seating like the F1? Also I take it you don't have any pictures of the interior do you?

stopper · 01-20-2013, 12:19 AM

Holy balls, I can't wait to this the non-show version.

Dmacc · 01-20-2013, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bimmerjph

You said you got to see the interior. Was it center seating like the F1? Also I take it you don't have any pictures of the interior do you?

I wasn't allowed to take pictures of the interior, but it is the same seating as the mp4-12c, There is a lot of matte carbon fiber and alcantera

and my favorite part is the section of roof both of the drivers side and passengers side is see-through from the inside out. I liked being able to see the ceiling or what would normally the sky.

positiveions · 01-20-2013, 11:27 PM

So beautiful

goofus · 01-21-2013, 03:29 AM

Wow.. joy-gasm!

KingOfJericho · 01-21-2013, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by b0bab0i

The normal Mclaren F1 was not to pretty either

The LM's & GTR's were badass though

The F1 LM is one of my all time favorite car designs but I also love the "plain McLaren F1" as well.

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