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JeDe einzeLne koMponente
ist spezieLL für Diesen
wagen entwickeLt
every Last coMponent
was speciaLLy DesigneD
for this car
McLaren Mp4-12c
PoWertrAin
• engine .......................................... M838T 90° V8 3.8 LITRE
• driVetrAin LAyout ............... LONGITUDINAL MID-ENGINE, RWD
• oiL tAnk .................................................... DRY SUMP
• CoMPression rAtio ............................................. 9.0:1
• VALVetrAin ............................... 32-VALVE, DOHC, FIXED VVT
• FueL/induCtion ................... PORT INJECTION, TURBOCHARGED,
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE
• redLine, rPM ..................................................... 8500
• PoWer .................................... 592BHP / 600 PS @ 7000 RPM
• PeAk torque .................... 600NM / 443 LBS/FT @3000-6500 RPM
(90 PER CENT AVAILABLE FROM 1,900-8,500 RPM)
• PoWer Per disPLACeMent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 PS / LITRE
• trAnsMission ............. 7- SPEED MCLAREN SEAMLESS SHIFT DUAL
CLUTCH GEARBOX (SSG) WITH PRE-COG FUNCTIONALITY
Body
• WheeLBAse .......................................... 2670 MM / 105.12”
• Length .............................................. 4509 MM / 177.52”
• Width ................................................. 1908 MM / 75.12”
• height ................................................. 1199 MM / 47.2”
• dry Weight ............................. LESS THAN 1300 KG / 2866 LBS
• Weight distriBution ....................... 42.9 / 57.1 FRONT / REAR
PerForMAnCe sPeC (preliminary figures, based on prototype testing)
• 0 – 200 kM/h ...................................... BELOW 10 SECONDS
• 200 – 0 kM/h ........................................ BELOW 5 SECONDS
• 100 – 0 kM/h ................................. BELOW 3 SECONDS / 30 M
LESS THAN 7 AVERAGE VEHICLE LENGTHS
• V-MAX .......................................ABOVE 200 MPH / 320 KM/H
• 1⁄4 MiLe ................................................CA. 11 SECONDS
• Co₂ ................................................... BELOW 300 G/KM
ChAssis
• MAteriAL ......................ONE-PIECE CARBON FIBRE «MONOCELL»
• susPension ............MCLAREN PROACTIVE CHASSIS CONTROL (PCC),
Z-BAR FOR EXTRA HEAVE STIFFNESS
• dAMPing Modes ............................ NORMAL / SPORT / TRACK
• trACtion / LAunCh ControL ..............................YES / YES
• stABiLity ControL Modes .......WINTER / NORMAL / SPORT / TRACK
• BrAkes ...FRONT VENTILATED IRON DISCS: 370MM, 4-PISTON CALLIPERS
REAR VENTILATED IRON DISCS: 350MM, 4-PISTON CALLIPERS
MCLAREN AIRBRAKE
• WheeL siZe, in., F/r ............................... 19‘‘ X 8.5‘‘ / 20‘‘ X 11‘‘
• tyres .................................PIRELLI P ZERO™ (MCLAREN SPEC)
235/35 R19 FRONT, 305/30 R20 REAR
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mel 1-Luft durch die Hallen, steht doch das McLaren Production Center
(MPC) gleich neben dem sagenumwobenen McLaren Technology Center,
in dem die Boliden für die Rennstrecke entworfen werden.
Im ersten Jahr sollen 1‘000 Fahrzeuge gebaut werden, es dürfte keinen
Zweifel geben, dass es den 35 Händlern in 19 Ländern gelingen wird,
diese im Handumdrehen an den Mann zu bringen. Das neue Vertriebskonzept
soll einen Service-Level bieten, wie die Kunden es bei keinem
anderen Sportwagenhersteller finden, eine grosse Herausforderung
für alle Vertriebspartner. Für die Schweiz hatten sich mehrere exklusive
Firmen beworben, am Ende entschieden sich die Briten für die
SCHMOHL AG in Glattbrugg bei Zürich, wo schon Rolls-Royce, Bentley
und Lamborghini in den weitläufigen Ausstellungsräumen unvergleichliche
automobile Erotik verströmen.
Having said that, the list price alone gets the buyer a vehicle that
is nothing short of revolutionary. McLaren, inventor of the carbon
chassis, has now ramped this technology up for mass production. It
used to take several thousand hours of work to fashion a single chassis.
Today, a new carbon MonoCell rolls off the production line in just about
four hours. Work on developing the MP4-12C was nothing if not uncompromising.
Every last component was specially designed for this
car. Not a single part has been borrowed from other vehicles or manu-
facturers. So we are talking about pure, unadulterated McLaren!
Using carbon, the engineering team succeeded in combining extraordinary
performance with impressive efficiency. No-one has ever achieved
600 hp with less than 300 g/km CO2 before. An added bonus is that the
MonoCell makes for an unexpectedly roomy interior given the compact
external dimensions.
The new, purpose-built factory in Woking, UK, has a distinctly Formula
1-esque feel to it. Perhaps not surprisingly: The McLaren Production
Center’s (MPC’s) next-door neighbor is the legendary McLaren Technology
Center, the stable that breeds racing cars.
A thousand MP4-12Cs are due to be rolled out in the first year; and
35 dealers in 19 countries will doubtless find homes for all of them. The
new sales strategy includes service-level offerings the like of which customers
will find at no other sports car manufacturer. The challenge to distribution
partners is accordingly immense. A number of exclusive firms applied
for the rights to the Swiss market, before the British firm gave the nod to
SCHMOHL AG, a company based in Glattbrugg, near Zurich. Rolls-Royces,
Bentleys and Lamborghinis already suffuse SCHMOHL’s spacious showrooms
with an almost tangible automotive sensuality.