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118 MAXIM NOVEMBER 2010
A ONE-PIECE
SHELL CREATES
A RIGID PLATFORM
FOR HIGH-SPEED
HIGHWAY
JUMPS.
PICTURED McLAREN MP4 -12C • AS UNSEEN IN THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS
SPEC CHECK ARRIVAL: SPRING 2011 • PRICE: $230,000 (EST.)
ENGINE: 3.8-LITER V-8 • HORSEPOWER: 600 • TORQUE: 443 LB.-FT. • 0–60 MPH: 3.4 SECONDS • TOP SPEED: 200 MPH
McLaren Automotive hasn’t released its
own pro duction car since the mighty 241
mph F1 in 1998 (some still call it the best supercar
the world has ever seen). So what the hell have
those blokes been doing in the meantime? Building
title-winning Formula One cars, that’s all. Breathe
easy, moneybags: Next year McLaren’s getting
back in the game by launching the MP4-12C,
this trim street-fi ghting machine. Nearly all its
components reap the benefi ts of the McLaren
racing program: The body is a super-strong,
weight-saving carbon-composite “MonoCell.”
Its homegrown 3.8-liter, twin-turbocharged V-8
is paired with a predictive Formula One–inspired
dual-clutch gearbox. Its brakes even help steer
out of turns. One completely awesome option box
you should totally check: tiny “hero cameras”
that are permanently mounted on the front and
rear of the car and above the driver’s right
shoulder, so you can record your wickedest laps,
or a particularly great order at the Wendy’s
drive-through window.
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