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McLaren starts building customer MP4-12Cs

Production of first customer MP4-12C supercar begins at McLaren’s Woking factory.

McLaren MP4-12C being built

By Tom Phillips

02nd February 2011

Despite the multitude of prototype MP4-12C supercars we’ve snapped testing around the world, plus the cars shown at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the first customer car has only just begun construction at McLaren’s HQ in Woking.

 


The MP4-12C is the first of 1,000 examples that McLaren plans to build in 2011. Most will be manufactured in a new £40m McLaren Production Centre, which is due for completion in May. The factory is located next door to the stunning McLaren Technology Centre, where the first MP4-12Cs will be built. 

As well as an intensive testing programme, McLaren spent last year taking the MP4-12C around the world to show to prospective customers. The car will be sold from a specially-selected network of 35 dealers, including an exclusive flagship centre in Kensington, London. The MP4-12C retails at £168,500 in the UK.

 

 

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4 Comments

Data dump

Perhaps the most disappointing modern day supercar. (for me)

Has too much of a just 'seen-it-all before' appearance to me...

This McLaren looks like a Gallardo/ R8 cross without being anything really new and exciting as a visual product and design statement.

The 458 Italia (which I dont think is actually a particularly pretty Ferrari car) is obviously CADCAM, but it is also distinctively Italian-looking CADCAM, whereas this McLaren just looks CADCAM regular...

Not a fan!

So far...

By LegioIXHispana on 2 February, 2011, 3:27pm

dump

Its nothing special to look at, then again the project is headed by Ron Dennis who gets his gravel on his drive removed and washed once a year by contractors.

By scott1234 on 3 February, 2011, 5:29pm

Seen it all before!

Sorry guys but McLaren have the know-how and experience to build a super car and this is the best they can do? There was more innovation in the McLaren F1 road car and this car is a step backwards and will never make a mark as a legendary McLaren like the F1, the Italia 458 is one of the cars that is too much for this car to compete with and other cars in this class are better and don't have such a high price tag, it seems like only die hard McLaren fans will like this car and buy it for it's name, I have owned a McLaren F1 GTR and driven this car along with others and the 458 and if I had to pick it wouldn't be this new McLaren, rosy again guys.

By QuattroABT on 6 February, 2011, 10:13am

Gone to the otherside!

Sorry again guys but I have put my order in for a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Bicolore (2011), the price tag is slightly less due to the nice people at Lamborghini UK, this car has so much more to offer, I may have had an Italia 458 but all the reports of them catching on fire puts me off quite a bit.

By QuattroABT on 6 February, 2011, 10:34am

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