| Title: | Cars in the UK |
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| Moderator: | COMICS::SHELLEY ELD |
| Created: | Sun Mar 06 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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The Economist has an article on the McLaren "road-going supercar". Here is a summary of the article.... "...Now Mclaren cars is to challenge Ferrari off the track by using its racing expertise to build a road-going super car. Can Mclaren extend its success on the racing track to ordinary roads? Mr Creighton Brown, McLaren Cars' commerical director, sums up its design philosophy: "The Ferrari F40 has the suspension and handling to give fantastic cornering, but it will shake your teeth out. The Porsche 959 is very sophisticated but it lacks the excitement of a Ferrari. The car we build will offer a the excitemenet of a Ferrari, the sophistication of a Porsche, and the quality of our Formula-one cars. AA design team of 14 people aim to create a car that is stable at its projected top speed of 220 mph, but docile enough for city snarl-ups. Composite materials developed by NASA will be used in its construction. Diversifying into supercars will keep McLaren's racing-car-mechanics busy. Currently they work flat out only every two weeks. It could also offer some insurance to ban tobacco sponsorship in sport. McLaren's main sponsor is Marlboro. THe company aims to produce 50 cars a year but, if demand is high enough, may double that number.... ...Ferrari is building a total of fewer than 1,000 F40s. Restricting production increases a car's scarcity value, making the whopping price an investment rather than an absurdity. Impatient customers jump the queue by paying a big premium to somebody who has just taken delivery. The F40 with a �193,000 ($326,000) list price, can fetch over �700,000 second-hand. With a projected list price of over �500,000, and 350 unofficial orders for a car which has not even reached the protoype stage, the McLaren looks set to become a speculator's dream even if no one ever drives one."
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| 1100.1 | Engine | NCEIS1::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux, Nice, 828-6995 | Thu Feb 21 1991 15:03 | 5 |
in Auto Hebdo this week :
McLaren Intl have announced that their future road-going supercar will
be powered by a 6ltr, 48 valve version of the BMW V12. Power output
expected : 500bhp. No other details.
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| 1100.2 | Anyone want a half million pound car? | NEWOA::SAXBY | Aye. When I were a lad.... | Wed Nov 06 1991 15:12 | 6 |
Any more news on the McLaren supercar? Has the market died for such
machines? (BRM are still talking of producing a car next year and
there was a XJR-15 for sale at Motorfair for �500,000 + taxes!!!)
Mark
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| 1100.3 | it's real ! | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Sat Jan 30 1993 12:43 | 4 |
.2� Any more news on the McLaren supercar? Has the market died for such
McLaren have rolled out the 1st running prototype last week. Gordon
Murray was at the wheel.
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| 1100.4 | Anyone fancy a nearly 3/4 million pounds car ? | MANWRK::LEACH | Mon Feb 01 1993 09:49 | 4 | |
Is it true the price is expected to be around 700,000 pounds ?
Shaun.
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| 1100.5 | ESBS01::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Mon Feb 01 1993 09:54 | 3 | |
FWIW, the "Ultima" Kit Car was used as a development mule.
J.R.
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| 1100.6 | Buying one ? | LARVAE::64040::GALVIN | A stopped clock is right twice a day | Wed Feb 03 1993 13:51 | 7 |
RE: .3 Shaun, thnking of buying one ? Steven | |||||
| 1100.7 | Just to keep the weight down. | MANWRK::LEACH | Wed Feb 03 1993 14:12 | 6 | |
>> Shaun, thnking of buying one ?
I was thinking of it, if only for the titanium toolkit ;")
Shaun.
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| 1100.8 | for Paris readers | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Thu Feb 04 1993 09:40 | 2 |
Just read that the car was to be displayed at the Paris Racecar show at
Le Bourget (opening in a few days).
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