McLaren P1 Supercar emerges
09-19-2012, 12:21 PM
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^They have already said many times that won't be happening. You have to remember that the original F1 came out in 1992 with a top speed of 242, which made it the fastest production car for roughly 13 years until the Veyron came out. To get a street car that far ahead of everything now you would need a modified (more horsepower) Formula 1 car made street legal. I doubt we will ever see a performance jump like the F1 made when it came out, which is why that car was instantly wrote into the history books.
09-19-2012, 03:42 PM
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^They have already said many times that won't be happening. You have to remember that the original F1 came out in 1992 with a top speed of 242, which made it the fastest production car for roughly 13 years until the Veyron came out. To get a street car that far ahead of everything now you would need a modified (more horsepower) Formula 1 car made street legal. I doubt we will ever see a performance jump like the F1 made when it came out, which is why that car was instantly wrote into the history books.
09-19-2012, 03:44 PM
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No doubt a bad-*** car, but the front sort of reminds me of a Mazda product. I think it may just be the paint scheme, but it looks like it has the smiling grill of the Mazda cars.
09-19-2012, 05:02 PM
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if the key is aero, then an F1 car is not what is needed. F1 cars are made to go fast around corners, not really in a straight line (thats just a biproduct of the power:weight). what would be needed is a perfect marriage between high power, high traction, and very good aero.
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09-20-2012, 07:56 AM
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But it blows my mind how much Gran Turismo 5 matches the actual video of these cars. When it cut away to the car on the track I thought I was watching a replay on my PS3. I should probably get out more....
09-20-2012, 11:24 AM
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^They have already said many times that won't be happening. You have to remember that the original F1 came out in 1992 with a top speed of 242, which made it the fastest production car for roughly 13 years until the Veyron came out. To get a street car that far ahead of everything now you would need a modified (more horsepower) Formula 1 car made street legal. I doubt we will ever see a performance jump like the F1 made when it came out, which is why that car was instantly wrote into the history books.
09-27-2012, 10:04 PM
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Kind of futuristic... The headlights are identical to their logo. Which I'm iffy on. But the rear end of it is just plain nasty looking! 
Around 1,xxx hp. 1,300 lbs of down force. $1,xxx,xxx should be interesting
Around 1,xxx hp. 1,300 lbs of down force. $1,xxx,xxx should be interesting
09-29-2012, 10:33 PM
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I love the design of this car. I hope it makes a record to try to beat the Veyron. It puts down so much down force that 270mph is a goal to shoot for. Anyone know how much power its going to put down?
