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McLaren MP4-12C does Exist

Old Nov 22, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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I saw one of these on the street yesterday and stopped by the dealership near work today for a closer look
They are still building out the showroom area
Present were the orange one I saw on the road and a black
I will post a couple of pics later
The dealership received these as demo cars
They also had a rolling chassis
The car is fantastic in person
The interior is a lot nicer than I thought it would be
I hope these guys succeed!
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Old Nov 22, 2011 | 10:28 AM
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you can see the car on jeremy clarkson's new dvd, Power Up
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I really they succeed as well. They are an amazing company who is has an amazing record on the track and at building amazing street cars
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I don't see how they won't succeed. They got the exotic brand image from F1 and the F1 street car. Got the engineering expertise. Got the funding.

They have it A LOT easier then when Enzo was starting out.

The MP4-12C is really their very 1st production model and it already matched the 458, it took how many generations for Ferrari to get the 458 right? I forgot.

They just got a few initial new product issues that all new cars have, it apply to everyone.
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Here are a few iPhone pics

The display set up was very cool, basically a set of white rolling metal tool boxes with video screens running promo loops and some other demo stuff.

From my quick look, the demo cars had a nice assortment of stuff of them, carbon fiber mirrors, parking sensors, what look like headlamp washers, black or silver wheel finishes, 2 tone leather and alcantara interior.
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On the way back to work today after getting a leaky tire valve replaced by the nice folks at Lexus of Highland Park, I see a black MP12-4C turn onto the street in front of me.

Sound great and of course looks great.

Always helps to have a dealership (LFSC) near work to improve the odds of seeing cool stuff like this
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