McLaren F1 Successor... Meet... the P1

[homeryap]

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McLaren, for a few months back, has been hinting at plans on building a successor of the famous and an icon to all gear heads.


Photo credit to topspeed.com.

Now finally, these neon aerodynamic lines has been given substance.


Photo credit to topgear.com

Hmmm... though it looks sexy, I can't help but make come comments about the headlamps and how the front end curves inwards together with the side air vents. I can't help but feel that the car is actually smiling. I'm not against smiling though. But a smiling car? I don't think it does anything good to the image a hypercar should evoke. And what's with the headlamps? I get it that you want to brand your car but not with making components like headlamps appear like your brand logos. That's overkill. For chrissakes, I'm really annoyed by that bit that curves downward. I'm somewhat disappointed about the aesthetics of the car, seriously. However, I must say that I dig the roof mounted air intake. Though discreet, it shouts aggressive, Formula1 style.


Photo credit to topgear.com

Bam! Looking from the sides though. This thing looks gorgeous. And from what I can gather, it seems like this has zero drag coefficient. Well, I'm sure there is but I'm being somewhat exaggerated here just to make a point that this car is sure to be very slippery. I like the curved rear as opposed to the F1's which shoots straight out.


Photo credit to topgear.com.

Seeing the rear end of the car though gives me that mixed feelings. First off, it's sexy as hell with all those curvy features and with the tail lights which is nothing more than a strip of red LED's and is integrated along the curves of the body. And that massive exhaust tip mounted up top. However, the diffuser is way overkill. And the reflectors. Darn, it kills the overall fluidity of the design.

Anyhow, despite these quirks in the design, over-all this new design concept of the successor of the F1 is certainly on the path to being one of the best hypercars in the future.

Performance-wise, no definites yet but if they deliver their claim that this would eclipse the performance of the old but still remarkable F1 and how their MP4 is doing, then count me in as one of many future believers that this car will be one of the best, IF NOT THE BEST, cars in the years to come.

[rikki]

huwaw!!! grabeha siguro ani. kung maka produce ni ug about 800-900hp unya under 1500kg ang weight haskang lami-a siguro aning awtoha.

pero ga-ngisi bitaw ang hitsura sa car. hehehe maayo hinuon kay happy cya.

[weblizzer]

kusoga na ana oi.

[homeryap]

ang late F1 was able to produce 618hp with its 6.1L V12. A 6L V10 or V12 twin-turbo in today's standard would be able to produce more. so 800hp is not too far off considering that the mp4-12c was able to produce close to 600hp with its 3.8L twin-turbo V8.

[rikki]

lami-a siguro ani mudala ug padagan sa? hehehe mu test-drive nya ko ani.

[Renzoids]

wow! kanindot nlng jud ipabulhot anah...

[mickopono]

Murag poison tree frog ug nawong!

[kenox99]

drool @_@ .......

[yudaz]

sa TB raman ko makakita ani oi hahahah

[boyguapo]

sus di jud ta kahorot sa speed ana diri sa aot sa cebu, kay mugbo ra kaayo ang tul-id nga karsada.