The 2010 Paris Motor Show displayed the MP4-12C which is the latest project model from McLaren Automotive. The car as per McLaren is a pure breed for there is nothing which it has copied from any other car. The car is powered by a V8 engine of 3.8 liter capacity and delivering 600 bhp as well as 600 Nm of torque. The car is a rear wheel drive and incorporates two wet clutch system.
For transmission the car is installed with the seven speed Seamless Shift dual clutch gearbox (SSG) which has been developed by McLaren themselves. The system offers the driver a number of choices like: normal, sport, and automatic, launch control and winter. McLaren have always named their chassis as MP4, a tradition that has been going on since 1981. 12 in the Mp4-12C indicates the cars Vehicle Performance Index rating from their own internal test.
The primary material that has been used for the making of this car is carbon and it is from this that the C letter comes in the model name. That is the genesis of the name MP4-12C. In addition the car has a Carbon MonoCell for chasis which is a new development from McLaren and boosts overall performance of the car. The body is lowered and allows for use of lighter body panels. As per Antony Sherrif who is the Managing Director of McLaren Automotive, this is a company that has experience and maturity in car making and specially so after the making of the F1 which remains an icon in car making industry even to date.
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