La ressource en français et anglais dédiée à la McLaren MP4-12C. The online resource in English and French dedicated to the McLaren MP4-12C.
Article en Français et Anglais / Article in French and English Après Sport Auto, la MP4-12C a participé à un autre essai marquant pour une automobile, l'édition annuelle du Club des 4 secondes du magazine italien Quattroruote. Cet essai a opposé cette...
Here are the most significant parts of the comparison between the Ferrari 458 Italia and the McLaren MP4-12C done on the Isle of Man by Top Gear. No real numbers, things are all about driver's impressions and the winner at that is the Ferrari. “…” The...
Faible activité cette été, avec à l'exception d'un article dans Automobile (US, basé sur le comparatif déjà paru dans Car UK) et d'un nouvel article comparatif assez pauvre dans Top Gear, essentiellement deux prises en main (sur les routes anglaises)...
I can read some limited German, but trusted Google for this overview of the 4 major German magazines (same article to come in French later on). I hope there won't be too many mistakes! Auto Zeitung / English First of all, I have selected a comment related...
McLaren’s extreme testing programme subjected the MP4-12C to altitudes of up to 12,000ft and ambient temperatures from scorching to well below freezing. Arfeplog, Sweden: January 2009 The MP4-12C had its first major climatic test when McLaren engineers...
Finally an almost positive review for the MP4-12C in a British magazine, but still not victory. The MP4-12C shouldn’t be second. It should be on the top step, crowned Evo Car of the Year 2011. ‘I had my most memorable drive of the test in the MP4-12C...
Classic Driver publie une courte prise en main qui apporte quelques éléments nouveaux sur les mystères du mauvais feeling de direction, a priori dû a des défauts de mise au point sur un élément de direction: Now, you might have read some earlier reports...
For Auto Express also, I am publishing a selection of the most interesting parts of the article dedicated to the face to face between the 458 Italia and the MP4-12C. “…” The styling of the MP4-12C owes a lot to the wind tunnel, so it shares the low-slung...
Weight is the enemy of performance in every area of car design. It affects acceleration, speed, handling, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions – everything. McLaren Automotive engineers pursued weight saving obsessively. For example: - The Carbon MonoCell...
Formula 1 engineers obsess over light weight, but carbonfibre isn’t the only weight-saving trick under the MP4-12C’s skin, as Steve Cropley discovers. On one of the new McLaren supercar’s lightest on most important components, a cross-car beam cast in...
Le magazine français Sport Auto a eu l'occasion lui aussi de prendre en main la McLaren MP4-12C dans son numéro de Mars 2011. Voici quelques morceaux choisis de leur essai. La MP4 ressemble à tout sauf de l’amateurisme. Elle semble être le fruit d’une...
Le poids est l' ennemi de la performance dans tous les domaines du design automobile . Il handicape l 'accélération , la vitesse , le comportement routier , la consommation de carburant et les émissions de CO2 - en un mot, tout ! Les ingénieurs de McLaren...
Most of the full test is available on Autocar Website. I will just provide a short summary. The car has been tested with the optional (stickier) PZero Corsas, as well as with carbon ceramic brakes, lightweight wheels and exhaust. For each category, results...
Peu d'articles en ligne à ce jour dédiés à la MP4-12C. Le Moniteur Automobile, magazine Belge d'une grande qualité dont j'attends toujours les articles avec impatience tant ils sont complets et détaillés, a testé la voiture et propose un avant-goût de...
Essai comparatif entre McLaren 12C, Porsche 911 Turbo S (991), Nissan GT-R. Moteur/Boîte : 1:12C / 2:Turbo / 3:GT-R Porsche a toujours eu une approche sage et raisonnée de l’évolution de l’espèce. La Turbo S gagne seulement 30 ch par rapport à sa devancière....
Some excerpts from the test (rough translation using Google): Handling performance on the track is very strong. The 12C Spider surpassed all its opponents, including the 12 Coupe tested in 2011, thanks to a few additional horses and minor other changes...
Alors que le mois de septembre touche à sa fin, il semblerait aussi que les perspectives de voir de nouveaux essais consacrés à la MP4-12C s'amenuisent. Grosse déception en ce qui concerne la couverture faite par la presse francophone, sachant que Motorsport...
This post will be continuously updated with links to online full (or sometimes less detailed) test reviews. Latest addition: Comparison tests by Road & Track and Motor Trend. UK - Introduction to Auto Express test, as well as some comments on the comparison...
Voilà une élection qui risque de susciter une certaine controverse. Elle couronne en effet la Porsche 911 Carrera 2, devant la Mercedes Classe C Black Series et la Nissan GT-R dans sa dernière déclinaison en date. La Lamborghini Aventodor finit dernière,...
A look back at the successes during McLaren's first year as a full-blown car maker McLaren customers have helped to shape the changes for the 2013-spec MP4-12C by Mark Tisshaw, published on Autocar website, 1 August 2012 11:20am It's easy to forget that...
I finished the translation of the article published in Auto Bild Sportscars, a different version of the previous comparison test published by Auto Bild. Cannot assure the translation is 100% accurate, but shall be close enough. The focus of the attention...
Full scans available on German Car Forum thanks to Dede. Translation below obtained with the help of Google... I hope not too many mistakes. Ferrari 458 Italia values under brackets. VERSION FRANCAISE A SUIVRE ! Cabin The interior gives the feeling of...
Here is the test summary of Car Mag review: The immortal F1 was always going to be a hard act for the MP4-12C to follow. The F1 was a seminal supercar and one that is impossible to forget. It casts a dark and very long shadow over the MP4-12C. But that...
Avec la nouvelle année, voici l'occasion de faire un rapide bilan de la première année de production de la MP4-12C. Et force est de constater que tout n'a pas été rose, loin de là ! Tout d'abord, McLaren a enregistré de sérieux retards de production,...
Another article from the same source (Ricardo) as previous, this time related to the assembly process of the engine. One of the biggest challenges of the programme was not just to design and test a new engine ready for production in just 18 months, but...
