McLaren MP4-12C: cheaper Ferrari

McLaren MP4-12C is a supercar will be cheaper Ferrari. At the announced prices McLaren MP4-12C will cost Britain 168,500 pounds which is less than 3000 pounds of Italian cars. Under the hood of McLaren-3,8 liter twin turbo unit, developing 600 hp and seven step robot with two clutches Graziano. Acceleration to 100 km/h takes just 3 seconds and up to 200 km/h, Top speed 320 km/h in 10 seconds. MP4-12C will be sold in 19 countries, with 50% of cars are produced for the European market, a little less - for America and the rest - for Asia.

Five-year plan McLaren

McLaren, a British sports car manufacturer, plans to release in five years, five new models.

First of all, it's supercar, McLaren MP4-12C, which sales will begin next year. The car will be released in 1000 copies, which is slightly even by the standards of supercars. He has to compete with Ferrari and Porsche 458 Italia 911 GT2.

In addition, according to some sources, the company is preparing a rival for the Porsche 911 cost about $ 100 thousand, and possibly a successor to McLaren F1, as well as the model, which takes an intermediate position between these two. The company may issue a public version of the MP4-12C or "charged" version of the model.