Showing posts with label McLaren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label McLaren. Show all posts

Friday, April 6, 2012

McLaren MP4-12C GT3 2012

The new McLaren MP4-12C GT3 will be the first McLaren car built for FIA GT racing series since the McLaren F1 GTR finished production in 1997. The 12C GT3 is based on the new MP4-12C high performance sports and a team of engineers, designers and test pilots with extensive experience in Formula 1 and GT racing has been assembled to carry out the adaptation process of 12C-based carbon racing chassis specification.
McLaren MP4-12C 2012 photos
It has a flat bottom, aerodynamic rear diffuser, exhaust pipes placed in a high area of the back (to optimize the diffuser) and a spoiler mobile (which is regulated depending on the speed) and whose function is to aerobraking , as in the SLR, located in the rear.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

McLaren F1 LM 2011

The car is competent of reaching from 0–100 mph in about 6.7 seconds along with a maximum speed of 225 mph. The body work includes larger cooling duct on both the sides of the car, and the aerodynamics has been derived from the aerodynamic configuration of a GTR race car.
McLaren F1 LM 2011
In addition, other components of the car such as the body, interior, and all those other parts are made out of lightweight materials such as carbon fiber, titanium, and Kevlar just to name a few.