McLaren MP4-12C official pics and specs.

[Raza]

Could both of you guys be correct? That the paddle shifters are for both a selling gimmick and for performance? Why does it have to be only one or the other. I mean these cars are for only profit , if there was no money incentive at all of the company either being a marketing promotion or a volume seller they wouldn't be making it. But just because they are trying to make a profit doesn't mean they would do things that would also increase performance since this is a segment where performance does matter, mostly as bragging rights.

Ergo marketing. 

[Galaxy]

http://www.mclarenautomotive.com/uk/p11/Configurator/default.aspx#/configurator

Now that is a well done configurator.

[SVT666]

Wow.  What a beautiful site.  I just wish it would tell me how much my car would cost after I got it all configured.

[MX793]

Wow.  What a beautiful site.  I just wish it would tell me how much my car would cost after I got it all configured.

I guess they must be operating under the "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" mentality.

[hotrodalex]

Great site design. I kind of want to make 20 cars on there just to look at the pretty website.  

[Payman]

Sweet. I'd love to be able to configure this car the way I want it, and then actually order it.

[Rich]

That configurator is awesome.

[hotrodalex]

Sweet. I'd love to be able to configure this car the way I want it, and then actually order it.

It made me sad when I had to click the "just a fan" option.

[Submariner]

I really want to be excited about this car, but with their previous effort being the F1, all I can think of is "that's it?"

[Galaxy]

I really want to be excited about this car, but with their previous effort being the F1, all I can think of is "that's it?"

The Ferrari Italia is considered to be One of the best sports cars ever, even though it also is not priced in super car territory. I have hope that the McLaren can pounce the  Italia.

[Payman]

I really want to be excited about this car, but with their previous effort being the F1, all I can think of is "that's it?"

The F1 was a balls out, engineering triumph. The object was to see what McLaren could do, not to build an actual production car company... which is the goal this time.

[Vinsanity]

so they're sticking with that jumbled alphanumeric soup of a name?

they're better off calling it the Hammerhead Eagle Thrust

[nickdrinkwater]

It shares the name with the 2009 F1 car IIRC?