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McLaren MP4-12C: official details

MP4-12C has a body which partly is built from carbon fiber, and shows a very exciting design that sticks your eyes of the screen and strikes you with a burning desire to be at least once behind its wheel. Many aesthetic elements reminds us about the legendary F1.

British supercar
is equipped with a V8 engine 3.8-liter twin-turbo, capable of producing 592 horsepower and 600 Nm of torque. It is connected to a 7-speed gearbox with double-clutch . The engine block and cylinder heads are both made of aluminum. The unit is equipped with a dry sump similar to racing hot rods. The engine is mated to an SSG seven-speed transmission. It comes with a special configuration by which can be changed gears very quickly. Power is transmitted to the rear axle through an open differential.

Sprint from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) is achieved in just 3.3 seconds with the standard tires, but if
MP4 it's loaded with Corsa tires, time is 0.2 seconds less. It reaches 200 km/h (124 mph) in 9.1 seconds and with the more performant tires the UK fireball boasts with a time of 8.9 seconds. Top speed is 330 km/h (205 mph).

Via | Automarket