Sunday 13 September 2009

McLaren F-Word


We're only in it for money.

To build the second McLaren supercar, is the most fascinating and aspiring task in motorization since... the first McLaren supercar. The ever famous Macca F1 is „the most” in everything, and covers more 12-year old' walls than most superwomen of its era. Most, most, most. That's, what is it.

Now, we have what we wanted. Somebody tried it to repeat the sucess of F1' legend. Since a few days, we can buy our own MCLaren again. But should we?

From the first sight, you see nothing special. But wait! From the second, it's obvious, that:
• it looks like the old Ferrari 430, Lotus Evora and Tesla Roadster (so – it's uglier than any of them apart),
• it has obvious, asian interior,
• it has obvious, sporty engine
It's clear then, that the new MP4-12C tries to simulate old F1 style, but not the old approach. It's a simulacrum — a car, that exist only because of it's predecessor. It would be bought only by stupid people or romantics, that had no money for real F1 in 1998.

All cars made only for money are a disgrace. When such a brilliant design and engineering idea (such as an original F1) is raped in such a way, a F-word is an only proper comment.

Nothing was more looked forward to than a MacLaren F1' successor. Such a tense would be every businessman' dream. Now, we know it was all and only dreams. It is a McDonalds MP4-12C, a fast car for fast-food people.

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