M5POST
BMW Garage BMW Meets Register Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   M5POST - BMW M5 Forum > BIMMERPOST Universal Forums > General Automotive (non-BMW) Talk + Photos/Videos

Post Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      10-08-2024, 07:57 PM   #23
Donut Lord
Do Donuts
Donut Lord's Avatar
449
Rep
308
Posts

Drives: '12 BMW E92 M3
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Baltimore, MD

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by chassis View Post
Looks OK. Not a McLaren aesthetics fan in general.
What don't you like about McLarens? they look like Orange 458s and 488s with doors that go up
__________________
Appreciate 1
chassis8125.50
      10-08-2024, 10:49 PM   #24
carseatsm5
Lieutenant
United_States
1022
Rep
605
Posts

Drives: 2020 M5
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: CA

iTrader: (0)

All these hypercars look the same to me. Never been captivated by any of them.

Not to say the tech and performance aren’t amazing. I love that they exist and respect them, but just not my thing.
Appreciate 0
      10-09-2024, 10:49 AM   #25
Donut Lord
Do Donuts
Donut Lord's Avatar
449
Rep
308
Posts

Drives: '12 BMW E92 M3
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Baltimore, MD

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by GuidoK View Post
I think it looks nice.
I've never been a fan of the P1 / 650 style headlights/front and this is a big step away from that. Also a big step away from the 720/750
But my problem with McLaren styling is that there is absolutely no central design style there. Every few years the look of the cars totally change. It's all over the place.
To me it seems that they just can't get out of that 'beginners brand' phase that they are searching for a brand design style and brand naming.
TBH I think the MP4-12C is still designwise their best model, especially considering it's now a 13 year old design.
Besides the fact the MP4-12C was their worst model, pretty sure they just broke left and right, but putting a 12C next to any of these newer ones it feels 30 years old not just ~10ish.
__________________
Appreciate 0
      10-09-2024, 12:13 PM   #26
Alfisti
Brigadier General
6968
Rep
3,293
Posts

Drives: 2008 Saab 9-3 Combi
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Toronto, Canada

iTrader: (0)

The 720 looks great, goddamn space ship.
Appreciate 0
      10-09-2024, 12:20 PM   #27
chassis
Colonel
chassis's Avatar
8126
Rep
2,512
Posts

Drives: 9Y0 Cayenne S
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Einbahnstraße

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
Quote:
Originally Posted by Donut Lord View Post
What don't you like about McLarens? they look like Orange 458s and 488s with doors that go up

Proportions aren’t great. Not a big fan of mid-engined Ferraris for the same reason, same as C8-no thanks. I like grand tourer long hood-short deck proportions. Ferrari FF and Lusso, latest Aston Vanquish. Exceptions in general are Lamborghini centro stile design and 911. Aston 2/4 proportions are great. Latest MB GT proportions are good. MB is rubbish quality- and reliability-wise so there’s that to deal with.
Appreciate 0
      10-09-2024, 06:28 PM   #28
TXSTYLE
"Salud"
TXSTYLE's Avatar
15055
Rep
4,924
Posts

Drives: M8 Gran Coupe Comp & X5M Comp
Join Date: May 2013
Location: The GYM! (The Burbs - N TX)

iTrader: (0)

Tons of pics. It will definitely be sought after for those wealthy Exotic Car collectors!

https://www.autoblog.com/news/view-p...026-mclaren-w1
Appreciate 0
      10-11-2024, 09:25 PM   #29
Donut Lord
Do Donuts
Donut Lord's Avatar
449
Rep
308
Posts

Drives: '12 BMW E92 M3
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Baltimore, MD

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by x622 View Post
Yeah I mistyped. My bad.


As for the guy complaining about the build quality, that's pretty cool I hear that from a lot of people who don't own them. Weird how I have no issues, and everyone I know with them doesn't have issues outside of the usual electrical gremlins from time to time like the windows needing to be reset.

Edit: Except when gintani gets to it and adds way too much timing that blows it up..
All good. I thought you meant to add a number to it for the next one. Thanks for clearing up.

I will say that the MP4-12C was probably one of the most buggiest supercars ever.

I have some unique access and I had 3x separate opportunities to drive one on track and all 3x times they went into electrical limp modes. One overheated and the computers were like no toe us to a dealer, the other 2x just went into electrical limp modes before going on track.
__________________
Appreciate 0
      10-11-2024, 09:40 PM   #30
x622
Forced Induction Connoisseur
x622's Avatar
1196
Rep
939
Posts

Drives: 23 X5MC / 23 720s / 25 M4CS
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: AZ

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2025 M4 CS  [0.00]
2023 BMW X3MC  [0.00]
2023 Mclaren 720s  [0.00]
2005 Honda S2000  [0.00]
2023 BMW X5MC  [0.00]
1964 Ford Mustang  [0.00]
1968 Pontiac GTO  [0.00]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Donut Lord View Post
All good. I thought you meant to add a number to it for the next one. Thanks for clearing up.

I will say that the MP4-12C was probably one of the most buggiest supercars ever.

I have some unique access and I had 3x separate opportunities to drive one on track and all 3x times they went into electrical limp modes. One overheated and the computers were like no toe us to a dealer, the other 2x just went into electrical limp modes before going on track.
Oh yeah the MP4 was fraught with issues to say the least. 720s other than the first MY are reliable less the accumulators which get replaced with the upgraded 765LT -> 750s accumulators. The current gen 4 liters are pretty reliable except on tunes that have too many pops and bangs which can pop out the plugs in the heads (which you just drill and tap). No other real issues other than like I said the lithium battery getting drained.
__________________
Oy vey, look at all these shekels
Appreciate 0
Post Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:28 PM.




m5post
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST