Fantastic interview about what may very well be my next car!
I had the pleasure of meeting both Ron Dennis and Frank Stephenson at the McLaren factory outside of London in August. When they spoke about their design and assembly philosophy, I was struck by how much they sounded like Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive at Apple.
Watch Frank’s fascinating interview about the design philosophy behind the McLaren MP4-12C Spider which I might buy to replace my existing “regular” MP4-12C.
I hope I get a chance to shoot you in it….and thank you for everything
That’s a beauty!!
yes, does it have leg room too, ha
@fabrice doesn’t your head stick out?
McLaren made a supercar tall people can fit in! It was bound to happen. Someone had to address the underserved tall guy market for supercars 🙂
I suppose most guys who buy cars like these are short and are trying to compensate. I actually love driving the car 🙂
Tall people like me actually fit in it! They finally made a supercar for the underserved tall guy market. I suppose most guys who buy these types of cars are short and need to compensate for that. I just love driving the car 🙂
“most guys who buy these types of cars are short and need to compensate for that” 😀 That’s why I ride a kids bike
Come on Fabrice… COME ON!!!!!!!!! You have the CASH… MP4-12C is performant but for the SAKE of design and beauty, please drive an Aventador, CL 65 AMG or Continental GT SUPERSPORT…. I’m pretty sure they fit your size (I would bet a million had I had it 😉
So fabrice, no desire for the 458 spider? How do you think the mclaren will hold up in the depreciation side, rumor is that even user 458’s are going at almost MSRP with the long wait list they have? Did you find the mclaren to have any service related issues that typically come with a supercar?
Vipul: So far it has not had any issues and I put a few thousand miles on it already. It’s really well built and comfortable enough to use every day.
I have to admit, I have not idea how the price will hold up. I guess we’ll know soon as I put my coupe on sale to buy the Spider…
With regards to the 458 – I drove both and the 458 is a more fun car to drive, much louder with its atmospheric engine. However, I found the McLaren more sophisticated and much easier to drive. I feel like a much better (and safer) driver in the McLaren.
Did you get to see the new P1 at the factory?
No I would have had to lie to Ron and told him I was interested in buying one to get to see it before the official announcement. He did tell us about the car though.