New coupés and cabrios

[Gerard C]

Thank you, makes my day (birthday in fact!). May be my best race souvenir is 24 Hrs of Spa in '76 when pure amateurs could race against the works teams. Those were the happy days!

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Thank you, makes my day (birthday in fact!). May be my best race souvenir is 24 Hrs of Spa in '76 when pure amateurs could race against the works teams. Those were the happy days!

Happy Birthday Gerard. Enjoy. I will raise a glass of red this evening. (About an hour away for me now).

Also at least you are able to post a nice photo of your car at Le Mans as your avatar pic.

[Gerard C]

Fair enough, Chris have a spare cold champagne bottle waiting for us here!

[NaBUru38]

Joyeux anniversaire, Gerard!

[Gerard C]

Hola, NaBuru! ¡Muchas gracias, tu francés es perfecto!Guess what? its always a surprise but this comes each year at the same date.

[NaBUru38]

I can barely read French, but I can search

[NaBUru38]

Lamborghini Temerario

4.0L V8 900 hp turbo gasoline engine
790 hp @ 9,000-9,750 rpm

Plugin hybrid, total 900 hp

3.8 kWh battery, 7 kW AC charging

1,715 kg dry weight

[Gerard C]

Thanks Nabu! The Huracan is totally outdated then. The new V8 biturbo is announced as being vibration-free. What to do in this case? The answer is that they fitted buzzers in the seats so that occupants can feel the effects of acceleration! Really a must have feature when doing 0-100 kph in 2,7 seconds. Shake it baby!

[NaBUru38]

Aston Martin Vanquish

4.85 m long

5.2L V12 twin-turbo gasoline engine
825 hp @ 6,500 rpm

1,910 kg

1,000 units

[Gerard C]

Nothing like an Aston! But now not that far from 2 tons…

[Alfaholic]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Nothing like an Aston! But now not that far from 2 tons…

Lightweight compared to some - I was listening to The Intercooler podcast today and they quoted the new Mercedes C63 AMG at 2100kg and the new M5 Touring at 2400kg!

[Gerard C]

The weight of an average van! That's why when people have the opportunity to test drive a youngtimer, they're often surprised by the drivability of those old things. A 205 GTI and many others are still enjoyable.

[NaBUru38]

McLaren W1

4.0L V8 twin-turbo hybrid engine
9,200 rpm redline

1260 hp combined

Rear-wheel drive

1400 kg





399 units, all sold

4-year limitless warranty with free maintenance

[Gerard C]

Lightweight for the papaya car! The warranty terms are impressive. The first thing you see when opening the door is a tyre. Stunning.

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Lightweight for the papaya car! The warranty terms are impressive. The first thing you see when opening the door is a tyre. Stunning.

Considering the rumours about the reliability of some of their previous models, the warranty may not be all that impressive!

[FIRE]

Do they not have too much different cars?

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by FIRE

Do they not have too much different cars?

Yes, they are doing a strategy of several limited production cars, and most of them are unsuccessful.

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Yes, they are doing a strategy of several limited production cars, and most of them are unsuccessful.

How do you define "unsuccessful" ? If McLaren pre-sell all the proposed production run, then surely it must be considered as successful?

[Gerard C]

All the difference between haute couture and tailor made lying here, may be? I think that each customer can have his car made to his requirements.

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Mike Harte

How do you define "unsuccessful" ? If McLaren pre-sell all the proposed production run, then surely it must be considered as successful?

Making enough from them to not need infusions of cash. Sadly McLaren has needed that multiple times with the old we'll buy your old one back if you upgrade program. I've heard it mentioned but zero detail about how it actually worked but supposed to cost them a pretty penny. Also no idea what part of McLaren was burning the money, cars could make money but F1 and Indy taking more to run than the cars make would be net negative

[NaBUru38]

Ferrari F80

3.0L V6 twin-turbo hybrid engine
900 hp @ 8750 rpm

300 hp electric engines (on both axles)
1200 hp combined

1525 kg dry weight
1000 kg of downforce 250 km/h

799 units, all reserved






I really don't like the Daytona-style grille.

[FIRE]

I like the Daytona front but not on this car.

[Gerard C]

No opinion about the style tbh, but the numbers are really promising. 1200 hp and only 1525 kilos, including electric motors and battery, they've been working hard.

[Greem]

A review on that unbiased site called Jalopnik says "The Ferrari F80 sounds like ass", but that's OK because the writer will never own one!

[Gerard C]

Talking about writers abilities, how many on earth are really able to test such beasts? We had some specialized gonzos here liking to wreck Porsches for instance.