Ruby14SEL Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I can't pinpoint just one.. I've driven several but here are a fewA good friend of mine picked up a highly optioned McLaren MP4 12C and as always when he gets a new car asks if I want to come drive it and get some photos and videos. Of course, I never say no. The entire chassis is carbon fiber and aluminum. The car has a ton of other carbon fiber as well.. It weighs just over 2,800 lbs. and makes around 600 HP, so needless to say, it's quick! They are said to go low-mid 10's at mid-high 130's in the 1/4 mile in stock form. It stops on a dime as well with the huge carbon ceramic brakes and the wing assisted air brake which feels like a parachute coming out at speed.. It handles better than anything I've ever driven (including Ferrari's, GTR, Corvettes, etc.)0-60 is about 3 seconds and the top speed is 207 mph. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/saleenspeedster/DSC04035_zpsfa76c950.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/saleenspeedster/DSC04033_zps5d67c70d.jpg Unfortunately, my current laptop doesn't have any good editing software so the video isn't the greatest. [video=youtube] C-MaxSea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby14SEL Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Here are some of his others. These are videos I've done in the past. He always says you drive, I'll video :D [video=youtube] Notice the digital speedo in the top right corner of the display screen [video=youtube] Edited October 31, 2014 by Ruby14SEL C-MaxSea and Jus-A-CMax 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedak Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I dig it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_L Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I used to love these things when I was much younger. Had a Road & Track subscription. Posters of Lamborghinis on the wall. The whole nine yards. Funny how differently I feel now. Maybe Neitzche said it best -- "The mother of excess is not joy, but joylessness". But hey, it's a free country. C-MaxSea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedak Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Ummmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 1959 Porsche convertible, model 356A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotomoto Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) 1959 Porsche convertible, model 356A Somewhat similar: http://www.hagerty.com/price-guide/1955-Mercedes~Benz-190SL This had to be the coolest thing I've driven. A friend of my dad had married a German woman while station in Europe. Many years later, he brought this car back to the USA to sell for one of her family members. He wanted about $9,000 back then (1985) and let me drive it by myself! It was unrestored, in GREAT condition, and had very low kilometers. I begged my dad to buy it while I figured out someway to get the $$$ to pay him back (about to graduate college) but not being a "car guy" he declined. I still think about that car..... :wub2: and from time to time remind my dad of the current values ($100,000). :gaah: My "hottest" ride was not a car but a motorcycle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducati_Desmosedici_RR At $72,000, pound per pound about as pricey as the McLaren! :spend: I don't know what scared me the most, the power of this bike (150mph in the 1/4 mile) or the fear that I would drop my friends crazy expensive brand new bike. I managed to bring it back in piece: Edited November 2, 2014 by fotomoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kostby Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Absolute :airquote: coolest car was my VW Cabriolet with the top down in 30-degree weather. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdiesel1 Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I remember driving Corvette's and Camaro's in the 70's as a young GM dealer technician.I drove a Ferrari and hated it. My coolest car was a 1993 Corvette ZR1 with the LT5 ;) It made 405 bhp. My coolest car now is my C-Max Energi :happy feet: C-MaxSea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedak Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Love the Desmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMax Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) I had my dream car for awhile before being forced to sell her --- a 2004 Mystichrome Cobra convertible. I did all upgrades in my garage, which included lowering springs, smaller supercharger pulley for the Eaton, Amazon tune, K&N cold air intake, etc. Car was a blast to drive, and I'm looking to get another one some day. The McLaren is an amazing car, but I wish they'd give it an easier name to remember. LOL Edited November 2, 2014 by RobMax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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