It's not flashy, but I don't think that makes it sad. I mean, this car is no Pagani, it seems to be anti-drama if anything, but the interior looks really functional and well thought out to me.
Ugly? No Stunning? No Performance? We need to wait and see, but it seems best in class on paper. Passion? I don't think anyone should comment until they see and drive one.
seriously. if McLaren's other work is anything to go by. EVO said that compared to competition at the time, the F1 looked like it has been built "on another planet", such was the quality of its construction. now of course we all know the F1 was a no-holds-barred car in terms of costs, but it's not like they're going to be prepared to let something as important as build quality slide THAT much.
Its one of those cars that looks better in person. Granted it still doesnt quite have the same draw as a 458 does, its still a very good looking car. It pulls off modern and elegant in a way most new designs cant. Amenasce invited me and Hetzen to the Chicago launch of the car, and we spent a lot of time in and around it. It feels nicer inside than most other supercars I've been in. Better than the LFA, better even than the SLR. [430 and gallardo are nicer though] The reps told us a story about how mclaren asked the manufacturer of this one metal piece [thats hidden in the dash] to put the words Mclaren in the part, and they returned with a part that had raised lettering. Mclaren asked them to redo it with indented lettering so it would save a fraction of a gram. Mclaren is seriously bonkers, every single bit of this car has had so much engineering its incredible.
the exterior seems nothing special, a fusion 360 modena+gallardo+nsx... probably McLaren prefers the best Cx/Cz ratio
ferrari make their first good-looking car in a decade and the fanboys are already on their high horses. such a bunch of insufferable twats.
Autocar put up their view review, more of the same view. Technically better than anything else, but not as "emotionally involving". http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-video/mclaren-mp4-12c-video-review/