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Mercedes McLaren P8 aims for supercar playground in 2008

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Old 02-23-2004, 08:10 AM
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Default Mercedes McLaren P8 aims for supercar playground in 2008





ON SALE: Late 2007
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POWERTRAIN: 6.3-liter, 500-hp, 516-lb-ft V8; rwd, seven-speed automatic
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Old 02-23-2004, 08:31 AM
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nooooooo, looks like a celica imo....... but a lil faster. perhaps a touch of vw in there too, anyone else feeling that?
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i was just about to say that the car looked A LOT like the VW supercar concept.....weird
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by pierceman
nooooooo,
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The shot from the rear quarter looking forward gives me a little RX-8 deja vu.
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Will Mercedes please, please, please get rid of that fugly F1 nose knock-off!!!!!
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i kind of like it. Looks alot better than the SLR
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Well, if it looks like a Celica, it looks far better than the Celica.

It's a bit stubby for a supercar...the Gallardo does stubby better...if it was lengthened more in the tail (say, 6 inches?) the proportions would be better.

Overall, I like it.
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I've seen worse designs, looking at the specs, could we expect similiar performance from the new NSX HSC car maybe
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From the front it looks like a Bugatti Veyron. Also maybe like that Audi supercar. Headlights remind me of the Cadillac Cien. The back is just fugly, get rid of those taillights.


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