ALManama-AMcLarenX-1is rumored toappearasthe titleof Formula OneracinginBahrainlastweek,as rumoredTeamspeed(24/04/2013).Supercarwithuniquedesignis rare,appearingin the crowd,Bahrainflagthatcanbe seenon thelicense plateindicatesthiscarowned byone of thecitizens oftheoil-richcountry.
X-1isaconceptcarmade byMcLaren,in particularjustmade forconsumerswhoalreadyhave aMcLarenF1, the MP4-12CandMercedes-BenzSLR.ThewealthyconsumerscanaskMcLarenSpecial Operations(MSO)tomakeoneunit ofX-1which has a basemodel ofthe MP4-12Cas an extrain thegarage.
According toDirector ofMSO,PaulMacKenzie,X-1takeninspirationfroma variety ofmodels,such as theFacelVega, 1961ChryslerD'EleganceGhia, 1953,1959BuickElectra,Mercedes-Benz540K1939 and theCitroënSM1971.
Incorporation ofallthese elementsinthebodyproducesaveryuniquedesignforasupercar,andBatmanjustseemsto beout of theinside.
McLarenX-1has a weight of1,400kg,andsharethe samemechanicalsystemwith theMP4-12C,including thetwin-turboengine616HP.MSOhas beeninstilledthroughoutthe bodywithcarbonmaterialsthus making itwider18.8cm,and10.9cmlongerthanthe MP4-12C.
The exterioris equippedwith thelasttouch ofasprinkling ofpianoblackcolor.All partsditelexteriorusing a mixture ofnickelandaluminumplatematerial,while thewheelsuse thesame color as thebody.
LONDON-Asupercaris usuallyperformedwithassertivecolorsorcolors thatmenojolkanmacho. But, this time itcomeswith theMcLarenP1akapinkcolorpink.
Britishsupercarcaris notParisHilton's famous orderhobbywith the colorpink. McLarenwas deliberatelyshowingMcLarenP1withflirtatiouslooklikethis, toaddcolor options.
LONDON-Tocelebrateits 50thanniversaryyear,the McLarensupercarmanufacturerplans to bringa specialvarianteditionanniversary12Cand12CSpider.
As reported byCarscoop,thisvariantwill be limitedonlyby 50unitseachandevery modelvariants will bedirectlyproducedbyMcLarenSpecial Operations(MSO),aspecialdivisionthathandlesMcLarenspecialprojecttheBritish manufacturer.
Because ofthisspecial edition,this variantwillundergosomechanges,rangingfromCFDfrontbumper,lowerbumperincorporatingcarbonfiber,andthefloorcovered withcarbonkevlardoor.
The mostinterestingofthiseditionMcLarenwashalf a century,blackbadgespinnedonthe hoodthat is inspired byMcLarenF1racingjetmanufacturerisowned byBruceMcLaren.
McLarenalsoofferswheelswithsuper lightweightthatmustbe reserved in advance,with asize19 inchfrontand20inchrear.Varian12CSpiderwill beavailablethree colors,namelyCarbonBlack,SupernovaSilver,andMcLarenOrange.
Besidesthisvariantwill also beofferedwith ablacklidandsilvercoloredcar,limitededitionkey,lock boxand aspecial editioncertificate signeddirectlybyMcLaren AutomotiveDesignDirector,FrankStephenson.