Drive takes us up close with the Mclaren Spider
Posted: October 22, 2012 Filed under: Auto Idolatry, SHOWCASE | Tags: 12C, Drive, Mclaren, Mike, Mind, motor, MP4, Over, Spain, Spider, Spinelli, video Leave a comment »Drive/Jalopnik’s Mike Spinelli takes us up close with the new Mclaren MP4-12C Spider in Spain. Lots to learn here about this fascinating car and company.
-Nick
A Prius, a Veyron, and an MP4-12C walk into a bar…
Posted: February 22, 2012 Filed under: AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS | Tags: 0-60, 12C, 458, acceleration, audacious, Birdman, Bugatti, Car, Celebrity, Chris Harris, Cruise, culture, dollars, Driver, fake, Ferrari, hired, Horsepower, Italia, Mclaren, million, Mind, motor, MP4, MP4-12C, mpg, Nick, numbers, ostentatious, Over, Pop, Price, Prius, review, ruin, speed, Sport, Status, sticker, Super, Symbol, Tom, top, Veyron, Walker, Window 1 Comment »That is a silly title, I know, but it does beg the question as to why I would put those three specific cars together at all? The answer lies in how they all have a similar reason for their existence, to be a number. Each was meant to achieve some specific measure of performance that would define the car to the world. While all three have been successful in achieving their tangible goals they have all wound up becoming relics of a more regimented and boring existence. They all cater to an increasingly soulless and superficial world where people judge everything from a bunch of numbers on sheet of paper or a computer screen, and not so much from actual experiences. Read the rest of this entry »
The 2011 Alpine Concours d’ Elegance
Posted: October 5, 2011 Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES | Tags: 12C, 2.7, 911, 935, Alpine, Can AM, Car, Carrera, Chevron, Competizione, Concours, d', Diablo, Elegance, Enzo, F40, F50, Ferrari, Ford, GT40, Jaguar, Jersey, Lamborghini, Lola, Maserati, MC12, Mclaren, Mercedes, Mind, motor, MP4, Murcielago, new, NJ, NY, Over, Porsche, race, Radical, RS, SR3, turbo, York 2 Comments »We were in attendance for this years Alpine Concours d’ Elegance. It was a solid event filled with more newer than older cars, although there were some fine examples of each. We lucked out with the beautiful weather and great setting. Here are some of the highlights…. Read the rest of this entry »
Mclaren MP4-12C vs Everyone
Posted: June 25, 2011 Filed under: Auto Idolatry | Tags: 12C, 458, 911, 997, Cars, drag, Evo, Evo Magazine, Ferrari, Italia, M600, Magazine, Mclaren, MP4, Noble, Porsche, race, Turbo S Leave a comment »Evo magazine brings us a solid drag race to test out the new Mclaren against its stiffest competition. Watch to see what happens.
-Nick



