Wednesday, August 29, 2012

McLaren X-1 Concept Supercar


McLaren X-1 Concept, a supercar creations McLaren Special Operations (MSO), diperkanalkan in Pebble Beach, Monterey, United States. Concept vehicles specially designed for someone without a name order is the forerunner of a sports car "MP4-12C" are now sold McLaren.


X-1, designed by McLaren's design director Frank Stephenson. He then took some car models, such as the Facel Fega 1961, Chrysler Ghia D'Elegance 1953, Buick Electre 1959, Mercedes-Benz 540K, 1939, and the Citroen SM 1971, as an inspiration.

McLaren ordered some designer to create a concept. As a result, the image created McLaren designer born in Korea, Hong Yeo, was chosen as the basis of X-1. The draft form of the image is then refined in the next 18 months. With a carbon fiber body tebuat monocell, X-1 appears to form a unique and memorable classic. This car even has road tested with satisfactory results.

Using door model "scissors", X-1 also features a rear wing made ​​of aluminum alloy nickel plate. Dimension X-1 that reach 4.658mm, 109 mm longer than 12C. While reaching 2097 mm wide (including mirrors) 188 mm, making it broader. Despite modifying the shape of the roof, overall height "X-1" is equivalent to "12C", ie 1199 mm. X-1, called the McLaren as the official vehicle that can be used on the highway. With the same engine as used "12C", including the twin-turbo 625hp, the owner may be driving on the highway.









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