The McLaren MP4-12c is an excellent car. Every review I’ve ever read has praised its tight handling, supercar-worthy acceleration, and surprisingly enough for a supercar, its high level of comfort. However, there has been a bit more debate about the merits of the car’s styling.
The problem in question is over the question of if the car is beautiful, or simply a very handsome ride. Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear once said that the car felt like it was shaped by science, with no art, making it lack a soul.
However, McLaren has now come to the debate to slap a load of confusion over the whole slog. What they have brought are pictures of the MP4-12c Spider. It is a gorgeous thing, but then you realize that they took a car built entirely for performance and did one of the most contradictory things to it: They took its roof off.
Granted, the performance was barely affected, still able to hit its top speed of 204 mph (a massive 3 less than the coupe) with the top down. The car only weighs 88 pounds more than the coupe, as well, bringing it to just under 3300 pounds while keeping its 616 hp twin turbocharged V8.
What does all this mean? Simply put, McLaren took a handsome, crown-piece of engineering and took it to the next level: They made it beautiful, but kept the science. They made it an even more amazing car.
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