In announcing the first production units of the McLaren MP4-12C, the specifications of the new supercar have also been revealed. The McLaren MP4-12C has a 3.8-litre V8 engine with 600 hp at 7,000 rpm, and 600 Nm of torque between 3,000 and 7,000 rpm. The MP4-12C sprints to 100 km/hr in 3.3 seconds, gets to 200 km/hr in 9.1 seconds and can cover a quarter of a mile in 10.9 seconds, getting to 216 km/hr in the meantime. From a standing start, the MP4-12C does a kilometre in 19.1 seconds, with exit speed of that kilometre measured at 272 km/hr. Overall top speed for the McLaren is 330 km/hr.

The MP4-12C weighs 1,336 kg (dry) or 1,434 kg according to DIN standards. The power to weight ratio is 461 hp per tonne. Obviously on this kind of machine the braking system is equal to the rest of the figures, as at 100 km/hr the car comes to a halt in 30.5 metres (123 metres for 200 km/hr). These specifications of the McLaren MP4-12C are clearly for the statisticians among you, and can be compared to the Ferrari 458 Italia, considered one of the main rivals to the MP4-12C. It covers 100 km/hr in 3.4 seconds and has a top speed of 325 km/hr. Braking at a speed of 100 km/hr takes 31.9 metres.

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