McLaren MP4-23

8 mins!

Post pics + chit chat in here

LAUNCHED!



HI-RES PICS:

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MP4-23 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
ENGINE
Type Mercedes-Benz FO 108V
Capacity 2.4 litre
No. of cylinders 8
Max. rpm 19,000 (FIA regulatory limit since 2007)
Bank angle 90O
Piston bore maximum 98 mm (FIA regulation)
Bore spacing 106.5 mm
Number of valves 32
Fuel Mobil 1 Unleaded (5.75% bio fuel)
Lubricants Mobil 1, newly developed 2008 formula for lower friction and better wear resistance
Engine 95kg (minimum FIA regulation weight)


TRANSMISSION
Gearbox Speeds Seven forward and one reverse
Semi-auto Yes
Driveshafts McLaren
Clutch Hand-operated


Chassis McLaren moulded carbon fibre/aluminium honeycomb composite incorporating front and side impact structures. Contains integral safety fuel cell
Front Suspension Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement
Rear Suspension Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement
Suspension Dampers Koni
Electronics McLaren Electronic Systems control units incorporating electronics for chassis, engine and data acquisition. McLaren Electronic Systems also supplies the electronic dash board, alternator voltage control, sensors, data analysis and telemetry systems
Bodywork Construction One-piece engine cover; separate sidepod covers; separate floor section, structural nose with integral front wing.
Tyres Bridgestone Potenza
Radios Kenwood
Race Wheels Enkei
Batteries GS Yuasa Corporation
Steering McLaren power-assisted
Instruments McLaren Electronic Systems

Also, happy 23rd b'day to lewis!!

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Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2008 02:38PM by iCeMaN pAuL.

I was wondering if the lack of a thread meant I had got the launch date hideously wrong...

Like I said with the Ferrari, I doubt it will look much different.

Wonder why they took that bridge off the front wing..
Looks like there's more "stuff" in front of the side pods but that's it really.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2008 02:34PM by loque.

congrads to mpf-20... ups mp4-23 :D!!!

lol i think the diference is the number O_o
btw if lewis didnt want to have the number 2 last year now he has two number 2 to deal lol



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2008 02:32PM by Rodrigo007.

i couldnt find anything on f1 live...

they're slow and mclaren are fast, that pic of the mp4-23 appeared on their site with still 59 secs to go before the launch LOL

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2008 02:34PM by iCeMaN pAuL.

23 b-day for Lewis, car number 23 and MP4-23 interesting.

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> 23 b-day for Lewis, car number 23 and MP4-23
> interesting.


Lewis is #22..

yep LOL

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Looks pretty horrible from that angle.

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> Lewis is #22..

Yeh, but the number on that pic is 23 I think they did it on purpose

looks horrible... i can't go onto the mclaren site to check out the pics!

this bloody school internet is SLOW! :@!

Higher nose looks pretty good

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2008 02:49PM by iCeMaN pAuL.

Woah looks much different from the first pic there. Completely new nose, almost looks a bit old-school.

Post terminated.. Didnt realize that first post was edited :P

Kimi, so, Massa Fernando Sebastian is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2008 02:57PM by IWE.

there's a link to that picture on the first post, IWE..

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the pic with the mechanics pushing it looks really nice

not too sure about the floor around the barge boards, looks quite horrible

I like it! Clean, and the pic from the top looks a bit like an 80s car

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2008 03:01PM by flat tyre.

Not bad. Quite sexy looking actually.

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