McLaren Says It’s Targeting Porsche Owners

The 2011 McLaren MP4-12C will be aimed at Porsche owners when it goes on sale here. According to McLaren North The united states brass, they’re going for the more subtle substance-over-style aesthetic exemplified by Porsche, than Ferrari’s flamboyant style.
According to McLaren’s promotion people, they’ve had 2700 people claim interest in the United States alone, which well exceeds the company’s aim to move 1,000 units in the first year. Still, deposits are yet to be made, so interested parties have lots of time to change their minds. When the automobile hits these shores, it’s expected to fetch somewhere in the neighborhood of $250k. That’s a ton of funds, but it can’t touch the cost of the 1993 McLaren F1. McLaren has indicated they require to have another supercar prepared to go by 2015.

[Source: AutoCar]