McLaren
made their intentions on creating a small, stripped-out supercar clear
when they announced a design contest asking students enrolled in the
Royal College of Art’s vehicle design course to imagine a minimalist
McLaren supercar. Now, the winner of that contest has been chosen and
may just be a starting point to McLaren’s future model. The
McLaren JetSet designed by Marianna Merenmies uses an electric motor
and uses extensive amounts of carbon fiber on the chassis, body, and
wheels. The concept measures just 3.7 meters long and 1.03 meters high,
and has a proposed drag coefficient of 0.20. When
asked about the future model, McLaren Design boss Frank Stephenson said:
"It’s about making more of less. It’s our job to push automotive
technology — to make the car safer, lighter, more powerful, more
efficient, eco-friendly and more fun to drive." Expect
to see the new supercar launched in 2015 with an intended price of
£50,000, or about $78,000 at the current exchange rates.
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