The McLaren MP4-12C is an all-new, mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive car. Above, a 12C at a dealership in West Chester, Pa. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)
200-mph supercars: the McLaren MP4-12C, Lamborghini Aventador and Bugatti Veyron
Outward visibility is excellent thanks to a deep windshield, and you immediately get a sense of where all of the car is. This isn’t an accident. McLaren designed the 12C so that the driver and passenger sit farther inboard because the closer the driver is to the center of the vehicle, the better sense of control he or she has. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)
The small and light 3.8-liter, twin-turbocharged V-8 in the McLaren MP4-12C produces 592 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque. It moves this McLaren from zero to 62 mph in 3.1 seconds on its way to a top speed of 205 mph. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)
The steering on the McLaren MP4-12C talks back wonderfully and aids the sense of precision the driver has. Yet as hard as you push it, the experience never gets raw. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)
A Bugatti Veyron gets polished before a new conference in March by parent company Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany. Accelerating the car from zero to 62 mph takes about 2.5 seconds. Accelerating it to 100 mph and back to zero happens in less than nine seconds. (Jochen Luebke / AFP/Getty Images)
