McLaren MP4-27 and MP4-28 (top)
Comparison of the 2013 McLaren MP4-28 and its predecessor, the MP4-27.
The comparison images will not have been taken from the same angles and so some differences between the cars will appear distorted.
Jason (@jmwalley) said on 31st January 2013, 18:16
are those gigantic exhause troughs in the back there, or unpainted body-work? the shadows are playing tricks with me.
DaveD (@daved) said on 1st February 2013, 2:20
No, they are either unpainted or a dark material. I can only assume that it is some type of material that deals better with the heat from the exhaust?
Alex Brown (@splittimes) said on 31st January 2013, 19:36
@jmwalley I heard someone (probably scarbsF1 on twitter) mention that McLaren don’t normally place their exhausts on launch cars where they’ll appear on test and race cars. The black areas are heat-protective coatings for the bodywork, and the size of them implies that the exhaust could exit anywhere in that area. Its the exhaust equivalent of using a diffuser without vanes, or a 2012 front wing.
DaveD (@daved) said on 1st February 2013, 2:25
It is hard to compare because the two pictures are clearly not to the same scale on the “top view”. The tires seem MUCH smaller on the MP4-28 which is not realistic. But that would also mean that the car had a longer wheel base and was longer overall which doesn’t make sense as I don’t believe the rules have changed to allow that much variation?
Anyway, if it really is off scale then the total body size for the MP4-28 would be much larger and punch a bigger whole in the air…in other words more aerodynamic drag. Not sure what to make of this.
DaveD (@daved) said on 1st February 2013, 2:30
Looking at the pictures side by side, I think someone photo shopped them to try to help with the side by side views and didn’t quite keep the proportions right.