Mystery supercar revealed! Meet the MCE MC1
click above for more images of the MCE MC1
Spy shots of a mystery car being tested in the UK last year caused quite a commotion. Many speculated its identity, with the upcoming return of the Lotus Esprit or a new Lotus sportscar being the odds on favorite. All of those guesses are incorrect, as the identity of the mystery supercar has been revealed as the MCE MC1.
CAR magazine should be credited with the expert sleuthing that not only revealed the car's identity, but also brought to light a series of official renderings that show off the MC1's body, designed by David Hilton who also penned the Ford Focus RS and S-Max.
The MC1 is really a joint project between two companies: MotorCity Europe and C2P Automotive. C2P handled development of the MC1 and will likely be responsible for building it, while MCE coordinated its design. Mechanically speaking, all we know is that the MC1 is powered by a 600bhp V10 and features an all-carbon fiber monocoque chassis. Its wheels are enormous at 20-inches up front and 21-inches in the rear. In terms of size, CAR states that the MC1 is "slightly shorter and narrower than a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, and a mere 15mm higher."
The MCE MC1 is still not necessarily destined for production, as this "concept" needs funding to get flying. But MCE has obviously done a lot of heavy lifting so far, including track testing and nailing the car's overall aesthetic, which, as you can see in the gallery, is every bit as ostentatious as a supercar should be.
[Source: CAR]
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jason tattersall 5:45PM (1/24/2008)
what wii they think of next? how they keep coming up with these fantastic designs is beyond me. i love it. its all useless unless it going to be a 600 hp 250 mph super car although. it better handle like a fourmula one car, or why make it. not only do you have to top design, but also performance, or its just another car.
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Phil M 1:36AM (1/25/2008)
Just another supercar project. The design is nothing special. The 3D rendering is perfectible. It feels like a car design student project.
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Corey W. 11:25AM (1/22/2008)
Now that is what I call a work of art... nice!!
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meshies 11:11AM (1/22/2008)
it isn't necessarily attractive, but it sure is bad ass.
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KazamaSmokers 5:21PM (1/22/2008)
Bricklin II.
TwinTurbo3000GT 7:18PM (1/22/2008)
I agree. It's got that unique, love or hate look that all great supercars need. it's striking and memorable, and slightly vulgar. I think it looks fantastic.
mk 7:00PM (1/22/2008)
I want to like it...
But it looks too much like anime rendered in reality.
just a little too far fetched.
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Ed 11:41AM (1/22/2008)
Looked a lot better with the disguise stuff on.
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Scott Eaton 11:43AM (1/22/2008)
no that's absolutely beautiful
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jbaratta 11:47AM (1/22/2008)
The profile is reminiscent of the XJ220. I like.
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chrisdavis 11:47AM (1/22/2008)
Nice detailing on the surfaces, particularly the way they weave in and out of each other. There are some fussy details though, like the grooves on the rocker panels and rear bumper fascia which is otherwise VW up-like. The headlight position seems impossibly low. The contours are Furai-ish, but that's by no means an insult.
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geo.stewart 11:58AM (1/22/2008)
yeah, there is no way that those would be the headlights. I would expect something vertical above on a production model, which will probably give it the details it needs to avoid the dustbuster look (imagine using that description for the Lumina minivan AND this)
nick 11:47AM (1/22/2008)
Whats the point? How many of these types of cars are we going to see? Seems to me the exotic car market is lame compared to the 70k-150k market. So many better cars in that range, that you can actually drive.
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John P. 11:51AM (1/22/2008)
Like everything about it but the front end. It needs just a weeee bit more detailing to move it away from the vacuum cleaner plastic look.
Overall, VERY NICE.
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Andy 12:18PM (1/22/2008)
That front nose resembles the Bricklin quite well.
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Raghu 1:37PM (1/22/2008)
Actually I think the rear-end looks like an enlarged version of the Bricklin's nose. The front end is just sticking its tongue out at us :) I love the overall design, but am not so sure about the rear.
nopliiz 12:23PM (1/22/2008)
This beauty should be the new KITT, not that fugly Mustang.
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MAOR 12:49PM (1/22/2008)
good call!! Its like they set out for the show to fail esp with turning KITT into tuner Mustang. KITT NEEDED to turn into something like this!! Also, anyone who loved Knight Rider would've come up with something way better then the crap Ive seen on the trailers so far.
erichbol 12:43PM (1/22/2008)
HA HA "Bricklin II"
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MAOR 12:56PM (1/22/2008)
now, about this car...It IS ostentatious, in your face, over-the-top sporting design which are all sentiments I felt when first seeing the Lambo Countach. This, like very few cars such as the Pagani Zonda and just barely the Ferrari Enzo (and not the 599 or hardly beautiful F430), is what supercars NEED to be! Modern Art on 4 wheels with the performance to match. Anything less is just a car.
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