Come with us as we encounter snow for the first time while driving 1,000 miles in the McLaren MP4-12C.
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- Well, whereas on day 2 the worst we had was some chilly rain, maybe about 45, 50 degrees, today, we have some surprise visitors in snowflakes. The McLaren, however, I put it immediately in Winter Mode, perfect conditions to try it. We didn't think we're going to be able to, but this made it possible in May, and it did great.
I was able to go much faster than I thought. And between the brake, steer, and the Winter Mode doing what it does with the traction between the axles and the [INAUDIBLE], it was-- it was really a secure experience. It was really nice. So this great surprise has turned into a really delightful situation.
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So near the end of day 3 out of the town of Sospel in France in the Alps, with the most incredible roads ever, the McLaren MP4-12C is the car I would absolutely choose above all others in exactly these kind of conditions like the Monte Carlo Rally roads. And I have never been in a car before that allows me to do whatever I want to do. Throwing the car around, the balance here is tremendous.
In these curves that are so tight and one right after the other, up and down to get to the saddle between two mountains and all that kind of dynamic, I couldn't do that exactly like this in a Ferrari or in a Porsche GT3. I really couldn't. And the confidence it gives you after spending three days with it is really remarkable.
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Three days from Woking in the UK all the way down here to now where we find ourselves in Monaco. So is the MP4-12C-- in US dollars, maximum about 270,000 if you get all the trinkets, is it worth it? Over the rough scrabble roads that we went over today, the McLaren, I got to say, that situation, it ate it up.
It just is made for that situation where you're going to push it till it gets close to thinking about braking or saying, "I give." But it doesn't. It keeps wanting you to give more, and it's sensational. I had never driven it under those conditions. So major thumbs up for me. It's been very enlightening. And I hope you appreciate it because I've-- I've had a hell of a good time.
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