McLaren Unveils MP4-27 Car For 2012 Season

McLaren team has unveiled the all-new Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 car for the 2012 Formula One (F1) season, reported on Wednesday February 1, 2012.

According to reports, the car features a notably tightly packaged rear end. It has been revised from the ground-up, with all major systems re-designed or updated.

Following are the technical specifications:

Chassis

Monocoque: McLaren-moulded carbonfibre composite incorporating front and side impact structures

Front suspension: Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement

Rear suspension: Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pullrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement

Electronics: McLaren Electronic Systems. Including chassis control, engine control, data acquisition, dashboard, alternator, sensors, data analysis and telemetry

Bodywork: Carbon-fibre composite. Separate engine cover, sidepods and floor. Structural nose with integral front wing.

Driver-operated drag reduction system

    Tyres: Pirelli P Zero

    Radio: Kenwood

    Race wheels: Enkei

    Brake callipers: Akebono

    Master cylinders: Akebono

    Batteries: GS Yuasa Corporation

    Steering: McLaren power-assisted

    Instruments: McLaren Electronic Systems

    Paint solutions: AkzoNobel Car Refinishes using Sikkens 

                              products

Engine

    Type: Mercedes-Benz FO 108Z

    Capacity: 2.4 litres

    Cylinders: 8

    Maximum rpm: 18,000

    Bank angle: 90°

    Piston bore maximum: 98mm

    Number of valves: 32

Fuel: ExxonMobil High Performance Unleaded (5.75% bio 

          fuel)

    

Spark plugs: NGK racing spark plugs specially designed for      

                       Formula 1

Lubricants: Mobil 1 – combining greater performance, protection and cooling with increased economy and lower emissions

Weight: 95kg (minimum FIA regulation weight)

Transmission

    Gearbox: McLaren-moulded carbon-fibre composite.

    Integral rear impact structure

    Gears: Seven forward and one reverse

    Gear selection: McLaren seamless shift, hand-operated

    Clutch: Carbon/carbon, hand-operated

    Lubricants: Mobil

KERS Hybrid

    Type: Mercedes-Benz


    e-Motor: Engine-mounted electrical motor/generator


    ESS: Integrated energy storage cells and power electronics


    Power: 60 kW