# McLaren Mp4-12C Prototype Tested to Destruction At Nordschleife

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [September 10, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mclaren-mp4-12c-prototype-tested-to-destruction-at-nordschleife/254444 "2010-09-10T16:24:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mclaren-mp4-12c-prototype-tested-to-destruction-at-nordschleife/254444/1 "2010-09-10T16:24:02Z")

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Caught being towed off track, crashes and mechanical failure.

Video+Article: [http://www.pistonspy.com/spyshots/mclaren-mp4-12c-prototype-tested-to-destruction](http://www.pistonspy.com/spyshots/mclaren-mp4-12c-prototype-tested-to-destruction)

> Recently at the Nordschleife in Germany the much anticipated McLaren MP4-12c, suffered at the legendary Nordschleife.
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> The first was being towed off unceremoniously by a Volkswagon the same company who makes the Bugatti Veyron.
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> And then suffered an accident on the Northloop and finally a engine failure where it limped back to the Pirelli Test center bleeding its fluids.
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> That was the end of testing at the Nordschleife im sure it will be back sans broken engine soon, get well soon VP13.

source: pistonspy