Dennis: 'Veyron is pig ugly'

Last week Ron Dennis expressed his views on the aesthetics of the Veyron, curiously timed to coincide with the unveiling of his own supercar the McLaren MP4-12C

Dennis: 'Veyron is pig ugly': "McLaren Automotive boss Ron Dennis has described the Bugatti Veyron as 'pig ugly'." (posted by Autocar)

Now I am no great fan of the Veyron as you will know but I find Ron's somewhat intemperate language a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

McLaren is not renowned for producing beautiful cars - brilliantly engineered cars yes but beautiful certainly not. The F1 was an automotive tour de force but its looks were the elephant in the room and as for the the new MP4 it's really rather.. er.. derivative. If I had enough money to buy a McLaren I certainly wouldn't.  Far too common.  But I guess most will buy it for its badge.

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