McLaren 650S Spider Review
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When a company like McLaren Automotive gets in touch and asks if you want to drive one of their cars for a few hours, what you don?t say is, ?I?ll check my diary.? What you do say is, ?when do you want me" I?ll cancel my medical procedure.?
The Cotswolds is a rural area of South Central England covering parts of six counties, notably Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. Its rolling hills and grassland hide secret medieval villages, churches, stately homes and, for one day only, a treasure trove of McLaren supercars.
Turning up at a venue deep in the heart of this atmospheric area of Britain, I was greeted by a pageant of automotive beauty. Did you know that one of the hardest things in the world to do is to sit quietly and listen to a McLaren guy wax lyrical about the cars, in the full knowledge that the real thing is sitting outside, purring" The McLaren 650S
McLaren split their cars into three groups: Sports Series, Super Series, and Ultimate. The 650S Spider falls under the Super Series alongside the more potent 675LT. Both come in either Coupé and Spider configurations. Perhaps the Coupé is more suited to the British climate but beggars can?t be choosers and I was shown to the door of a 3.8 liter V8 twin-turbo Spider.
Oddly, I didn?t care.
What?s New
The design of the 650S is inspired by the legendary McLaren P1 and the ethos of form following function. This revised styling adds visual drama and increases d...
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