McLaren 570S

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Hoddo

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3,800 posts

221 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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http://www.lefigaro.fr/automobile/2015/03/30/30002...

Apologies if this is a repost.

Looks good. Dark red on black for me.

Will this be a detuned version of the engine from the 650S engine?

Edited by Hoddo on Monday 30th March 21:24

TP321

1,506 posts

204 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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The overall silhouette is still very similar to the 12C - not the ground breaking design I was expecting. There are some nice touches, but overall, if this thing is £160k with options as a coupe, then the Spyder will be £180k. Is there enough room in this crowded market for yet another sub £200k mid engined car? And at these prices, 570bhp doesn't seem enough.

moribund

4,089 posts

220 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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Speedy kiwi motif on the sides?

GRBF430F1

4,843 posts

176 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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If I'm honest I'm a little disappointed with that if its realistic.

Not sure about the flying buttresses and concave window. Whole rear quarter and rear end is not gelling for me. Looks too fussy with fancy tailpipes, P1 style rear lights and no glass engine cover.

I guess at the end of the day its got to be price pointed and therefore built to a budget but its still a darn site better looking than any Porsche 911

traxx

3,143 posts

228 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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What I really find exciting about Mclaren is how with every car they launch you really get the feeling that have made a massive effort to change the design in a radical way to make sure that every car is distinctive rolleyes

XBOW

1,671 posts

187 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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@harrismonkey posting some good snaps from launch, up on Twitter ; one example



Edited by XBOW on Tuesday 31st March 01:51

Anjum

1,605 posts

290 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Do you remember what everyone was saying about BMW in the 90's and are beginning to say about Audi's - they all look the same?

Not a huge fan - although I'll reserve my judgment until I see it in the flesh......

A

SydneyBridge

9,350 posts

164 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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In terms of size, is this actually smaller than the 650?
will be interesting to see this next to the 650 to compare them side by side

kith

577 posts

251 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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SydneyBridge said:
In terms of size, is this actually smaller than the 650?
will be interesting to see this next to the 650 to compare them side by side
According to Autocar its actually bigger than the 650 in all dimensions.

Same engine, same tub. Not exactly a Black Swan Moment for sports cars.

Can't understand McLaren at the moment, they're flogging the same basic car at multiple price points.

Gandahar

9,600 posts

134 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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SydneyBridge said:
In terms of size, is this actually smaller than the 650?
will be interesting to see this next to the 650 to compare them side by side
No, according to Autocar it is a bit bigger in each dimension.

Oops, Kith beat me to it.

It is a grey duck moment.




Agoogy

7,274 posts

254 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Lots of lovley touches, added together to miss the mark, somehow....leaves me cold. If I ever know someone that wins the lottery and offers me enough cash to buy one.... I won't.

XBOW

1,671 posts

187 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Personally I think the rear makes the 650S look a bit dated now.

Looks good in silver







Edited by XBOW on Tuesday 31st March 09:18

anonymous-user

60 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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It's a much more cohesive design than the 650S in my eyes.

Agree it looks good in the silver grey. I'd love to see a black one (and a read one for that matter) as I feel the shape may suit less garish colours

Tony 1234

3,465 posts

233 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Not bad but I don't like the front, it looks to have a big grin on it's face just like the NSX!!

layo

83 posts

179 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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really disappointed with the interior compared with the 650S, the 570S inside looks like a TVR on a bad day!

570S:


650S

DMC2

1,876 posts

217 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Why???? I don't understand this car in the slightest. There seems to be no dimensional or visual difference to note between their cars!!! Same tub, same engine, same styling... I'm a car geek and I would struggle to tell them apart if one drove past me on the street.

subirg

745 posts

282 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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So what's the point of the 650s now?

tuffer

8,875 posts

273 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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I have so wanted to like/want/lust after a McLaren since they launched the MP4 but they are just not doing it for me. If this car was £120K then I could be tempted but at £150K I would rather take a 991 Turbo S. Like others have said, interior is trying to be funky and cutting edge but just come across a bit late model TVR. That rear window is terrible, overall 6/10 for me.

Wanta996Gotta

5,622 posts

213 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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gregf40

1,114 posts

122 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Looks like someone has chopped the front off!