RE: McLaren 666S announced
Wednesday 1st April 2015
Was the protracted build-up to this week's launch of the McLaren 570S just a smokescreen for a more exciting car? An insider who said he'd be 'cast into the fires of hell' if we said anything (sorry, publish and be damned...) has let slip details of a new open top speedster-style track car putting a minimalist twist on McLaren's existing Monocell chassis. A slightly detuned version of the 670LT motor putting out 666hp has apparently been paired with some distinctive looking aero, including a triangular extension to the tail and appendages nicknamed 'horns' up front.
McLaren 666S announced
Pared-back McLaren to offer 'devilish pace' according to loose-tongued insider
Developed under the codename Project Beelzebub, in a provocative move the 666S will only be offered in bright red and no roof or other weather protection will be available. On the plus side the seat heaters are said to be 'like hot coals' and straight-through exhausts promise flames and noise like a thousand tormented souls.
If we have to sell our own souls to find out more we'll do exactly that - watch this space!
M1 photo: LAT Photo
Discussion
I think the reason it isn't a particularly amusing April-Fool is that with the proliferation of limited series and new models from McLaren in the past two years, the random way they drop into the market and the engineering led "because we can" approach they seem to adopt, this seems quite credible.
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