Wednesday 15th July 2015

McLaren 675LT: Time For Coffee?

Don't forget McLaren is doing the lightweight, track focused supercar thing too...

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What with that new Ferrari, the Huracan with normal steering and the second-gen Audi R8 too, McLaren hasn't been centre of supercar attention recently. So how better to remind everyone of the imminent 675LT than with a bright green one doing loads of skids?

If the aim of 'McLaren 675LT UNLEASHED' was to build excitement for the new car then from here it's most definitely succeeded. The noise is ferocious, the speed seemingly insatiable and the airbrake simply enormous. Look at it! As you will see also, it oversteers exquisitely. And very quickly.

First drives of the Longtail are due very soon - if it's anything like as good as it looks here then 500 lucky buyers are in for an absolute riot.

Watch it here.

 

[sidesauce]

I like this car very very much.

[Gorbyrev]

Rather! How good does that look in green?!

[MikeT66]

Gorbyrev said:

Rather! How good does that look in green?!

Not keen on the colour myself. Reminds me of...

[007 VXR]

Want

[Mr Noble]

The airbrake is epic. And also handy for hiding the skiddy antics of cars trying not to crash into the back of you when you brake "normally".

[pozi]

McLaren release a video with tyre smoke and lots of opposite lock, who would have thought it!!

I can only assume Ron was out of the office when this one was signed off

[007 VXR]

pozi said:

McLaren release a video with tyre smoke and lots of opposite lock, who would have thought it!!

I can only assume Ron was out of the office when this one was signed off

[grenpayne]

pozi said:

McLaren release a video with tyre smoke and lots of opposite lock, who would have thought it!!

I can only assume Ron was out of the office when this one was signed off

Says in the youtube comments that Chris Harris was driving, certainly could have been!

[StottyEvo]

Were my eyes deceiving me or did it rev well past 8,000

The Long tail looks extremely "Supercar", love it!

[Never you mind]

At 1:50 is there something glowing in the engine bay?

[havoc]

I'd love to know where that is - looks like a fun circuit in stunning surroundings...

Never you mind said:

At 1:50 is there something glowing in the engine bay?

I think you're looking at either the rear lights or the US-market side reflector at the back of the wheelarch.

[Cacatous]

Sounds great, love the video. Finally a supercar video with no crap tunes hiding the real music.

[HeMightBeBanned]

I like the look of that very much indeed.

[gregf40]

I am sad I passed on the opportunity to order one of these...this looks well and truly epic.

[MikeT66]

gregf40 said:

I am sad I passed on the opportunity to order one of these...this looks well and truly epic.

It does indeed (despite the colour...). Hopefully the Ford GT will compensate!

[007 VXR]

gregf40 said:

I am sad I passed on the opportunity to order one of these...this looks well and truly epic.

Ooops.

[budgie smuggler]

God damn that looks good.

[YAHOO]

Good looking thing ... unfortunately no matter how fast OR how quick it is on track, it's never going to have the feel, emotion or precision of a Ferrari ... EVER

[007 VXR]

YAHOO said:

Good looking thing ... unfortunately no matter how fast OR how quick it is on track, it's never going to have the feel, emotion or precision of a Ferrari ... EVER

Balls !!

[Inertiatic]

YAHOO said:

Good looking thing ... unfortunately no matter how fast OR how quick it is on track, it's never going to have the feel, emotion or precision of a Ferrari ... EVER

Too right, it'll probably have more of all 3 :-)