The 600LT Spider

[Streetrod]

So it appears Mclaren are going to announce the 600LT Spider on the 16th Jan

[Beefmeister]

Yup. Seems a little soon to me, but hey ho.

[anonymous-user]

It’s not like the days of the 675LT when there was going to be no spider variant.

What I wonder about is why bother with the coupe? Unless you prefer it’s more pure lines without the shut lines of course because it’s not like it suffers rigidity issues.

[theRossatron]

garyhun said:

It’s not like the days of the 675LT when there was going to be no spider variant.

What I wonder about is why bother with the coupe? Unless you prefer it’s more pure lines without the shut lines of course because it’s not like it suffers rigidity issues.

Rigidity issues aside, you're still going to have a car with a 50KG weight penalty where its USP is its 100KG weight saving. I guess its WEIGHing up the pros and cons but I see an argument for both.

[anonymous-user]

theRossatron said:

garyhun said:

It’s not like the days of the 675LT when there was going to be no spider variant.

What I wonder about is why bother with the coupe? Unless you prefer it’s more pure lines without the shut lines of course because it’s not like it suffers rigidity issues.

Rigidity issues aside, you're still going to have a car with a 50KG weight penalty where its USP is its 100KG weight saving. I guess its WEIGHing up the pros and cons but I see an argument for both.

You make a good point! I’d completely forgotten about the weight

[MDL111]

prefer the lines, but also feel much safer in a coupe

[TP321]

theRossatron said:

Rigidity issues aside, you're still going to have a car with a 50KG weight penalty where its USP is its 100KG weight saving. I guess its WEIGHing up the pros and cons but I see an argument for both.

Easy...just eat less sweets

[theRossatron]

TP321 said:

Easy...just eat less sweets

That would be a LOT of sweets

[bertie]

That I do believe is Napier green and is the colour mine is going to be, although when I specced it I had no idea that might be the launch colour, I just loved it.

Roll on April...

[LotusJas]

If anyone is buying any LT for track or outright performance, they would always buy the coupe of course.

However, I can see one HUGE advantage of the 600LT as a Spider…. just imagine those flames and exhaust noise behind your head....AWESOME!

[Sarnie]

bertie said:

That I do believe is Napier green and is the colour mine is going to be, although when I specced it I had no idea that might be the launch colour, I just loved it.

Roll on April...

It will be awesome Bertie........love my Napier!!

Edited by Sarnie on Friday 11th January 00:04

[r o n n i e]

And so ends the production cycle of the 600LT coupe :_(

Great cars. So raw and direct. Amazing to drive.

[Beefmeister]

r o n n i e said:

And so ends the production cycle of the 600LT coupe :_(

Great cars. So raw and direct. Amazing to drive.

I don’t think that’s the case. I think the two are being produced concurrently

[BoxerF50]

I recently spent several days with a 600LT. Really enjoyed it.

[bertie]

Beefmeister said:

r o n n i e said:

And so ends the production cycle of the 600LT coupe :_(

Great cars. So raw and direct. Amazing to drive.

I don’t think that’s the case. I think the two are being produced concurrently

Yes I believe so also

[Purple Man]

I thought they said 6 months of 600LT coupe then 6 months of spider, then a last 6 months of both, where they can produce whatever sold the best.
I think the coupe will be the better seller, as the car is all about track performance, which leads me on to say, it seems funny that the couple of 600LT cars that I have seen already do not have a track specification, ie, senna seats and harness's.

But I must say, in the flesh, they look very purposeful. Maybe even enough to make GT3RS owners quiver!!

[BoxerF50]

Purple Man said:

I thought they said 6 months of 600LT coupe then 6 months of spider, then a last 6 months of both, where they can produce whatever sold the best.
I think the coupe will be the better seller, as the car is all about track performance, which leads me on to say, it seems funny that the couple of 600LT cars that I have seen already do not have a track specification, ie, senna seats and harness's.

But I must say, in the flesh, they look very purposeful. Maybe even enough to make GT3RS owners quiver!!

If you are looking for a car to track, I would get a used 675LT. Similar price and different level of performance.

[bertie]

BoxerF50 said:

If you are looking for a car to track, I would get a used 675LT. Similar price and different level of performance.

Do I not recall that the 600LT was quicker on track than 675LT according to Mclaren themselves?

[anonymous-user]

bertie said:

BoxerF50 said:

If you are looking for a car to track, I would get a used 675LT. Similar price and different level of performance.

Do I not recall that the 600LT was quicker on track than 675LT according to Mclaren themselves?

I would guess that the active aero of the 675 will be quite a differentiator on track.

[bertie]

garyhun said:

bertie said:

BoxerF50 said:

If you are looking for a car to track, I would get a used 675LT. Similar price and different level of performance.

Do I not recall that the 600LT was quicker on track than 675LT according to Mclaren themselves?

I would guess that the active aero of the 675 will be quite a differentiator on track.

Quote from Autocar ...

“McLaren 600LT is faster than 488 GTB, plus exclusive pictures
New Longtail model can also beat its higher-ranking sibling, the 675LT, on some tracks; it's taken to the Goodwood hillclimb for its first outing”