RE: McLaren GT | Driven
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Having been at the launch of this the interior is, to use a journo cliché, a very nice place to be. Quality seemed spot on and with all the additional leather it felt special. Most buyers of this will not care if it is the least dynamic of the McLaren range, they will have other cars for that, they'll buy it because they like how it looks and will most likely be existing McLaren owners anyway.
I would still have a DBS though.
I would still have a DBS though.
Its an odd looking thing next to the rest of the range due to the high ride height, probably looks better in isolation, so dealers may park away from other cars on display.
It is just a GT’d up sports car though and misses the mark, I think McLaren would just have done better offering the better trimmed interior as a ‘Lux’ pack on the rest of the range though, as not everyone wants (or can put up with) the full sports style seats and trim on a daily basis.
Surely a trick variable height and ride comfort suspension pack could make it bride the gap between a sports car and 2 seat GT.
It is just a GT’d up sports car though and misses the mark, I think McLaren would just have done better offering the better trimmed interior as a ‘Lux’ pack on the rest of the range though, as not everyone wants (or can put up with) the full sports style seats and trim on a daily basis.
Surely a trick variable height and ride comfort suspension pack could make it bride the gap between a sports car and 2 seat GT.
Gandahar said:
I have to confess on finding that first paragraph very hard to read and wondered if Nic Prosser had written it.
Perhaps it was a clever way of showing an analogy to the GT by simply smearing words across the page in a parody? Bring back 720S Dan.
Exactly my thought, got completely lost. Where is the driving experience commentary?Perhaps it was a clever way of showing an analogy to the GT by simply smearing words across the page in a parody? Bring back 720S Dan.
You have to wonder why McLaren residuals are being hampered by the numerous special editions and similarities between models, yet Porsche are taking the proverbial with their 911 model range.
Surely a V8 TT McLaren produced in relatively small numbers should hold its value better than a flat 6 FI Porsche??
Surely a V8 TT McLaren produced in relatively small numbers should hold its value better than a flat 6 FI Porsche??
That's a much better spec than I've seen, actually looks quite nice in those pictures. All the launch pictures I saw were horrible, looked like such an awkward thing.
I really don't see the point in it though, unless you've got really long thin luggage. I'd take a proper GT instead, a Bentlety Conti GT for me or and Aston DB11. Propably the Bentley though, I always want for the Aston until I see the interior....
I really don't see the point in it though, unless you've got really long thin luggage. I'd take a proper GT instead, a Bentlety Conti GT for me or and Aston DB11. Propably the Bentley though, I always want for the Aston until I see the interior....
I'm fairly sure that most buyers will have an idea what to expect from this car. McLaren probably know their market quite well. A fair number of customers will probably already own more hardcore machinery, and are buying this for cruising across Europe, popping to the shops, or just because they can. Little point in those who are not in a position to buy one trying to rationalise its existence or purpose.
I like the looks of it, but I'm not overly keen on the rims pictured here.
I like the looks of it, but I'm not overly keen on the rims pictured here.
‘And if you're resorting to a two-letter soubriquet so route one it makes hoofing the ball from deep inside your own half towards the opposition's box seem like intricate play, is it at all possible the car you're flogging is just a little bit confused?’
I am at least as confused as the car... I thought I was having a stroke half-way through that sentence.
I am at least as confused as the car... I thought I was having a stroke half-way through that sentence.
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