570s rear wing - desirable ?

[semisane]

As per title, thoughts on 570s rear wing - desirable or unnecessary appendage ?

[Pioneer]

unnecessary appendage

More suited to the 12C and 650S, helps detract from the rear end!

[Streetbeat]

semisane said:

As per title, thoughts on 570s rear wing - desirable or unnecessary appendage ?

Desirable if you want some downforce at track. unnecessary appendage for the road.

[Swift93]

If McLaren didn't install it at the factory it doesn't belong...also, those appendages are for show. I'd be pretty confident in thinking they have never been in a wind tunnel. Would you buy a car that someone else personalized? I love my 570S Spider just as it sits.

[Chris355]

From a visual perspective I think it needs a wing. Look at the 600lt; one of the things that transforms the back end is the wing.

[Rocketreid]

Only you can decide if it’s desirable !

However if you doing any sort of moderate tracking them the HDK will make a world of difference. It’s no coincidence that the 570s TP while not having a rear wing does have a deeper rear lip than a standard 570s, so aiding rear downforce

For aesthetics I wouldn’t bother

[macdeb]

Swift93 said:

If McLaren didn't install it at the factory it doesn't belong...also, those appendages are for show. I'd be pretty confident in thinking they have never been in a wind tunnel. Would you buy a car that someone else personalized? I love my 570S Spider just as it sits.

Nice and I agree. Wings can look a bit 'max-power' to me. Leave as is.

[MOD500]

Ref wind tunnel testing - Am assuming McLaren developed and tested their 570 HDK properly before release inc. wind tunnel and track work. The aesthetics are personal taste though I’d not doubt that much R&D is behind the product. From memory the 570 has rear end lift at v high speeds so the HDK sorts this should one wish to explore the upper reaches without squeaky bum

Edited by MOD500 on Thursday 18th November 00:22

[Streetbeat]

Swift93 said:

If McLaren didn't install it at the factory it doesn't belong...also, those appendages are for show. I'd be pretty confident in thinking they have never been in a wind tunnel. Would you buy a car that someone else personalized? I love my 570S Spider just as it sits.

I would say as above, Mclaren would have tested any of their high downforce kits, you would certainly like to think so at 10k ish, however i would imagine any of the "aftermarket" stuff i.e Novitec hasnt been anywhere near a wind tunnel, maybe a cfd package at best.

Edited by Streetbeat on Monday 22 November 16:11

[Ethera]

570S looks ugly in my opinion. The rear and side profile just looks wrong.

Likewise the 720S looks awful without the wing raised.

600LT looks lovely. Am amazed what a wing can add to a car.

Edited by Ethera on Friday 19th November 22:39

[12pack]

Swift93 said:

If McLaren didn't install it at the factory it doesn't belong...also, those appendages are for show. I'd be pretty confident in thinking they have never been in a wind tunnel. Would you buy a car that someone else personalized? I love my 570S Spider just as it sits.

Beautiful.