Tuesday 22nd December 2015

McLaren 675LT Spider sold out!

Not really a surprise - it will be if any have sold in this colour though

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Did you get your order placed in time? If not, then you're too late for a McLaren 675LT Spider; all 500 are sold out already. Quite exceptional really, when you consider it was only officially announced just two weeks ago. A happy Christmas for McLaren then!

This is our spec - let's see yours!

To mark the occasion - or perhaps to convince people that Solis paint isn't so bad - McLaren has let Bruno Senna have a go in the LT Spider. Another surprise: it involves lots of smoke. See the video below for proof of that.

Inevitably comparisons will be drawn with the 458 Speciale Aperta, another drop top version of a stunning super coupe that sold out very quickly. Though produced at slightly different times, they evidently share a very similar ethos. Quite a twin test for a sunny summer's day... Though McLaren has made the same number of LT Coupes and Spiders, Ferrari made about a quarter as many Apertas (499 versus over 2,000) as 458 Speciales. That's now being reflected in values too, with Apertas commanding much more money than Speciales.

Just finally, you may have noticed the blue car that also features in this story. It's the PH specced 675LT Spider, designed through the McLaren configurator. It's Aurora Blue with the ultra lightweight 10-spoke wheels, yellow calipers and white contrast stitching inside. We've not bothered with a great deal else because a) it could well take until Christmas and b) it already looks pretty damn good to us! If you have a spare five minutes we would love to see your combinations. Anything has to be better than the green, right?

Watch the video here.
 

[ash reynolds]

Nothing wrong with that colour at all

[justboxsters]

It's the same colour as that Schnitzer M3. Id have a 675LT, even in "Techno-Bile" Yellow.

Remember these are global products. If they were all destined for the UK they'd all be silver/black/white.

Vive la difference

[Davey S2]

If you want one for track work get the coupe.

For an open top road car I'd rather have a 650S and about £100K in change.

[grafikmark]

For me this has to be in Ice Silver with the carbon pack, lightweight wheels, stealth badges and leather/alcantra interior with almond white stitching.
Stunning looking car....now where was my piggy bank?

[Over over under steer]

Everyone needs to go away and google Jenson Button's recent twitter picture of him in his 675LT. It is probably the most gorgeous thing I have seen in a while.

Would post link but at work and they have decided Twitter is verboten

[E65Ross]

Davey S2 said:

If you want one for track work get the coupe.

For an open top road car I'd rather have a 650S and about £100K in change.

What about those that want a more raw experience than the 650S Spyder, yet want open top?

[Matt Bird]

grafikmark said:

For me this has to be in Ice Silver with the carbon pack, lightweight wheels, stealth badges and leather/alcantra interior with almond white stitching.
Stunning looking car....now where was my piggy bank?

Very nice!

[Davey S2]

E65Ross said:

Davey S2 said:

If you want one for track work get the coupe.

For an open top road car I'd rather have a 650S and about £100K in change.

What about those that want a more raw experience than the 650S Spyder, yet want open top?

Then get the 675 LT Spider obviously.

For a road car 640 bhp would be raw enough for me.

[gumsie]

Over over under steer said:

Everyone needs to go away and google Jenson Button's recent twitter picture of him in his 675LT. It is probably the most gorgeous thing I have seen in a while.

Would post link but at work and they have decided Twitter is verboten

No thanks. As i’ve gotten older I’ve found that your traditional sports car does nothing for me. I’d much rather have a CLS 63 Shooter or an RS6. Even a Cayenne Turbo is nicer I think. Not even for the practicality either.

[hughcam]

gumsie said:

No thanks. As i’ve gotten older I’ve found that your traditional sports car does nothing for me. I’d much rather have a CLS 63 Shooter or an RS6. Even a Cayenne Turbo is nicer I think. Not even for the practicality either.

Maybe with age you have lost your taste?

[AyBee]

grafikmark said:

For me this has to be in Ice Silver with the carbon pack, lightweight wheels, stealth badges and leather/alcantra interior with almond white stitching.
Stunning looking car....now where was my piggy bank?

Nice - I pretty much ended up with the PH version above but with darker wheels and the carbon pack

[E65Ross]

Davey S2 said:

E65Ross said:

Davey S2 said:

If you want one for track work get the coupe.

For an open top road car I'd rather have a 650S and about £100K in change.

What about those that want a more raw experience than the 650S Spyder, yet want open top?

Then get the 675 LT Spider obviously.

For a road car 640 bhp would be raw enough for me.

The amount of power gas nothing to do with how raw it feels. 560bhp in a BMW M6 feels far less raw than it does in a 458 italia.

[El Guapo]

It's alright, but I think I'll wait for the 700LTRR (limited edition)

[Butter Face]

Bored in work, so here's what I'd have.

Mantis Green, Super Lightweight forged 5 spokes, all CF parts ticked, Branded floor mats...

[sunsurfer]

Butter Face said:

Bored in work, so here's what I'd have.

Mantis Green, Super Lightweight forged 5 spokes, all CF parts ticked, Branded floor mats...

Ouch!
My eyes hurt

[sunsurfer]

My effort - nice but a bit too tasteful

[Butter Face]

sunsurfer said:

Butter Face said:

Bored in work, so here's what I'd have.

Mantis Green, Super Lightweight forged 5 spokes, all CF parts ticked, Branded floor mats...

Ouch!
My eyes hurt

I restrained myself and didn't tick green brakes calipers.

[anonymous-user]

As posted earlier but it decided to put it in a separate thread with the same name

[mikey k]

Davey S2 said:

If you want one for track work get the coupe.

For an open top road car I'd rather have a 650S and about £100K in change.

I'm finding the LT styling overly fussy on a spider
I was offered one of these whilst my 650 was in build, glad I wasn't tempted now.
The 650 is a better car for my 8-9k miles/yr of touring

[mikey k]

sunsurfer said:

My effort - nice but a bit too tasteful

that is what I looked at specing but ended up with this

Scottys Trip Oct 2015 025 by mikey k V8VR, on Flickr