Tiresome as it is to play accessory to McLaren's tortuous Black Swan moments campaign of info for the
new Sports Series
here we are once again, complicit in the pre-reveal hype. Suffice to say, we're more interested in the car than chapter seven of 13 (yes, some way to go yet...) Black Swan whatnots and this time we're told the story looks at DNA.
Spot the difference; the original 12C MonoCell
Which in the case of the Sports Series is to do with carbon fibre and its version of the MonoCell chassis at the heart of all road McLarens, including the 650S and (in more elaborate form) the P1 also. And that's what we have here, McLaren staking its reputation on expertise in the material and in the process setting itself apart from the obvious Italian rivals - Ferrari's
former development boss
aluminium was better
at this price point while Lamborghini (via Audi) prefers a
hybrid mix and match
As such the Sports Series will be noteworthy for bringing the entry point for an all-carbon supercar to a more accessible price point than ever before, all things relative. Unless, as Alfa Romeo asserts, you consider the 4C worthy of the description. Discuss.
In the meantime McLaren has confirmed the car will make its official debut at the New York show on April 1. No, really. So that's a little less than four months and six further Black Swans to go. Nearly there...
