The next McClaren is an “affordable supercar — as others have written, its much more than just another run of the mill 911-fighter.
I really like the styling (but abhor the lack of manual stick shift). The two-tone color scheme really works, building upon what the Audi R8 “Blade” revived.
That orange is reminiscent of Lamborghini (or my Jeep Rubicon), and the stealthy gray is a but subdued for my taste. IMO, the pearlescent blue (seen in X-Box Forza) or even the P1 Yellow (of P1 GTR fame) are better choices than orange or the gray.
McLaren is getting serious about being more than a niche automaker: They plan a new model launches may every year until 2022.
From McLaren:
“The new 570S Coupé is a classic sports car with a mid-mounted engine, rear-wheel drive layout and a carbon fibre chassis. The M838TE twin-turbo V8 engine produces 570PS (562bhp) and 600Nm (442lb ft), with 30 percent of components bespoke to the Sports Series. Power is delivered through a seven-speed SSG transmission and transmitted to the road via Pirelli P-Zero™ Corsa tyres, and this power is brought under control with standard-fit carbon ceramic brakes. The Sports Series has its own newly developed suspension system along with ‘Normal’, ‘Sport’ and ‘Track’ handling settings.”
PERFORMANCE:
0-100 km/h (0-62 mph): 3.2 seconds
0-200 km/h (0-124 mph): 9.5 seconds
Top speed: 328 km/h (204 mph)
Source: McLaren
Videos (and more photos) after the jump
You car notes:
The Coupé is the first bodystyle to be shown in the Sports Series, highlighting the latest evolution of the McLaren design philosophy. The ‘shrinkwrapped’, aerodynamically-optimised form will be seen in public for the first time at the 115th New York International Auto Show. The McLaren design team has created a shape of beauty highlighted by details such as the rear flying buttresses that increase downforce as well as adding grace, and complex door tendons that direct additional air to cool the mid-mounted V8 engine.
The Sports Series features an evolution of the 3.8-litre V8 twin turbo engine, named M838TE, with 30 percent of components bespoke to the new model. Engineered by McLaren, it produces 570PS (562 bhp) at 7,400 rpm, and 600Nm (443 lb ft) of torque at 5,000-6,500 rpm. Power is delivered through a seven-speed SSG transmission, and transferred to the road through the rear wheels. This power is brought under control with standard-fit carbon ceramic brakes, fitted behind a newly designed range of forged alloy wheel options with P Zero Corsa tyres as standard from McLaren technical partner, Pirelli – 225/35/R19 on the front and 285/35/R20 on the rear.
The unique carbon fibre MonoCell II chassis has been newly designed with more of a focus on day-to-day usability, offering improved ingress and egress from the cabin. It is incredibly strong and stiff yet weighs less than 80kg, offering optimum levels of protection. This lightweight structure, and the use of aluminium body panels, contributes to a dry weight of as low as 1,313kg (2,895lbs), almost 150kg lighter than its closest competitor.
Minimised weight and a turbocharged engine doesn’t just bring great performance. The 570S also delivers excellent fuel efficiency and emissions for car that is also a member of the 200mph club, with fuel economy of 25.5mpg on the EU combined cycle, and emissions of 258g/km. For the US market, this means exemption from gas guzzler tax.
Source: Bloomberg
Hope we get to see The Stig test one.
So at $185,000 this would be beaten by a Z06 and likely be airborne at 200 mph because of the missing aero package.
I like this car. It’s a great piece of design, and as an aspirational brand, Ferraris and Lambos are now so common, the McLaren eclipses the two, IMO.
What is interesting to me is that in this age of income inequality, this supercar product channel seems overstuffed. There’s a lot of competing metal in the $150-200k segment these days, and all it will take is a small downdraft in the economy to put some serious stress on these manufacturers.
As far as the Z06 Corvette’s 0-60 time, Chevy claims 2.95 seconds. At this level of performance, who cares? Anything faster than 4.5 seconds 0-60 on a car used for the street is just pure waste anyway, and in the hands of most of the people who buy them, just dangerous.
People sneer at the performance levels once attained by AA ProStock Hemis of the late 1960s. The men who drove those cars had the Right Stuff. I don’t know about the ones who will actually OWN one of these.
Who will own these? Finance bitches who can’t drive a stick. Real men and real driver’s don’t buy these cars, or even talk about them like posers. You want a real driver who knows cars like a MAN? Look in the used BMW or Porsche market. These cars are for people who can’t even drive, but are looking to look wealthy like a poser.
Beaten by a Nissan GT-R too. But looks way better……
But … can I connect my iPhone ?!