Chris Harris McLaren 675 LT Video

The 675LT best encapsulates what I think of when I think about McLaren. Well done!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0x2Fh-MnQM

 

In just 4 years, they have built from scratch a new car with the foresight of using Turbo and a CF monocoque. In addition they have sold the cars in 26 countries and have broken even in 2014!!

Simply amazing IMO.

 

yep it is. I hear that the factory is also amazing and well worth a visit.

 

Factory is impressive and worth a visit, it is however not like a visit to the Ferrari factory.

 

I have to say, I love my 650S. It impresses me every time I drive her. I would suggest to anyone to test drive one. It will blow you away how good the car is!
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This guy obviously hasn't driven on a track before, at least with a great instructor.. his constant guidance on "harder on the brakes", "turn to the apex", "do a cool down lap now".

That said.. looks like an amazing car.. interesting that everyone isn't freaking out that this is a turbo like they are for the 488.

I'm really impressed with this car.

 

All that and they have to pump the audio of the engine into the cabin artificially? Go to 8:52

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0x2Fh-MnQM

 

Looks very impressive! I am not sure you can compare this car to the 488. This is the limited edition, stripped out track focused car that cost $150k more (in Australia). Clearly Ferrari will make a more track focused "speciale" version of the 488. There is a market for both cars, I personally don't really want a plastic engine cover to save a few kg's

I think this car reinforces that going turbo was the right decision for Ferrari with the 488GTB. Not meant to offend anyone, but I suspect this would embarrass a 458 speciale on a circuit.

 

Is this a McLaren forum?

 

RichardCH thinks it is.

 

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I have seen the car in person and I do like it. The looks are better than all the other mclarens (including P1), and I do like the sound. Its pretty loud for a turbo and has that idle sound similar to the 458. The interior feels more raw but doesnt give me the speciale rawness. Pretty good middle from both worlds and I would def. say it seems DD capable. I havent driven it yet but hope to do it soon. What really bothers me is the paddle shifts on the steering wheel. I drove a 991 turbo s today in tight canyon corners. I needed to use the shift in the center console on some corners because the shifters are attached to steering wheel. Mclaren doesnt have a secondary shifter. The Ferrari and lamborghini solution is far more practical and I hope that porsche and mclaren adjust to that. Overall a great car and congrats to whoever is one of the lucky ones

 

+1

 

Someone has to say it. The 675 LT exhaust sound was boring. Fast car, boring sound. The interior was bland also IMHO.

 

Let's hope the 488 doesn't fall to the same fate. I'm sorry people -- making a super light weight track car and then pumping in extra sound by speakers in the doors is pretty LAME. When I saw that in the Shmee video I just about puked. What the hell are we doing? Making 4 wheel video games?

I swear Kia will do this. They will make a new Hamstermobile and it will have electronic sound effects of a 12 cylinder car screaming at 9 grand.

 

I love the last paragraph. "The last of Ferrari’s glorious 458 Speciale may have left the factory but it still lives in our heart and minds, and for the money is one of the greatest cars of our time. It probably has the edge over the McLaren for ultimate thrills and those visceral sensations only Ferrari seem to be able to elicit..."

So glad i got a Speciale.

 

The McLaren doesn't pump sound in via speakers. It essentially uses an electronically controlled resonator in the intake manifold which opens or closes to amplify the intake sound in the cabin. If you don't like it, you can just shut it off.... Nothing artificial about it. It's no worse than Ferrari tuning its engines to sound like an F1 car when the two have engines with virtually nothing in common.

Just my .02. FWIW, I was the last person on earth who ever thought he would own a McLaren. I've been a ferrari guy my entire life. However, once I drove the McLaren, it's simply so good, it could not be denied. I bought my 12c after a test drive I was so impressed and it just gets better and better.

I can't even imagine how good the 675lt must be because I got out of the 12c thinking it was damn close to perfect. Any Tifosi should be excited that McLaren is building such unbelievable cars...finally Ferrari has a true apples to apples competitor in the Supercar market and it will only result in both companies building better cars....and few could deny that dynamically speaking, ferrari is at the top of its game.

 

I feel the same as you do.

 

About the sound in the cabin, may be Mc Laren has fitted a sound symposer like Porsche
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