Trying out the Mclaren 570GT

Coming from a 2012 California and a 2013 458 spider I never really liked Mclaren brand because I didn't think they were all that beautiful to look at. Sure the performance was there and now with the 488 and cali t the turbo lag is similar to both too. So when I saw the 570GT in white with saddle interior I was like wow that's a a good looking Mclaren I'll give it a shot.

Previous Mclaren designs were too heavily focused on 2 tone mixing black streaks withe color. I called them melted candle designs or the white black mix an Orca car lol. But the GT uses mostly solid body color so you just get black at front and back.

Will update here on how it compares to 458 and Cali.

 

It's an experiment. Just like the huracan spyder was an experiment.

My California and 458 were so much better made and drove better than my Gallardo spyder. But before I bought them I was so enthralled by my Gallardo! And before that I had a Bentley GT and thought that was the ultimate ride. You've got to keep trying the new products from different brands to see what you're missing. I still have my AMG GTS in ferrari red, it has been a solid sexy muscle car but doesn't command the exotic badge. The huracan spyder was too small inside but it was a beast. You can really tell the sharpness of naturally aspirated engine vs twin turbo of my AMG when driven back to back.

Mclaren is finally getting it's chance to show me what it's got!

 

essentially the same car but, and don't laugh, i don't like the side air duct in black color, i think it takes away from the overall design and looks kind of cheesy like when people put racing stripes on a non-racing version of their car

but then again i absolutely HATE blacked out rims of any kind and alcantara, so my tastes may not be mainstream

i'm not a track monster so the GT suits me well and the luggage rack is reminiscent of F12

this is basically my car attached below
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luggage rack!
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wednesday for me

what is your opinion compared to the 458?

 

First impressions
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Fair enough. I did love my 458 spider thought some people would like to see what else is on the menu.

I also agree with previous Mclaren designs see my original post. The GT in white / saddle just appeals to me with that sloping fastback!

 

Yeah 1st year is the worst at end of 2017 it'll be 35k down. It will slow down the following years. Should level off around the 150k mark as that's where 2012 12c are at.