This weekend, I met my jeweler with his new toy...a McLaren 570S in some sort of dark metallic grey (fits the car very well in my opinion). He already owns a Ferrari F12 and other toys, so this is just an addition to his car family.
We talked a little bit about this decision and he said that this is his first McLaren, so he chose one of the cheaper variants to make sure he likes the car.
He was pretty impressed with the sound of my R8 and didn't know that this car sounds so good (his 570S had a decent deep growl at lower revs and a pretty loud sound at higher revs but was not even close to R8 sound). I was impressed with the good looks, even even I like the 650s and the 675LT better, especially from the rear.
We did a bit of driving, it was cold (around 10°C) and slightly wet. Even my R8 had traction issues when I fully accelerated, tire temperature was under 30°C all the time, so no surprise here. The 570S did quite well but apparently the ESP came on often and traction was miserable (PZero Corsa tires if I'm not mistaken...), so not the perfect weather for such a car (and a reminder why I love AWD on such cars).
Overall, I really liked how the 570S looks and if I were to choose between a 991 Turbo S and a 570S as a weekend toy car (not a daily driver!), I would very likely choose the 570S. Considering it's price tag (around 185k after rebate according to him...), it is really a good offer.
No photos, sorry (I took some but he asked me not to publish them anywhere, not even without license plates, so I have to respect that since he knows about Rennteam).
I asked him what car he likes most and engine-wise, he loves the F12 most but he likes the handling and drive feel of the 570S a lot.
Just thought I share this with you...
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Audi R8 V10 Plus (2017), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)