pgouveia:
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Any news regarding your McL 675LT ?
Cheers
Yes, I picked up the car only a few days ago and it is really rather excellent. It's early days, but you can just tell the car delivers. I loved the 650S when I test drove it, the LT is the same car but better. Ride is still good.
Steering is sublime. The ergonomics are simply the best I've seen in a road car, it's the closest I have to the 458 GTE race car, it's really perfect. It's nice to feel that some engineers have actually asked themselves, how do we make the driver best involved.
Car feels very quick and the gearbox seems better than the RS, more analog feel to it, especially in the intermediate sport mode.
The infotainments is brilliant, it's basically a big iphone.
There is an attention to detail to the car that is beyond any manufacturer I've ever seen, a proper anorak's firm and I love it. The design of the harness coupled with the three point seatbelt is smart, little storage spaces here and there that just make sense, the fit and finish is truly remarkable, nothing is left unchecked, I am very very impressed.
Also you all know I'm a total freak when it comes to weight and Mclaren weighted my car, with fluids, at 1362 kg!!! That is just amazing. Car is really loaded too with Aircon, roll bar, Satnav, lifter, etc. Brilliant job!
Only disappointement is the noise, it's nothing special, quite generic but I can live with that. The engine on the other hand feels very strong and, to my liking, turbocharged, It's got big turbos so why try and make it linear, embrace them.
Will try to put a couple of hundred km before the March trackday at Silverstone and take it there with the RS and another car to do a nice benchmark. On the road the LT is so much better but it's no secret that I don't like the 991RS, for me the car doesn't deliver at normal speeds, the Macca does, the steering alone and the general feeling are on a different league.
It was nice driving to Woking with the LFA too, such a sweet car.