McLaren teases 650S replacement, Again

McLaren promises 50 percent downforce improvement for new Super Series supercar

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Seven weeks out from the 650S successor’s Geneva reveal, McLaren has given us our first peak at the new supercar’s exterior detailing. Woking released a single picture showing a raised, curved spoiler sitting above a sliver of LED lighting and hexagon-patterned mesh grille. The huge wing and slender lights ape McLaren's P1 hypercar, and the spoiler contributes to a 50 percent increase in downforce over the 650S, according to McLaren, and can rouse itself in 0.5sec when asked to perform as an airbrake in hard deceleration.

Unlike the 650S’s spoiler, which is relatively short and flat, the new car’s wing appears to extend further, following the shape of the rear wings as they tumble ground-ward. And in fact, based on spy shots of undisguised cars already floating around on the internet, we know the wing extends forward at its edges towards the cabin, too.

Besides the increase in downforce, McLaren says the new car benefits from a 15 percent gain in cooling efficiency, much of it (literally) through a new design of door that funnels air to the rear side-mounted radiators. We hear power will increase to over 700bhp, so it'll be needed to feed that twin-turbo V8 motor. Also visible in the background is the naked weave of a carbonfibre engine cover, though you can bet that’ll be an expensive option.

This isn’t the first tease of the car codenamed P14, but certainly due to be badged something else before sale – and FYI, the current 650S and 675LT are the P11 and P11R, while the P1 is known internally as the P12, and the 570 range are codenamed P13. A picture of the new ‘MonoCage II’ chassis structure was released early in the New Year (see below) and you can expect more drips in the coming weeks.

You can view the full story on the new McLaren Super Series 'MonoCage II' here: bit.ly/2jL0EAA

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  • What's the 720s replacing then, or is it a new segment altogether?

      4 years ago
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