Hard-core McLaren 12C On The Way
Feb 17, 2014 | 09:02 AM
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Find all the details you need to know here at GTspirit along with loads of photos.
Official: 2015 McLaren 650S
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Official: 2015 McLaren 650S
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Feb 17, 2014 | 10:06 AM
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25 percent different parts
addition of 'door blades', tweaked Active aerodynamics, bigger side vents for engine cooling, and new alloy wheels fitted with Pirelli P Zero Corsa performance tires.
drag coefficient figure remains the same as on the 12C, the restyling helps increase downforce by 24 percent at 150mph (241 km/h).
"As always with McLaren, the new design is there for good engineering reasons,' says McLaren Automotive CEO Mike Flewitt. "The newly designed front bumper improves downforce and steering turn-in. The high speed handling balance is now even better. The LED lights use less power and last longer."
The 650S uses a modified version of the 12C's 3.80liter bi-turbocharged V8 that gains 25hp and 78Nm, bringing the total to 641hp (650PS) and 678Nm paired to a faster and better-controlled seven-speed dual clutch gearbox driving the rear wheels.
Compared to the 12C, McLaren says the 0-100km/h time has dropped by 0.1 seconds to 3.0 seconds, while 0-200km/h has improved by 0.5 seconds to 8.4 seconds.
Rounding out the performance updates are the stiffened spring rates, a new feature for the ProActive Chassis Control (PCC) suspension system that allows to adjust the ride and handling modes – Normal / Sport / Track – separately from the drivetrain, and tweaks to the ABS and ESP.
As you may have imagined, all these changes come at a cost, which in the case of the 650S, is about €30,500 more than the 12C in the UK,