Omagerd. Got to drive the Mclaren 650S for 30 minutes.

ShiftyThePirate

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All I can say is O.O Good god! Thing revs up to 8500 rpm, getting in and out of it SUCKS though I smashed my head four times total, but just WOW. Q\T in 10.2 and 0-60 in 2.8, my only complaint was being the passenger, once in the driver it was FAR more comfy. But good god that Mclaren is just a brutal punch in the face. No manual offered now, double-clutch automatic, what was weird to me as it felt like the 5.4l GT-500 @ 5000 RPMS but uh it keeps going until 8500 RPMS..just mind blowing....on top of that bumps were like nothing vs the SVT Suspension, uses the next stage hydraulic suspension. There is even a button that lowers the tiny rear window and opens the engine vents for full sound, I've NEVER been a car that has cornered so well, I mean these were street windy roads and it just glued to them! So amazing and the best stock exhaust I've ever heard!

I loved how when braking (and vs our cars or any normal the brake is like...well, 80% less before you hit the floor) it just blips the automatic via the engine giving that proper down-shifting sound (no manual option) This car is currently faster than even the 500k Aventador, which I also got a pic of! If it didn't upload my bad. Anyway I was just stunned by how refined the Mclaren was.

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They are amazing cars. My brother got to drive a 12C and he said it was one of the best driving experiences of his life. Maybe one day when I hit that lotto!
 

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Yeah, the McClaren is awesome, but 99% of us will have to live through the actual seat impressions offered by those who do get to drive one, like you. By the way, how did you actually get to drive one? Did pretty much anyone who showed up get a chance to test drive one? Restrictions? I would have expected that it would be highly restricted to a privileged few. Ie., only those who could actually afford one. Glad you had a great time behind the wheel. Sure must have been an absolute BLAST.
 

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ok - who is going to type it ?? " Nice but I'd rather have a GT500 " hahaha............like there would be any comparison at all.

650 is def'ly hot !!
 

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