McLaren 675LT ride review - pictures

We lap Silverstone with McLaren’s Chief Test Driver, Chris Goodwin, in the new £260k McLaren 675LT. The 500 customers are likely to be pleased with their special edition Mclaren. 

<span>Based on the&nbsp;</span>650S<span>, the 675LT is Mclaren's response to the&nbsp;</span>Ferrari 458 Speciale<span>&nbsp;and for customers wanting a more focused 650S for track use.</span>

<span>Overall the 675LT weighs 100kg less than the 650S at 1230kg.&nbsp;<span>A 1mm thinner windscreen and other lighter glass parts contribute to a 4.5kg weight reduction alone. McLaren has also borrowed the seats from the P1, whilst

<span>The 675 part of the name refers to the power in PS, so a beastly 666 in good-old bhp is available. Torque is up too, with 50 per cent of the engine components revised.</span> <span>0-62mph is despatched in 2.9 seconds. 124mph

<span>The suspension feels immediately firmer whilst setting off down the Silverstone pit lane in the 675LT - the damper rate is up 27 per cent at the front, and 67 per cent rear.</span>

<span>Most examples are likely to be optioned with the Clubsport pack, which adds a fire extinguisher, harness seat belts and a titanium cage behind the seats.</span>

<span>Sat clutched by the lightweight P1 seats,&nbsp;<span>a greater physicality in the 675LT is obvious even from the passenger seat.</span></span>

<span>Goodwin says that the changes, combined with the faster steering rack, give the 675LT far keener turn in. It certainly feels more immediate and flatter than the 650S we’d just jumped out of.</span>

<span>That all-new rear end on the 675LT features an air brake that’s 50 per cent larger, with t<span>he length increased by 34mm. The overall aerodynamic effect is marked.</span></span>

Think of the 675LT as something akin to&nbsp;Porsche’s&nbsp;RS models, a lighter and rawer proposition to the already hugely rapid 650S.

<span>Combine the new rear end and revised diffuser with a splitter up front that’s 80 per cent larger and the 675LT comes with downforce that’s up by 40 per cent over its 650S relation.&nbsp;<span>&nbsp;The extra length in the body ha