The Gentleman Magazine Issue 15 | June 2019 | Page 22

NEW McLAREN GT:
SUPERLIGHT GRAND TOURING, THE Mc
McLaren Automotive reveals its unique interpretation
of a modern Grand Tourer: the new McLaren GT. Sleek,
elegant and muscular, the superlight new GT challenges the
conventions of the Grand Tourer category with a compelling
blend of beautiful design, high-quality innovative materials,
true supercar performance and McLaren driving dynamics
and engagement.
“The new McLaren GT combines competition levels of
performance with continent-crossing capability, wrapped
in a beautiful body and true to McLaren’s ethos of designing
superlight cars with a clear weight advantage over rivals.
Designed for distance, it provides the comfort and space
expected of a Grand Tourer, but with a level of agility never
experienced before in this segment. In short, this is a car that
redefines the notion of a Grand Tourer in a way that only a
McLaren could.”
Mike Flewitt, Chief Executive Officer, McLaren Automotive
Positioned alongside the established Sports, Super and Ultimate
Series families, this is a new McLaren for a new audience and
provides an alternative to existing products in an expanding
market segment. In re-imagining the spirit of traditional
Grand Touring – long-distance driving in comfort, at higher
speeds and with room for luggage.
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McLaren has also redefined the modern GT ownership
experience with a car that is lighter, faster and more engaging
than existing products in the segment, with greater space,
comfort and usability.
Like all McLarens, the new GT has a carbon fibre structure
that possesses exceptional strength and rigidity while
enabling unparalleled driving dynamics and lightest-in-class
kerbweight. At 1,530kg (DIN), the McLaren GT is more than
130kg lighter than its closest core competitor and literally
hundreds of kilogrammes less than other cars in the segment.
With 620PS from its 4.0-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 engine,
the power-to-weight ratio of the superlight new McLaren GT
is a remarkable 405PS-per-tonne.
The bespoke MonoCell II-T monocoque – the T denoting
‘Touring’ – incorporates a carbon fibre rear upper structure
that adds minimal weight but allows the creation of a 420-litre
luggage area below the front-hinged, full-length glazed tailgate.
The tailgate has a soft-close function as standard and can be
optioned as electrically powered.
The low height of the engine and positioning of the exhaust
system has allowed the volume, shape and usability of the
luggage bay to be optimised.
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