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In internet parlance, a long tail is a story or topic that endures, that people stick with over a long time. That idea could be translated in automotive terms to a classic.
Longtail models are modern classics, and the bespoke
maker has just minted its fifth Longtail, the 600LT Spider.
McLaren promises the droptop has all the track-flavored performance of the 600LT coupe, with the “added exhilaration of open-air driving.” With a top-down top speed of 196 mph, that’s a lot of added exhilaration. (It’s 201 mph with the top up.)
And just imagine the tune from those top-exit exhausts just aft of your head.
McLaren says it managed to limit the weight gain in the Spider to 110 pounds over the coupe, and cites a dry weight of 2,859 pounds. Well, 2,859.4, to be McLaren-exact. That’s 220 pounds lighter than the
Spider from which this car is derived, and lighter than its exotic competitors. Customers can also order their cars with seats from the Senna and with radio and climate control delete for maximum weight loss. Much of the weight savings credit goes the car’s carbon fiber MonoCell II chassis that, even with the roof cut off, remains as rigid as the coupe without any added reinforcements.
As for power, McLaren cites 592 hp and 457 pound-feet of torque from its 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8. That’s 4.76 pounds per horsepower, for a 0-to-60 time of 2.8 seconds, on par with the coupe. You surely won’t even notice that the Spider’s time to 200 kph (124 mph) at 8.4 seconds is 0.2 seconds slower than the coupe.
All that power is delivered by a dual-clutch seven-speed transmission. An Ignition Cut feature in Sport mode is said to facilitate faster shifting “whilst delivering a dramatic aural crack from the top-exit exhausts.” A feature called Inertia Push (isn’t all driving an inertia push?) is supposed to boost acceleration in Track mode.
The retractable three-piece hardtop can be operated at speeds to 25 mph. It stows into a tonneau cover behind the seats that can provide a bit more storage when the top is up.
And even the Pirelli P Zero™ Trofeo R tires are bespoke, “for track-focused dynamics.”
The Spider is available to order now, starting at $256,500.
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