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<p>McLaren 600LT. McLaren</p>
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The McLaren 600LT. McLaren
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The 600LT tops McLaren's Sports Series, which also features the 540C, 570S Coupe, 570S Spider and 570GT. McLaren
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The car weighs 100kg less than its sister model, the 570S, with lightweight bucket seats and Alcantara replacing leather. McLaren
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The raised exhausts sit above the rear tail. McLaren
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The 600LT is the track-focused version of the 570S. McLaren
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LT stands for Longtail, which has denoted longer, lighter, more powerful, more aggressive McLarens since it was first applied to the F1 GTR Longtail. McLaren
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The 600LT's engine has 600hp, hence its name. McLaren
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The steering is quicker, the suspension stiffer, and they have taken the brake booster from the McLaren Senna. McLaren
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The 600LT uses more carbon fibre than the 570S. McLaren
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There’s a fixed rear wing, a front splitter and rear diffuser to enhance downforce. McLaren
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A Spider version of the 600LT will follow the coupe. McLaren
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<p>McLaren 600LT. McLaren</p>
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The McLaren 600LT. McLaren
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The 600LT tops McLaren's Sports Series, which also features the 540C, 570S Coupe, 570S Spider and 570GT. McLaren
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The car weighs 100kg less than its sister model, the 570S, with lightweight bucket seats and Alcantara replacing leather. McLaren
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The raised exhausts sit above the rear tail. McLaren
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The 600LT is the track-focused version of the 570S. McLaren
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LT stands for Longtail, which has denoted longer, lighter, more powerful, more aggressive McLarens since it was first applied to the F1 GTR Longtail. McLaren
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The 600LT's engine has 600hp, hence its name. McLaren
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The steering is quicker, the suspension stiffer, and they have taken the brake booster from the McLaren Senna. McLaren
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The 600LT uses more carbon fibre than the 570S. McLaren
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There’s a fixed rear wing, a front splitter and rear diffuser to enhance downforce. McLaren
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A Spider version of the 600LT will follow the coupe. McLaren
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<p>McLaren 600LT. McLaren</p>
Road test: McLaren 600LT
The new Longtail adds power and aggression to a lineage hardly lacking in those departments
Erin Baker
29 September, 2018
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