2016 McLaren 570S Review - First Drive Plus Hot Laps with Chris Goodwin
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- If you grew up in the early 90s, there was one car above almost all others that you dreamt of owning, the McLaren F1. It had a 460kW 6.1-litre V12 engine, a top speed of over 390km/h and it’d do 0-100km/h in 3.2 seconds - everyone wanted one. But at more than a million dollars, the idea of every owning one was, for most, best kept to dreaming.
Twenty-three years on though, and the English brand has a range of modern hi-performance transport, the newest and most affordable of which, is this, the McLaren 570S.
Claiming 0-100km/h in 3.2 seconds, 0-200km/h in 9.5 seconds and a top speed of 328km/h, the new McLaren 570S is the debut car for the brand's ‘entry-level’ Sports Series.
Siting under the 650S Coupe, 650S Spider, 675LT, P1 and P1 GTR, the McLaren 570S packs a twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre V8 engine with 420kW of power at 7400rpm and 600Nm of torque between 5000-6500rpm.
Blending a carbonfibre MonoCell II chassis with ‘Superformed’ aluminium body panels, the 1313kg 570S not only looks stunning, it’s light.
It’s got an aggressive front splitter, a fixed rear wing, staggered 19- and 20-inch wheels and massive carbon ceramic brakes.
Inside, there’s optional Alcantara-covered racing seats, a seven-inch touchscreen and McLaren’s Active Dynamics Panel, offering drivers the choice of Normal, Sport and Track modes for both the suspension and the engine and gearbox.
Not launching in Australia until early 2016, the McLaren 570S will start at $379,000 - or around $80,000 less than a 650S but still slightly more expensive than a Porsche 911 Turbo.
In Normal mode, the car can’t quite match the 911 Turbo for ride comfort. It’s never crashy though and beautifully transfers information directly to the driver. And, provided high levels of feedback and driver engagement are what you want in your super sports car, that’s a really good thing.
The gearbox is fast, the brakes are solid and, while on the heavier side, the hydraulic steering is wonderfully responsive and consistent - and a definite highlight of the car.
On track, you can bring the revs up to between five and eight-and-a-half-grand and the whole package becomes an entirely different beast.
Crisp, agile, fast, responsive. The McLaren 570S is, without question, one of the most potent yet communicative track weapons you, or anyone else, can buy. And worse news for its rivals, it’s so much fun doing it.
But to better exploit the car’s true potential, we jump in for some hot laps of the Portimao circuit with chief McLaren test driver, Chris Goodwin.
Intended to be more road focused or not, the McLaren 570S is a serious piece of kit. Fast on road and blistering on track, if you’ve got a lazy odd $400k lying around, do yourself a favour, pop down to your local McLaren dealer and order one of these. Then call us, so we can drive it again. Seriously.
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loving the production value these videos are getting, keep it up!
Fabulous review, and trumps to you guys for getting none other than Chris Goodwin to slay some tyres and give you so much of his time for a cracking, informative and entertaining interview (and lol, the journalist looked a little pale during the laps at Portimao). As with No Way below, the WANT factor for one of these machines is big. Keep up the good work, I'm subscribing.
Best sports car in the world, it's really an every day hyper car, with a typo on the price tag! Porsche 911 and Audi R8 are kicked into the stratosphere by McLaren.
Wow by far the best review by car advice ever.
I really enjoyed the information given by the Chief test driver Chris G.
It's amazing how far McLaren has come over the past 5 years.
I feel like I have all the information I need for the car and yes, "I want one".
Now I've just got to find a lazy $400 grand.
+No Way We're flattered and really appreciate the positive feedback :)
+Amon Azzaro - shit a fukin eastern european migrant can almost speak english
+Amon Azzaro shit a fcking east european mgrant has an opinion - give me a jew over roomanian anytime yu fckin pickpocket
coolfor you need to be banned you racist slime ball
This is s great car no doubt......looks so controllable on the limit. All you would ever need.
Very Nice review
It seems like everyone else is idling by whilst McLaren is starting to go on a roll.
nice review. anyone know how reliable Mclarens???
Chris Harris On Cars said the EXACT opposite of what you said. He said the 911 Turbo can not match the McLaren's ride comfort.
+Brian Willaman Whos talking about ride comfort ? Thats a whole different topic , a 20k Camry or Accord is more comfortable if thats what you are after !
beautiful car like every car they make , but i'm waiting for the 350 spider . at least i hope they make some cars that compete with lotus or corvette prices .
This is the first review on CZcams. nice video! oh and first comment :)
didn't Chris Harris put up one last night?
Xcar, Chris Harris and Now Car Advice all on one day with the Same review haha
+Motor Madness The joys of embargoes my friend ;-)
Hope you enjoyed ours.
CarAdvice.com.au It was a really good review, keep it up guys!
A 2:02 lap time. Only 9 sec slower than the P1. Wonder how fast the P1 GTR went round it.
In comparison to the price range gap of the two car 570s and 650s, I think australian is having the narrowest gap compare to the rest of the world. So which means 650s is a more money for the car in my opinion.
Its understeering like crazy
I've got a great idea! McLaren should make an SUV! :D
its base price isnt $379,000... its 184,900
so whats up with that
+Buck “BuckBuck” Buck buckley That's the Australian price.
Judging by the accent, he was referring to the price in Australia. They get abused tax wise.
More long videos. :)
wow
Still pushes what's your point ?
I think the 570s is in a new category, the supersports category. mclaren clams its a sports car for business reasons only so that it will seem more appealing to the everyday driver, on the other hand it looks and preforms like a super car so what is it? id say its a supersports car, a car that looks and has the power of a supercar but is made more for the road rather then the track. i mean come on you cant tell me that your going to take a car that has some of the same/close to specs as a lambo or Ferrari and put it into the same category as a camaro and mustang thats just not right, so i say its a supercar thats meant for the road
Nice review.. but the car starts at $180k.. not $379k
Good review but 379k for the basic version?
+PlayZone300 It's around 180k for a basic version. I don't know where he got a 379k McLaren 570s. that's approximatly the cost of a McLaren 650s. maybe the options? not quiet sure...
+El rey Mago He is Australian, so was talking about Australian dollars. Aussie is worth UK50p or US70c. Add some import luxury tax(they should stop that. Seriously) and you have 379k .
+Strompy82 The Luxury car tax(LCT) is 33 percent. It's basically a tariff designed to protect the local Australian car industry. Problem is that It didn't protect it at all. The local car manufacturing will cease by 2018.
It was not only protected by the import tariff but it also received subsidies from the government. Net result is that it has now shut down. The tariff and the subsidy made it uncompetitive, no exports at all, no new models, no SUV - just local large sedans that even Australians stop buying. The rest of the world certainly didn't want them. We even import Japanese cars(Nissan and Honda) from the UK(hardly a low wage economy) now. So it worked really well.
Being protected made the chance of an Australian 'McLaren' virtually impossible.
Strompy82 waoh that's just bad! They should really STOP THAT!
Doesnt look like it tracks very well from watching the wheel movement ?
it isn't about lap times its about fun. If you want track times get a 650S. They have said from day 1 this is a sports car, not a supercar.
Hmm , Sports cars arent supposed to track well ?
Have you watched the video? The times shows its competing withe the likes of the Huracan and GT3 RS so I think it's pretty quick!
Just because its doesnt mean it tracks well .
KCImages ?
Wider tires needed .
t bo
Corvette kills it !
Sorry beautiful car but even their demo driver can't hide the crappy steering and turn in . Bigger tires would help as many have said , suprized they put this video out .
+KCImages You obviously didn't understand one word.
or you didnt ? lol
are you blind fanboy ? lol
paul do you want tech or performance ? A car for rich folks not driving enthusiasts !
Like I said a Corvette or Mustang 350 is way better at a fraction of cost period ..
+KCImages lol
+Strompy82 explain ?
+Strompy82 And a 911 GT3 KILLS this car !
better in which way.
+ibby-ibz hey every way ...
Lol I assure you I'm not the first that's said it just that I posted it .
Fun is not a bad handling car . Duh
+KCImages do you ever shut up
Nope , hard to not answer some comments .
fred wilson Any more questions ??
Lol designing a car like thus to be "tail heavy" ? That makes no sense , stupid marketing !