The latest model in ‘McLaren territory’ is the 675LT that was just teased with some really serious numbers behind it. Being the first car in nearly 20 years to wear the ‘LT’ name on its boot (that comes from Longtail), some details have to be purposely mentioned, as we learned today from the Brit company itself.
As it turns out, that long tail the 675LT has is going to work together with other parts installed on the car and make sure that the new car has up to 40 percent more downforce that the more ‘regular’ 650S. The press release doesn’t mention exactly how that added force is attained but only claims that the active longtail airbrake will make a huge difference along with new weight saving technologies and a beefier engine.
Speaking of which, the 675 moniker isn’t there for nothing. It’s supposed to tell you how much power this new beast has coming from the ‘heavily revised’ 3.8-liter twin turbo V8 engine under the boot. That’s right, 675 HP and 700 Nm (516 lb-ft) of torque are the magical numbers here but there’s a trick.
The engineers made sure that the engine delivers only 600 Nm (443 lb-ft) of torque in first gear, to allow you to launch without going all over the place. After you switch in second gear, you’ll get access to all the twist between 5,500 and 6,500 RPM.
To top everything off, a new exhaust system was included in the mix, made of titanium that has two exhaust pipes located below the aforementioned airbrake. We even have a video posted below, to give you an idea of how this thing sounds like and we have to admit, we’re impressed.
Excited? Well, you should be but you need to contain your enthusiasm until later this year when the 675LT will go on sale only in Coupe guise (the Spider version is still out of discussion at the moment). On top of that, we’re also going to have to wait for the Geneva Motor Show to learn all about the car’s performance numbers but we’re guessing they will be worth the wait. In the meantime, let’s listen to that exhaust.
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