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Ladies and gentlemen drivers, welcome to the Internet, a place here jaw-dropping numbers are never enough. For instance, the McLaren Speedtail is a machine that can hit 250 mph, but the rendering we have here is aimed at allowing the British missile to climb some 50 mph higher.
While we'll get to the aero changes in a minute, I have to start by mentioning that the 300 MPH status would allow the spiritual successor of the McLaren F1 to enjoy select company: the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, the SSC Tuatara, as well as the upcoming Koenigsegg Jesko sister car, and Hennessey Venom F5.
So, what has been done to the British missile? Of course, the most prominent change involves the addition of a rear fin that reminds us of the Lamborghini Veneno - unlike the Sant'Agata Bolognese machine, though, the British toy doesn't mix the said vertical element with a wing.
The rear wheel arches have top-section covers, a trick we've seen on the Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta, for instance. And while the British carmaker has introduced a streamlined vision for the posterior of the three-seater, this rendering begs to differ.
As such, the rear valance now features a massive diffuser, while the exhaust layout is also new.
In fact, while we're talking about this pixel contraption coming from Carnewsnetwork, here's a reminder of how McLaren describes the form-follows-function styling of the Speedtail.
"Elegance has been created through reduction: every body panel is carbon fibre and has been sculpted to reduce drag; retractable digital rear-view cameras replace traditional door mirrors to further aid aerodynamic performance; carbon fibre front-wheel static aero covers reduce air turbulence around the wheel arches; and the seamless silhouette is enhanced by a reduction in the number of shutlines - including a one-piece rear clamshell - which disrupt neither the visual continuity of the body or the flow of air over it. The patented active rear ailerons ensure the continuity of the design remains uncompromised, with drag kept to a minimum," we are being told.
So, what has been done to the British missile? Of course, the most prominent change involves the addition of a rear fin that reminds us of the Lamborghini Veneno - unlike the Sant'Agata Bolognese machine, though, the British toy doesn't mix the said vertical element with a wing.
The rear wheel arches have top-section covers, a trick we've seen on the Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta, for instance. And while the British carmaker has introduced a streamlined vision for the posterior of the three-seater, this rendering begs to differ.
As such, the rear valance now features a massive diffuser, while the exhaust layout is also new.
In fact, while we're talking about this pixel contraption coming from Carnewsnetwork, here's a reminder of how McLaren describes the form-follows-function styling of the Speedtail.
"Elegance has been created through reduction: every body panel is carbon fibre and has been sculpted to reduce drag; retractable digital rear-view cameras replace traditional door mirrors to further aid aerodynamic performance; carbon fibre front-wheel static aero covers reduce air turbulence around the wheel arches; and the seamless silhouette is enhanced by a reduction in the number of shutlines - including a one-piece rear clamshell - which disrupt neither the visual continuity of the body or the flow of air over it. The patented active rear ailerons ensure the continuity of the design remains uncompromised, with drag kept to a minimum," we are being told.
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