It seems some certainly can be. *knock wood* I’ve had zero issues with mine. It seems the LTs, particularly the 675s, tend to have above average reliability. That’s the shared thought in the McL community and anecdotally seems true when surfing McL forums. I’ve put about 2k miles on both the 675 and the Viper and have…

I’m the proud owner of one of the last run of GenVs built, though “only” a GTC w/ TA1.0 package. I also own a 675LT Spider. While the 675LT is faster/better in every objective measure the Viper is so. much. fun. I hope to own both until I’m too old/feeble to drive, but were I to only be able to keep one the Viper…

What was with all of the odd throttle modulation at the beginning of the video? I’ve seen/participated in plenty of dyno days and have never seen someone do that, though I’ve admittedly never experienced one of these huge power diesel events. Is there some benefit here? It’s not to spin up the turbos. Are the doing it…

Not for me. In N. Dallas, they’re already surprisingly common. I’ll see at least 2-4 each day. An amazing car for the MSRP (or inevitably less).

That new airbox though... to steal form someone on one of the Formula 1 technical forums: this looks to be the 2021 Ligier JS5. It doesn’t look to bad in these angles, but the head-on view is unreal. It must be 2x the frontal area of any other modern airbox.

The opposite actually tends to be true, as counter-intuitive as it is. Those that heavily track their cars tend to swap over to iron rotors as they *can* have better bite but are always cheaper to replace. Track rats very commonly swap to iron rotors in the Viper and Porsche communities. Conversely, for a purely…

I have a 2016 car with almost exactly 2k miles and a 2017 car with 2,200 miles. As long as the car has been maintained in that time and those miles have been fairly evenly distributed through those years, mules won’t be a problem. I say NP. Fun little car. 

While all very similar for sure, isn’t the Monocage (particularly Monocage2) sufficiently different from the Monocell as to be considered a true generational change, making this their third gen in 10 years? Honest question. Getting in a Monocage and then a Monocell2 back to back, they certainly feel substantively…

In my experience, McL cars run a pretty good spectrum of clinical-ness. I agree that the 570GT and S, GT, and non-track pack’d Super Series cars can be a bit clinical. Any of the LTs, P1, and the Senna are pretty damn raw/sharp with TONS of feedback and drama. The Super Series cars with the Track Pack then land…

Current engines are built by Ricardo for McL. Trans is a Grazziano variant (very similar to the model in Huricans). The SLR was, logically, a MB engine. The F1 was a BMW engine. To your point, no McL engines have been “in house.”

While I’ll miss the sound of the Ricardo sourced V8, I think full electrification will ultimately suit McLaren’s ethos nicely. They’ve never been a drive-train company; I’m okay with this. 

Here, here. I had one of the earliest ones in the Bay Area back in August of 2010. I loved that car. It wasn’t quick, but it looked like a little spaceship, handled well, and was a very comfy commuter. Oh, and the 6MT wasn’t too shabby either. Add another 50hp and I’d buy one again today.

They’re bright orange (papaya). Hard to tell ‘cause of the shadows in the wheel, but they’re the exact same color as the orange stripe you see on the bottom and the LT on the wheel. Literally, no other red on the car. 

I have tinted the rear and side markers on a few of my cars, including one which is white. Why? Because they were literally the only red parts on the car. The brake lights are clear until on and the front side markers are orange which match other parts of the car. The red, however, stuck out like a sore thumb. Went…

And nothing was lost. That wing is atrocious. Of course, taste is subjective, but IMHO the wing does the C8 no favors. 

Consider this proof that one can ruin a single Carrera GT twice.

I’d add: assume 1 in 10 cars will get some target fixation and “try” to hit you. At least once per drive in the 675, particularly if on the freeway, someone attempting to take a picture or otherwise rubbernecking will swerve into my lane or nearly rear-end me. Interestingly I do not have this issue in a Viper, but…

Woot! Two of my cars’ engines made the list! I completely agree with both 4 and 5. Two of the most sublime engines I’ve ever had the pleasure of owning/operating. The version of the 3.8 used specifically in the 675LT is one of the better sounding McLaren engines and spins up as though it doesn’t have a flywheel. I…

I saw that exact same one at a Dallas Cars & Coffee several years back. Dude gets around apparently. 

There’s a blue one in my area as well. I love seeing it; such a cool little car. Doesn’t get nearly the attention from the general public that it deserves.