The McLaren Special Operations (MSO) division is
rather familiar with the concept of personalisation, as exemplified by their
recent works. With the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance coming up, the team has
unveiled its latest creation based on the new McLaren 600LT.
Called the ‘McLaren 600LT in Stealth Grey by MSO’,
the Macca comes with a paint finish from the MSO Bespoke palette, coupled with
number of upgrades from the MSO Defined and MSO Bespoke catalogues. Put simply,
this car has a lot of expensive options on it.
Thankfully, there’s plenty of visual splendour as a
result, with the Stealth Grey main body colour pairing well with orange accents
that highlight the car’s aero features. A carbon-fibre roof scoop reminiscent
of the F1 Longtail is one of the new additions here, along with a full
carbon-fibre package.
The latter sees the door mirrors, exterior door
inserts front splitter, rear bumper, diffuser, rear deck and service cover all
being replaced with carbon-fibre units. Further weight-saving options include a
carbon-fibre roof, cantrails and front fender louvre. The “stealth look” is
further emphasised by the lightweight, 10-spoke forged alloy wheels in gloss
black.
Inside, carbon-fibre racing seats from the Senna
make their presence known with orange contrast topstitching to mirror the
exterior highlights. Various pieces like the door insert panels and centre
tunnel cover are all replaced with carbon-fibre as well. For a greater “race
car feel,” there’s even a harness bar and six-point harnesses that are part of
the MSO Clubsport Pro Pack.
As sporty as these revisions are, the MSO-touched
600LT also gets an upgraded 12-speaker Bowers & Wilkins audio system for
those trips to the track. Other touches that are less performance-focused are
the embroidered headrests, etched throttle pedal and hand-painted keys.
On the mechanical side, things remain as before,
with the M838T 3.8 litre twin-turbo V8 continuing to put out 600 PS and 620 Nm
of torque. The new roof scoop, a functional piece if you must know, is linked
directly to the engine and you can see parts of it from the inside.
