The McLaren 570S GT4 customer race car has
received a small refresh for 2020 as it’s getting ready for its fourth racing
season. Thanks to McLaren’s ongoing development programme, the 2020 570S GT4 is
now getting a new endurance braking kit that offers improved braking
consistency and reduced degradation, focusing more on longer endurance events.
The kit includes not only a new six-piston
caliper design but also new bespoke suspension uprights and uprated brake discs
and pads. The new option is homologated for racing from March 1, 2020 and is
available either as a factory-fit option or a retro-fitted item, so existing
owners can add it to their cars too.
The McLaren 570S GT4 is fresh out of its
more successful season since it first launched, ending 2019 with a 1-2 finish
at the Gulf 12-Hour at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Mclaren’s popular
customer race car scored three titles and victories in each of the
championships it raced during the season. Overall, it’s also the most
successful GT racer McLaren has ever offered so far, scoring 140 podium
finishes by customer racing teams last year. Power is still provided by the
twin-turbo 3.8-liter V8 engine paired to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic
transmission.
The GT4 race version of the baby McLaren
is priced from £ 180,000 for 2020, with the price including the previously
optional removable quick-release steering wheel. Customers can add the Sprint
Power Upgrade kit for an additional £ 600, raising the twin-turbo V8’s power to
540 PS for track driving outside of homologated racing events.
