Want to put a new McLaren 600LT in your driveway?
Better start saving, because with US pricing now announced, it’ll set you back US$ 240,000. The latest addition to McLaren’s “entry-level” Sports Series, the
600LT is based on the 570S, but takes the package much further.
The 600LT is powered by the same 3.8-liter
twin-turbo V8 engine as the 570S. But instead of 562 hp and 601 Nm of torque, the version in the new Longtail kicks out 592 hp and 620 Nm of torque. And with a curb weight trimmed from 1,356 kg to 1,247 kg, it’ll rocket to 100 km/h in just
2.9 seconds, run the 400 meters in 10.4
seconds, and top out at 328 km/h.
In terms of raw performance, those figures put the
600LT well ahead of the 570S and just behind the 720S in Woking’s next-level
Super Series. And so it does with the price, too: the US$ 240k sticker bridges the
gap between the 570S (which starts at US$ 191,100) and the 720S (US$ 288,845).
To put it in the context of its competitors, the
MSRP on the 600LT puts it smack-dab in the middle between the Porsche 911 GT3
RS (US$ 187,500) and GT2 RS (US$ 293,200). It also fairly evenly splits the
difference between the base and Performante versions of the Lamborghini
Huracan, and puts it closer to the US$ 256,550 price of admission on a Ferrari 488
GTB than the US$ 214,553 Portofino.
Of course, there are ways you could spend more on
your 600LT. The MSO Clubsport pack adds another US$ 29,370 to the base price
(bringing it up to US$ 269,370), and the Clubsport Pro pack will cost you US$ 34,600
(for an all-in cost of US$ 274,600). Both packages include carbon-fiber racing
buckets, which are also available as a stand-alone option (for US$ 6,060) along
with lighter-weight alloys (for US$ 4,950).
