It’s difficult to think of a car manufacturer that has enjoyed as great a resurgence in recent years as McLaren. In the space of less than a decade, the Woking firm has shouldered its way through the crowd to become a supercar front-runner alongside the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini.
Whether the dizzying heights of the F1 have been matched is a moot point, but what isn’t is that increased accessibility has led to sales rises every year since the release of the MP4-12C in 2011.
Some of the more high-end offerings will no doubt go straight from the showroom to investment-grade cryo-bubbles and rarely see the road – but there are other, more usable and achievable machines.
Leading the pack is the 600LT, the ‘entry level’ Sports Series range-topper that apes the long-tail F1 of 1997 (hence the LT). Unlike its more expensive stablemates, the 600LT does without movable aerodynamics and cross-linked dampers, sacrificing downforce for precise handling and speed – a happy trade-off.
Powered by a 3799cc V8 producing 592bhp and 457lb ft of torque, the 600LT is capable of a top speed of 204mph and covers the 0-62mph dash in just 2.9 secs.
