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It is already one of the professional highlights, if you are allowed to drive a McLaren. Of course, the so-called "bread-and-butter cars" - no offense - are what life is about. Nevertheless, it is vehicles such as the McLaren 570 Spider that sweeten automobile life. The initial headache of driving an open-top supercar in British November was pleasantly quickly dispelled. Driving report of the technoid ground rocket.
Design - It also exists in muted tones
Okay, the McLaren 570's Spider is a super athlete and you can see that at first glance. Accordingly, one may approach the matter a bit more playful in the color choice. May it be the outstanding "McLaren Orange"? Then it is also certain that one notices with the British athletes, like the proverbial colorful dog. Youtube star "Shee150", for example, drives its 675LT in the "MSO Orion Purple" color and is firmly convinced that a sports car also needs an extraordinary color.
If you like it more discreetly and opt for a muted color, you will quickly realize that you are easily overlooked. In the everyday jumble between traffic lights, trucks that look like fairytale castles from the low-mounted seats and passers-by who want to cross the street in front of you, you hardly notice them. Especially if the automatic start-stop system stops the V8 and you just stand there as if you could not tarnish any water.
The McLaren 570 Spider does not even seem so tame. The pointed LED headlights, together with the air-vented front, create a kind of beastly grin. It almost seems like the Brit is looking forward to rigorously carry out his mission - speeding, overtaking and performing. Starting from the front wheel arches, gills follow, opening into bulbous air intakes just past the doors, giving the sideline its character. The filigree 19 or 20 inch wheels, which hide carbon ceramic brake discs, also contribute to this.
Typical for a mid-engine sports car is the architecture with a short nose and elongated rear. What really hides behind this performance bolt hides behind a few bars is the aggregate with its 570 steeds. On the McLaren 570s Spider, however, the British avoided making the stern look jagged. Everything looks like a one-off: that applies equally to the curved tail lights, as well as the beautifully integrated in the diffuser tailpipes. And it is especially true for the rear spoiler, which was compared to the coupe increased by 20 mm.
And otherwise? You can see the convertible pardon: Spider! - hardly that he is one: A super sports with retractable hardtop. And this is exactly where the big thrill of the design lies: The 570s masters the big show, but can also play the very soft notes. So the doors still swing up instead of sideways and make every entry and exit to skilful maneuvers or to the embarrassing act in front of the pub - all a matter of practice. Without a doubt: Great Cinema
Interior - Not too small, the McLaren 570s Spider!
Ok, it has already been mentioned: the entry. If you remember the McLaren 650s, you will find out that the approach here really required practice. Especially for tall people. So you had to move your head strongly, the left / right foot - depending on which side of the steering wheel sits - in the interior next to the steering wheel and then steer as elegant as possible. The enormously wide sills have anything but relieved this balancing act.
And the McLaren 570's Spider? Nothing there! Sure, the hinged doors still require a retracted head when boarding from an upright position. But the absence of the wide sills facilitates the approach immensely. No entanglement, watching if anyone is watching and not worried about an embarrassing failure anymore. Open the door, throw in the butt, close the door, end. What awaits you in the cockpit is generous space. Even as an 1,90 man you have enough space to move. Of course, the interior is not a ballroom, but the 570s would not want to be a family van, but a tight, sporty racing slogan. What is missing is only the cramped sense of space and tweaking, so you can really make yourself comfortable.
And so you enjoy the ideal driving position, let the fine materials work on you and examine the digital instruments. In addition, the Infotainment leaves little to be desired and is steeped in its logic in a short time. Only the settings for the vehicle setup via additional steering column lever are a bit confused.
Driving impressions - fleet-footed, like a young pony
... or like 570 young ponies, better said. It's always such a thing with the super athletes: you get in, full of respect and restraint, until you become more and more courageous and courageous to deal with. The McLaren 570's Spider always gives you the feeling that he has everything under control, that he tiptoes like a young Cassius Clay around his opponents and knows no real challenge. Opponents in this case are not the usual suspects from the blow of one Porsche Turbo 911 S convertibles or one Lamborghini Huracan Spyders, No, these sniffs the Briton alone because of its weight advantage of 166 or 183 kg, like a Bavarian veteran tobacco. If the McLaren 570's Spider is about opponents he can flip around gracefully, then it's the curves of any radius.
Power is always more than enough ready anyway. Thanks to double turbocharging 3,8, the 570er draws in emphatic horses and firmer 600 Nm from its eight combustion chambers. The power delivery? Prompt! This is also reflected in the performance: In 3,2 seconds it goes to 100 and then quickly on to the maximum speed of 328 km / h. But these numbers give only inadequate, as it feels, when the gas pedal is pressed even closer to the carbon floor.
The thrust sets in immediately and brings it back to light immediately: the respect for the brutal forward urge. The Spider offers an enormously high level of mechanical grip, which is so sensitively supported by the electronics in the event of an emergency that hardly any self-trained popometers perceive it. And so you meander from a curve combination to the next and almost completely misses the fact that you're sitting in a convertible, a spider. Short outdoor temperature check: + 9 degrees Celsius, that fits.
So you slow down the pace to a maximum of 40 km / h, makes the folding roof within 15 seconds behind the headrests disappear, binds the scarf about tighter and folds up the collar of the jacket. If it continues then, you know that you should either save the expensive hairdresser or - on the contrary - to become a regular guest. The wind is rushing through the interior even at medium tempi, that a headgear, at least in November, should be an integral part. And so you sweep again from curve to curve, it feels a bit like a gentleman racer in a small roadster and is only by the perfect interaction of the components back into the here and now. Not a bad attribute!
Conclusion: If you like perfection, you will love the McLaren 570's Spider
Yes, there are other open athletes who offer a similar performance. A Lamborghini may be more emotional when he yells at the driver to tickle the last out of him. A Porsche seems even more set due to its reputation and reputation Ferrari? Yes, the Italian probably connects all competitors a bit and breaks off a bit of the technoid perfection of the McLaren.
However, hardly any of these candidates manage the technical perfection to combine the incredible, achievable speeds, the light-footedness and the strikingly unremarkable exterior as the Briton. Especially since the package is attractively priced for around 200.000 Euro. While the Lambo still ranks at the same level, at least 220.000 Euro go to Stuttgart or 237.000 Euro to Modena. Not that Otto Normal could afford these prices. But you will probably still be allowed to dream?