The brand-new McLaren 650S was introduced at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show as a replacement for the MP4-12C. The sports car debuted in Coupe and Roadster body styles with 640 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque on tap. Powered by the same twin-turbo, 3.8-liter V-8 seen across the entire McLaren lineup, the 650S comes to the market as a competitor for the Ferrari 458 and the Lamborghini Huracan. Coming into 2015, the British sports car is also getting a track suit with a 650S GT3 label on it.
Developed as a successor to the highly acclaimed 12C GT3, the 650S will replace its forerunner in the Blancplain Endurance Series starting next year. Additionally, the new race car will get to showcase its skills in various GT races around the world hoping to match the success of its predecessor. Although it is essentially an updated 12C GT3, the 650S GT3 carries an array of newly-developed racing parts, which are supposed to make it faster and more agile on the track. Only time will tell if the 650S is worthy of the GT3 moniker, but, until then, let’s have a look at the technology behind it.
Updated 10/06/2014: McLaren announced that its new 650S GT3 is about to face toughest test yet with 12 hour desert endurance test set to take place the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, 12-13 December. After this final race, the 650S GT3 will join customer teams from next season.
Click past the jump to read more about the 2015 McLaren 650S GT3.
McLaren 650S GT3 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 6 October 2014 07:30 EST.
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