It looks and drives like a supercar, but McLaren assures us it isn’t. The 570S is, in fact, a sports car, the cheapest McLaren on the lot—one that may cause Ferrari to rethink its strategy.
What Is It? McLaren 570S Coupe: rear-wheel-drive, two-seat sports car
Starting Price: $184,900
Competitors: Porsche 911 Turbo S, Audi R8, Mercedes-AMG GT S
Alternatives: Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Would I Buy It With My Own Money? For roughly the price of Porsche 911 Turbo, the 570S’ supercar demeanor makes it an instant winner.
We’re not typically in the habit of recommending carmakers’ least expensive offerings. But with its new 570S, McLaren makes any other course impossible. Simply put, the latest model from the vaunted English racecar constructor’s growing catalog of high-performance road cars is not only its most affordable offering ever, it is also the most satisfying—the svelte repository of more easily accessible fun.
So much so that we can say with assurance that if our supertanker came in tomorrow, even half-loaded—because the 570S’s starting price of $184,900 is no more (and possibly even less) than that of a well-optioned Porsche 911 Turbo—we’d be talking to our McLaren dealer about it. And, as our English friends might say, sharpish.
McLaren 570S Coupe: First Drive
This is basically a poor man's sports car.
Expect valet parking to park your car next to a Nissan Sentra or something like that.
Expect gold diggers to ignore you at black tie gala events.
Expect professional car thieves to pass over your car for Porsches and Ferraris.
Don't expect people to take photos of your car with their cell phones or gawk at you on the highway.
Don't expect this will put you in with the in-crowd at the country club.
Don't expect a Kardashian to hit you up for a date.
What Is It? McLaren 570S Coupe: rear-wheel-drive, two-seat sports car
Starting Price: $184,900
Competitors: Porsche 911 Turbo S, Audi R8, Mercedes-AMG GT S
Alternatives: Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Would I Buy It With My Own Money? For roughly the price of Porsche 911 Turbo, the 570S’ supercar demeanor makes it an instant winner.
We’re not typically in the habit of recommending carmakers’ least expensive offerings. But with its new 570S, McLaren makes any other course impossible. Simply put, the latest model from the vaunted English racecar constructor’s growing catalog of high-performance road cars is not only its most affordable offering ever, it is also the most satisfying—the svelte repository of more easily accessible fun.
So much so that we can say with assurance that if our supertanker came in tomorrow, even half-loaded—because the 570S’s starting price of $184,900 is no more (and possibly even less) than that of a well-optioned Porsche 911 Turbo—we’d be talking to our McLaren dealer about it. And, as our English friends might say, sharpish.
McLaren 570S Coupe: First Drive
This is basically a poor man's sports car.
Expect valet parking to park your car next to a Nissan Sentra or something like that.
Expect gold diggers to ignore you at black tie gala events.
Expect professional car thieves to pass over your car for Porsches and Ferraris.
Don't expect people to take photos of your car with their cell phones or gawk at you on the highway.
Don't expect this will put you in with the in-crowd at the country club.
Don't expect a Kardashian to hit you up for a date.
