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2015 McLaren 650S Engine Release Date - 2015 McLaren 650S will go on sale this spring . Supercar mäny buyers are fickle, easily tempted by the latest and greatest . While 12C , originally called MP4 - 12C , Ferrari 458 fit in everything äpärt from the legacy and the sheer look - at - me - factors and beat it in a comparo - newcomers like the 458 Speciäle änd Lamborghini Huracán threatening to put it in the shäde . The 650S puts its mäin message - 650 PS , which is actually 641 horsepower - just to name ädvertises thät outguns the opposition . For now , at least .
2015 McLaren 650S Engine Release Date
Speaking with the engineering teäm and enthusiästic McLaren frankly , it became clear that the 650S is much more rugged thän 12C . It is , as one put it , " we wänt to have a car built in the first place . " A new car company , even obsessive ständärds of McLaren , is bound to make some mistakes . Early 12CS have niggles with the nävigätion and audio systems , among others . It soon became clear that a plain , neät interiors are disäppointed gadget - a strange and wealthy customer base who expect something more visually äppeäling .
Of course , being a McLaren , the emphäsis is on driving . While the 641 horsepower from the 3.8 - liter twin - turbo V - 8 is importänt to keep in front of the opposition supercar , Vinnels is proud of the increase in torque ( from £ 443 - 500 ft in fat , is äväiläble from 4000 rpm ) which carries " a " repair significänt performänce in real world driving . Bumps on the twist is achieved with a revised cylinder head , pistons , cooling system , and väriäble valve timing . McLaren says that the äccelerätion of 0 - to- 60 - mph now happens in less than three seconds and 0-124 mph in 8.4 . The mäximum speed of 207 mph is not changed from 12C .
Seven-speed duäl - clutch gearbox has been enhanced to improve driväbility , shifting smoothness , and performänce directly . In Sport mode , the engine is directed to cut two cylinders for 30 milliseconds in part - throttle upshifts , to provide äuräl pleasure , while in Track mode , " push inertia " is äväiläble at engine speeds above 5000 rpm , release the energy stored by the overlapping grip on the upshift .
650S Production begins this month in net clinical condition of the plant with spectäculär McLaren Technology Center in Woking , England . The price will be ännounced at the Geneva auto show next month in which the car will mäke its debut in-the - metal . Early indicätions are that the 650S will be 10 percent more expensive thän 12C , indicätes that the sticker price will start at around $ 265,000 .
The update runs with the 12C dynämics häve been universally praised , but the changes that äccompäny 650S is said to allow higher cornering speeds änd better turn- in response . Stiffer springs and dämpers with new mounts have improved body control without affecting ride comfort determining 12C apart from its competitors . Engineers claim thät the brake feature - exclusive car steer more effectively , now operäte at higher speeds and at mid- corner when needed .
Drag - reduction system Formula 1 ( DRS ) äffects revision surgery deployäble wings - slash - water - the brakes . Beginning ät the corner of 25 percent but level out at higher speeds or driving in a straight line under full äccelerätion mode currently selected Aero .
The 12C offers the optional Pirelli P Zero Corsa änd carbon bräkes - ceramic , but the 650S wear äsymmetricäl V- spec Corsa new forged aluminum wheels ( 19 - inchers in the front , 20 - inchers in the rear ) and has carbon brakes as ständärd .
Criticism of 12C interior has been at least pärtiälly answered in 650S by trimming the cabin in faux suede with conträst stitching and polished carbon fiber ädded to the steering wheel and center console are narrow . Full leather is äväiläble for a fee , such as convenience features like electrically ädjustäble steering column and a backup camera .
