[xero]

They'll likely VIN lock those parts so people can't home brew their own LM

If you read through the press releases it's almost like they're advertising the kit. Would've been easier to just release as the 750LM but it's mentioned in even the title it has MSO HDK enhancements.

"It will also feature the new MSO High Downforce Kit (HDK), which adds visual drama to the 750S with a raised carbon fibre Active Rear Spoiler with integral endplates"

That reads like an option.

 

[Trevor90]

I'll bet @EvolutionAutomotive can get 'em.....

I'll bet china gets it done first.

 

[Willtord]

It would be more attractive (to me), if "special" variants of what effectively is the base vehicle, had increased power and chassis/suspension upgrades.

I've contacted MSO and the response was "Thank you, we'll bear that into consideration for the future".

I remember being there, when the first F1 LM was being assembled, it was the road-going version of the GTR, itself a huge development over the road car, with many new & upgraded engineering parts, not just jewellery. It feels to me, despite how pretty the 750S LM looks, as though McLaren have sold their soul to the marketing department accountants. "Special" variants should be more than "look special".

A HDK for the 750S will undoubtedly be released in the near future, enabling owners to mimik the looks of the LM. If the LM had improved engineering, the differences between the 2 could easily be maintained & the price differential easily justified.

 

[xero]

It would be more attractive (to me), if "special" variants of what effectively is the base vehicle, had increased power and chassis/suspension upgrades.

I've contacted MSO and the response was "Thank you, we'll bear that into consideration for the future".

I remember being there, when the first F1 LM was being assembled, it was the road-going version of the GTR, itself a huge development over the road car, with many new & upgraded engineering parts, not just jewellery. It feels to me, despite how pretty the 750S LM looks, as though McLaren have sold their soul to the marketing department accountants. "Special" variants should be more than "look special".

A HDK for the 750S will undoubtedly be released in the near future, enabling owners to mimik the looks of the LM. If the LM had improved engineering, the differences between the 2 could easily be maintained & the price differential easily justified.

Couldn’t agree more.

 

[invisiblewave]

It would be more attractive (to me), if "special" variants of what effectively is the base vehicle, had increased power and chassis/suspension upgrades.

I've contacted MSO and the response was "Thank you, we'll bear that into consideration for the future".

I remember being there, when the first F1 LM was being assembled, it was the road-going version of the GTR, itself a huge development over the road car, with many new & upgraded engineering parts, not just jewellery. It feels to me, despite how pretty the 750S LM looks, as though McLaren have sold their soul to the marketing department accountants. "Special" variants should be more than "look special".

A HDK for the 750S will undoubtedly be released in the near future, enabling owners to mimik the looks of the LM. If the LM had improved engineering, the differences between the 2 could easily be maintained & the price differential easily justified.

They already made the car you're describing 5 years ago.

 

[06viper]

Contrary to what some people have been saying about no LT version of the 750, LT 2.0s talks HAVE been discussed, even the idea of an R version has been thrown around. It is pretty easy to predict Mclarens most likely next move. Same thing they did with the 650, 720, and now the 750. Especially with the big delay of the 7 series replacement.

Porsche does it with the whole 911 platform, GT3.1 to GT3.2, etc
Lambo does it with the Huracan Perf and then a few years later the STO. Aventador SV and a few years later SVJ

650--> 650 LM--> 675LT
720--> 720 LM--> 765LT
750--> 750 LM--> 7xxLT

TED talk over haha.

 

[Willtord]

The Huracan Performante had more horsepower than the standard (then) model, so not quite true. It also had improved engineering and aero. Porsche's incremental updates all have slightly more power, than the previous offerings.
The 650 LM, 720S LM and 750S LM have the standard engine & HP.
The baseline for each model was already class-leading, but they could have made each technically better than the base models. It's effectively a marketing gimmick, using visual improvements. I doubt any of them will be faster around a lap than the models they're based on, but people with little technical prowess will undoubtedly be whipped up into a frenzy, nevertheless.

 

[scottpkura2]

Sure is a lot of fuss over a car fewer than the very few will have.

 

[invisiblewave]

Sure is a lot of fuss over a car fewer than the very few will have.

I'm getting flashbacks to the triple crown paint job.... lol

 

[MKM]

I just spoke with my dealer and registered my interest. Starting price is $545K and current LM owners have right of first refusal. I am not one of those people, but figured I would throw my hat in the ring.

 

[Steve Theodore]

I do hope that they take the opportunity to properly number them instead of the old '1 of 50' trick that would be a cop out. If I'm buying a limited edition model, I sure as heck want to know what number my actual car is of the 50.

 

[aorta]

I just spoke with my dealer and registered my interest. Starting price is $545K and current LM owners have right of first refusal. I am not one of those people, but figured I would throw my hat in the ring.

And only 20 coming to the US. The $545 is base. So you still have to spec them with lift etc…Defitnely over $600k for a mildly optioned car. I was told 100% they will NOT offer the HDK as a stand alone option for 750’s. Not from a dealer…much higher up than that. Also…the LM will be a ‘27 model…so likely out next summer or later.

There will be no 750 version LT. IMHO, at the moment…McLaren is a cluster f-$k. Super frustrated with the new transition. They’re playing ping pong with ideas and it’s ridiculous. But they have made it very clear, no LT.

 

[scottpkura2]

I do hope that they take the opportunity to properly number them instead of the old '1 of 50' trick that would be a cop out. If I'm buying a limited edition model, I sure as heck want to know what number my actual car is of the 50.

Typically thats done so one car isn't/doesn't become more valuable than another.

 

[06viper]

With a starting price of 545k and as Aorta said after options easily in the 600k range, makes you scratch your head and wonder if its really 250-300k better than a decent spec 750 coupe which you can get in the 350-390k range right now!

 

[Trevor90]

With a starting price of 545k and as Aorta said after options easily in the 600k range, makes you scratch your head and wonder if its really 250-300k better than a decent spec 750 coupe which you can get in the 350-390k range right now!

Yeah, at this price point makes 0 sense. And let's be honest, it won't be 100k better than a 750...

 

[xero]

It wasn't ever conceived or designed to be better. It's ostensibly an LM car for the track but in reality it's pitched (even by McLaren) as a collectors car that'll (and this is verbatim from the press release) "become one of our most sought-after supercars, with previous Le Mans editions of the 650S and 720S commanding a premium over standard models"

Like the old adage about telling people you're a good person.

 

[Iron5]

With a starting price of 545k and as Aorta said after options easily in the 600k range, makes you scratch your head and wonder if its really 250-300k better than a decent spec 750 coupe which you can get in the 350-390k range right now!

A LeMans Edition doesn't aim to be “better” than its base product. This car was simply built with a good eye for details to honor a very memorable race for MaLaren.
And as it happens, nobody is forced to buy this car. I only know one thing: in each case (650 and 720) all 50 examples were sold and most of them are in collections.

 

[invisiblewave]

A LeMans Edition doesn't aim to be “better” than its base product. This car was simply built with a good eye for details to honor a very memorable race for MaLaren.
And as it happens, nobody is forced to buy this car. I only know one thing: in each case (650 and 720) all 50 examples were sold and most of them are in collections.

Does the 720 version have a high down force kit? I would expect this 750 to be quite a bit better on track with the new wing.

 

[Iron5]

Does the 720 version have a high down force kit? I would expect this 750 to be quite a bit better on track with the new wing.

No, no HDK ob the 720S.

In the gray theory, an HDK on a 750S may have an influence (faster in the curve, slower on the straights), and if so then in the millisecond range (I consider an HDK to be a marketing gag). However, I dare say that no one, absolutely no one, will take a LeMans Edition to the racetrack, that is simply not the purpose of such a model.

 

[V12orwalk]

No, no HDK ob the 720S.

In the gray theory, an HDK on a 750S may have an influence (faster in the curve, slower on the straights), and if so then in the millisecond range (I consider an HDK to be a marketing gag). However, I dare say that no one, absolutely no one, will take a LeMans Edition to the racetrack, that is simply not the purpose of such a model.

I will if they sell one to me