McLaren 675LT Spider and Carbon Fiber P1

McLaren has announced two special cars for the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, but if you want to purchase either of them it is too late. The first of these special machines is a carbon fiber tribute P1 made by the folks in the McLaren Special Operations (MSO) division. The P1 features visible carbon fiber with a “Lio Blue” tint lacquer. The entire carbon body is hand-laid.

The carbon fiber theme continues on the inside as it is throughout the vehicle. The supportive seats with P1 headrest lettering feature Alcantara. This is one of the 375 P1s that were produced before the hybrid supercar ended production.

The owner of this car had MSO do the personalization and it will go to the customer after being on display at Geneva. This will be the first P1 to be publicly displayed with the visual carbon option.

Along side the P1 will be a McLaren 675LT Spider that has also been worked on by MSO. The car has more carbon fiber than the standard model to help make it lighter. The carbon-fiber retractable roof can be opened at speeds up to 25 mph. The move to the lighter material alone save 2.2 lbs. That may not seem like much, but if you find small victories like that throughout a car then it can make a huge difference.

The “Longtail” air brake continues the carbon theme with the top getting painted the same color as the body, but the underneath displaying the natural look of the lightweight material. The front bumper end plates, side skirts, side air intakes and rear bumper all get the visual carbon treatment. The visible engine bay is highlighted by a 24-carat gold heatshield around the titanium exhaust system.

Inside black Alcantara racing seats help contrast the Xenon Yellow stitching. To further provide contrast the rotary Handling and Powertrain controls on the Active Dynamics Panel are finished in Solis, a gold color unique to the 675LT Spider.

The McLaren is powered by a 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V8 that helps the 675LT rocket from 0-60 mph in just 2.9 seconds. Even more impressive is a 0-124 mph run comes in at just 8.1 seconds and flat-out it can hit a top speed of 204 mph.

Only 500 examples of the McLaren 675LT Spider will be produced worldwide. If you want one, then you have to wait until you can get one on the used market as all 500 are already sold and that is before the Geneva Motor Show which is the first public appearance of the British supercar.

Also confirmed for Geneva is that a 650S GT3 race car will be displayed as will a new vehicle that will be part of the more affordable Sports Series.