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McLaren 570S Spider

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Take one McLaren 570S, remove the roof and replace it with a two-piece retractabl­e hardtop. The result is a modest 46kg heavier than the coupe; McLaren says no extra strengthen­ing of the body was needed, as the super-strong carbon tub was already sturdy enough.

There are two rear buttresses that slope down from the seats and a slight extension of the rear spoiler to accommodat­e the change in proile. McLaren’s dihedral doors have survived the transition to Spider.

The twin-turbo 3.8-litre V8 remains unchanged so there’s 562bhp to play with, and the 0Š62mph launch time of 3.2 seconds is exactly the same as the hardtop’s. Top speed with the roof up is the same as the coupe, too, at 204mph, but drops to 196mph top down. Yours for £164,750. NEED TO KNOW How does it €it in the range? Sports Series minus roof What’s it up against? R8, FŠType, 911 When can I buy one? Now if you want a Launch Edition version

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