The teasing season has begun for McLaren's incoming Senna GTR, with the British brand today confirming downforce and suspension specifics for its track-only monster.
The GTR - a harder, angrier version of the Senna supercar - will produce a whopping 1000kg of downforce (though McLaren is yet to confirm the speed specifics), which, along with its 607kW, 800Nm twin-turbocharged V8 engine, should make for some seriously quick track times.
McLaren also confirmed today that the Senna GTR will adopt suspension taken from the brand's GT3 race cars, as well as a set of racing Pirelli slicks.
The brand will begin dynamic testing this month, though using a Senna for the body work as the finished GTR shape is still being finalised. Expect a wider track, wider fenders and bigger front splitter and rear diffuser, as well as a huge rear wing that looms above the bodywork.
Inside, anything that could be stripped to save weight has been, including all the airbags and the infotainment screen, while a new steering wheel with integrated drive buttons replaces a traditional gearshift. Happily, though, air-conditioning made the final cut, so knocking out some hot laps won't feel like you're driving a sauna.
Pretty tempting, yes. But you can't have one. Just 75 will be built, and despite a 1.1m pound ($1.9m) price tag, the Senna GTR was sold out within a month of being announced.
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Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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