The McLaren 507S Sprint has made a grand debut at The Goodwood Festival of Speed. This is a heavily revised, track-only version of McLaren’s compact Sports Series supercar, the 570S. McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt, calls it a chance for people to own a true McLaren race car. The 507 S Sprint brings this experience to a new group of customers. The car which is a racer’s dream is built only for the track, bypassing the legalities that accompany a vehicle fit for use on public roads, and also without the restrictions of any race series. Power and torque levels have been optimised to ensure the ultimate levels of driver engagement and the best levels of noise, too. The car boasts major aerodynamic changes—based on the ‘shrink-wrapped’ design of the 570S Coupé, the 570S Sprint features an air piercing front bumper which separates the airflow above, below and through the bodywork, while the intricate design of the ‘floating’ door tendons channel air into the side-mounted radiators. There’s also the huge, fixed wing rear spoiler which, according to McLaren, generates the highest levels of downforce ever seen on one of its Sports Series cars. An FIA-approved rollcage adds further protection to the lightweight carbon fibre MonoCell II chassis. All of this comes with a price tag of £148,000 ($218,000).
