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The McLaren every time ! 😊

Ferrari

The 296... If I were choosing... It just seems that bit more special. But neither are really my cup of tea.

296. Sadly McLaren still seem to have quality issues.

Ferrari

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Watch Harry's Garage review. That's the most real review.

And tiff needel 👀

How you going to forget Chris Harris? The true GOAT of reviews

@@porscheguy5848 he’s monkey 👍

@@porscheguy5848 monkey Aka Chris harris 😎

@@porscheguy5848 bruh monkey is harris. Thats his nickname. Harrismonkey

Painfully reminiscent ill-practices of another British Sportscar manufacturer, that paid the ultimate price of their recklessness... they no longer exist, sadly... A once respected manufacturer with proper British heritage, a company sized just right, just enough to still be in touch with their prospective buyers and enthusiasts, and owners on a personal level that owning one meant like it or not you bought into an actual family and friends; part of the allure for most buyers. Owning one put you closely in touch with anyone from the company, a long lost practice, or rather i should say reality of Manufacturers like Ferrari and Lamborghini, Porsche even. Something about British made exotica that are unique enough to appeal to a very particular set of folks and enough to keep the money coming in just enough to continue its hand made construction. British built sports cars like Lotus, McLaren, TVR, Noble, etc are as delicate financially as they are constructed. Unique as they are meant to be, attracting customers who desire something different than the usual Italian or German offerings. Jonathan - I am referring to TVR by the way. The ill practices I keep hearing and reading about from owners of McLaren are becoming undeniably frequent and were the same practices that eventually killed TVR.

Completely different cars: 296 is in a superior class (both for price and performance), MC20 is more of a GT (and isn't hybrid). I think some fairer comparisons would be this vs 911 GT3 vs Huracan RWD vs R8 and MC20 vs Turbo S vs McLaren GT.

296 would destroy it. This car is underpowered, as ridiculous as that sounds to say about a 670hp vehicle.

@@seligerKU not underpowered, just a different class

@@agustinseguy yeah, a p1 would destroy a 296, people are dumb

@@Taz1451 yeah

Tbh I wish they would try something new, it's the same look on most of their cars and they just don't stand out amongs each other.

@@ahoymateeez they are fine

hasn't he had it for a while now?

Watches are almost the dumbest veblen product out there, I will say it's better than carrying a $1,000 phone though.

Evo is a magazine first, youtube second.

What about Doug???? Surely his videos are the best shot?

if it ain't broke.... same way why 911 looks the same for the last 50 years

@@ChR0nos_7734 The important difference: The 911 is 1 iconic model of a otherwise very diverse lineup! McLarens models are - except for some limited halo projects - basically indistinguishable for the average bystander. Is it some 6xx, 7xx, 5xx?! Which model year?! In addition even powertrain etc. are repetitive. A Ferrari is always a Ferrari, but they have multiple clearly distinguishable models, and constantly reinvent their design language.

they are copy-pasting for sales to fund their out-dated, end of the era driver like ricciardo

@@bella_testastretta No matter for what reason, copy-and-paste is always dangerous for a car manufacturer! Especially when building more expensive sports cars, which heavily rely on design! You may copy/paste some entry level Golf to a certain degree, but otherwise have to evolve or reinvent. Porsche created a Boxster, a Cayenne, a Carrera GT etc. When talking about McLaren most people know the iconic F1 from back in the day, but can’t tell you what they’re creating right now or what model they’re looking at!

As a big McLaren fan, this hurts so much to read, even though deep down I know it's true.

@@StarOfArtemis That’s British build quality right there. Perhaps they should allow Audi brought them at least that will improve their quality

@@tommywang8229 Then they'd remove all the fun.

@@EvoraGT430 fair points

Actually another one did on the same launch...

Regulations probably won't make it feasible.

I kinda miss the 12C styling, though the 720s and GT were also good looking. Their other cars look decent but nothing I'd fall in love with.

@@Bruno-cb5gk The 12c was a munter. Sorry

I'm kind of shocked modern cars don't lower the rev limiter according to engine temperature.

Coming in a few days

That's what these videos almost always are though.

And warrantee doesn't guarantee problem-free, if you're dealing with corporate slime such as VAG, FCA, or Mercedes.

@@numbereightyseven Corporate slime? McLaren has a very low score on how they treat customers. There are so few of them that even one bad client-facing individual can taint the whole brand. With the other groups, one can simply move to a better shop. With McLaren, many people have to go to Manchester.

Artura

Yes good point. With my PHEV BMW I’ve been using the engine when I depart just to warm it up and then go back into hybrid mode when there’s heat in the engine. Then I keep a watch on the temp gauge to be safe

The engine goes into conditioning mode before it actually starts delivering torque.

@@Sidowse the Porsche line-up is wildly varied which cannot be said of McLaren...

@@ikerdelpalacio5160 please what?

@@ikerdelpalacio5160 lol what are you smoking cuz I want some

@@21sled I'm smoking McLaren SUVs, McLaren saloons...yes, I'm a non-smoker 🤣🤙🏻

The Porsche line up is wildly varied 😂🤣😂

Me too, I don’t think it’s aimed at the current 600LT owner which as we both know is heavily track orientated , saw the Artura at McLaren’s Silverstone track day, it’s nice but doesn’t give me the wow factor in terms of looks , the rear window and roof line isn’t great tbh, I hope it’s successful for Mclaren, if not I really do fear the McLaren brand.

These days touch screens are cheaper to make than physical buttons. Car makers are marketing cost cutting as a futuristic feature. Unfortunately it’s unlikely that they will ever switch back

@@stevenjalopnik1342 That may be true, but on what’s going to be a £200k+ car by the time you’ve added a few basic options, you’d have thought they could damn the expense and make something tactile and functional. They still use mechanical steering so why not mechanical knobs?

@@stevenjalopnik1342 I seriously doubt touch screens are cheaper to build than physical buttons. Where did you get this information?

The opposite is true, computers age like milk and date a car horrifically.

Yes.

potentially. that applies to any cold engine.

I agree. Mclaren has sooo much potential but they really are making things difficult for themselves.