2016 McLaren 675LT Spider

To be offered by Silverstone Auctions Sale of Iconic, Classic and Supercars at Supercar Fest on Saturday 20th May.

Guide Price: £210,000  - £240,000

According to McLaren "Few people get to experience the thrill of real power. Power pushed to the very edge of reason until it rides that fine line between far enough and too far. Power that is so addictive that, once tasted, it gets under your skin. Step forward the 675LT"

The 675LT was the pinnacle of McLaren’s Super Series and big brother to the 650S. Lighter, more powerful, more focused and more fun, the 675LT was the result of McLaren’s engineers putting the 650S back through what it calls the 'the loop' to improve on every area it felt needed attention. The numbers were pretty impressive, 666bhp/ 516lb.ft, 62mph in just 2.9-secs, 124mph in 7.9-secs and on to a 205mph maximum speed.

The company didn’t originally plan to make an open-air version of the 675LT Coupé, but the sheer volume of interest from customers who missed out on the Coupe’s 500-off production run led McLaren to reconsider, and its engineers set to work on transplanting the 650S Spider's folding roof mechanism. The Spider gave those that failed to secure the hardtop 675LT the opportunity to get their hands on one of these lightweight (1270kg) ballistic British supercars but they would have had to have been quick as the production run sold out immediately it was announced, even with a price tag of £285,000.

This 2016, U.K-supplied, right-hand drive 675LT is finished in Lantana Purple with Alcantara upholstery. The specification is fantastic and includes carbon fibre exterior upgrade A-pack (£7,920), retractable hardtop in body colour, door mirrors in carbon fibre (£2,340), sports exhaust, stealth pack, front bumper end plate in carbon fibre, front splitter in carbon fibre, carbon fibre side-intakes (£2,340), side-skirt in carbon fibre, diffuser in carbon fibre, badge set in sealth, soft close doors, electric and heated memory seats, steering wheel -carbon black leather, steering wheel paddles - extended, seatbelts in orange (£270), air conditioning, door insert in carbon black alcantara, front and rear parking sensors with rear-view camera (£2,730), vehicle tracking system, vehicle lifting system (£3,730), super-lightweight five-spoke diamond-cut alloys (£2,790) ceramic brakes, McLaren Orange calipers and a Meridian sound system upgrade (£3,150).

The odometer currently reads 10,100 miles and the car naturally has a full service history as detailed below.

The car still has a McLaren transferable warranty until July this year and the very appropriate registration number for a 666bhp LT, 'T666 LTS', will remain with the car.

The idea of an extreme, driver-focused supercar with a folding roof seems counter-intuitive but the de-roofing actually adds an extra dimension to the 675LT allowing the driver to experience its thrills even more viscerally in the open air, whilst barely affecting the car’s tub-bound rigidity. Even if you are not in the market for a sub-670bhp, fresh-air supercar, come along to our sale and simply enjoy this superb example of British engineering and ingenuity.