I test drove a 570GT about two months ago, but never got round to writing a review. Honestly, because it wasn’t that interesting to drive.
Quick summary:
+ Ballistically fast.
+ Fantastic cabin design and comfort.
+ Love the airiness of the cabin.
+ The GT’s profile and rear is quite handsome.
+ The rear opening glass is one of the coolest features in an automobile.
- With it’s emphasis on GT comfort, the negative tradeoff is that the driving experience is detached and un-engaging. I understand why Motor Trend ranked it so low on this year’s Best Driver’s Car.
- Headlights are a bit too smiley. Makes it hard to genuinely like the front.
- I discovered first hand the little quality issues McLarens have. McLaren has been using a lot of the same switches since the 12c, so why continued woes?
- I still don’t like the portrait format infotainment system or the IRIS system.
- Exhaust sound is meh.
The perfect entry level McLaren would be a 570 with the GT’s rear styling and the 570S’ driving dynamics.