McLaren 650S revealed early

The McLaren 650S (pictured) arrives a little earlier than McLaren planned

Just a few days age we had the first tease for the new McLaren 650S, a car McLaren said was aimed between the existing 12C and the hypercar McLaren P1. We speculated the 650S would be a tweaked 12C with more power and styling tweaks, and that’s exactly what it is.

Driving has managed to publish the first official photos this morning (albeit in fairly low res) and it’s clear the 650S is the 12C with a healthy does of P1 mixed in for extra appeal.

But it’s not just a few cosmetic tweaks and 641bhp (instead of the regular 12C’s 616bhp), McLaren has uprated the brakes, gearshifts, suspension, tyres and aerodynamics to make the 650S quicker and more dynamic than the 12C.

It also seems there will be a coupe and a convertible version of the 650S as well as additional carbon fibre options.

McLaren are planning to keep production of the regular 12C going, but it does seem likely the new 650S will take sales away from the standard car, even with a premium of over £20k for the 650S which will see it starting around the £200,000 mark.

The McLaren 650S will be officially revealed at the Geneva Motor Show next month, but after this leak it seems highly likely McLaren will be officially revealing the 650S soon. Very soon.

By Cars UK