McLaren Automotive has revealed its McLaren 570GT by MSO Concept ahead of its debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California, US, which will be held this Sunday. 

The McLaren Special Operations (MSO) division created the concept based on the new 570GT to showcase bespoke features it can offer and further accentuate McLaren’s interpretation of a GT car.

McLaren’s craftsmen and designers have added styling, feature and material enhancements such as an electro-chromic roof that are all destined to become available through the MSO Defined portfolio. 

Firstly, the car delivers an improved aural experience thanks to its new MSO Exhaust system. Manufactured from titanium and consequently 30 per cent lighter than the standard stainless steel system, the exhaust delivers a progressively richer and more characterful tone more immediately as the revs rise than the standard exhaust.  

The MSO Exhaust’s heat shields are also finished in a golden titanium nitride tint, visible through the rear air ducts, which naturally change colour to a blue/purple as the system heats and cools through its cycle.

Externally, the concept car is finished in Pearl White paintwork.  Complementing the finish is a Piano Black package, delivering a deep gloss black finish to exterior details including the wheels, side skirt, front and rear and door inserts, as well as interior details.

Currently in development for the 570GT, the electro-chromic roof takes the standard-fit glass roof with UV-protective interlayer and adds a further electro-chromic interlayer.  Using a touch-sensitive headlining, the roof can be adjusted through five defined points from almost clear to a rich, dark tint, adding a further level of comfort, privacy and protection for occupants.

Completing the exterior treatment of the car are full-length sill panels in gloss carbon fibre. 

Internally, the car features a ‘By McLaren’ luxury interior in saddle tan with a12-speaker Bowers and Wilkins Hi-Fi system.  Harmonising with the enhanced exterior carbon fibre content, the concept features the carbon fibre interior pack in gloss lacquer. 

To complete the bespoke nature of the concept, interior components, interior door inserts and tunnel sides are all finished in a rich gloss lacquer.

The recently introduced 570GT is the most luxurious and refined McLaren to date. Offering up to 370 litres of storage, plus a suspension and steering that’s finely-tuned to deliver longer-distance comfort, the 570GT is the most road-biased McLaren to date with a focus on day-to-day usability.

The front luggage area provides 150 litres of stowage, while a further 220 litres of space is available behind the seats on the leather-lined touring deck. This additional space is accessed via the side opening glass hatch bringing the total storage space for the 570GT to 370 litres. 

Under the skin, the long-distance comfort is created by fine tuning of the suspension, including a reduction in spring rate stiffness of 15 per cent at the front and 10 per cent at the rear. Independent adaptive dampers can be dynamically adjusted through Normal, Sport and Track settings. In addition, the electro-hydraulic steering system offers a two percent reduced ratio, specifically designed to smooth out driver inputs at high cruising speed.

The 570GT is fitted with a 3.8-litre twin turbo V8 M838TE engine. Power and torque output is 570 PS (562 bhp) and 600 Nm (443 lb ft) respectively and power is delivered to the rear wheels via a seven-speed seamless-shift transmission with adjustment through Normal, Sport and Track settings to produce one of the most rewarding and engaging driving experiences in the sports car class.

The 570GT uses a carbon fibre chassis, the MonoCell II, which debuted in the 570S Coupé and is shared across the Sports Series models. Weighing just 75 kg, the lightweight yet extremely stiff chassis contributes to a dry weight of 1,350 kg.

The car goes from 0-100 kmph in 3.4 seconds, 0-200 kmph in 9.8 seconds, with a top speed of 328 kmph. 

Despite supercar performance, there have been no sacrifices to the everyday drivability and practicality of the 570GT which returns 26.6 mpg (10.7 l/100 km) on the EU combined cycle and emissions of 249 g/km.