"Clearly, reviews from the CEO lack independence and don't count. And Collins was only comparing the Artura Spider to the other cars in his range. But he's right. The more powerful, more expensive, more extreme McLaren 750S is sensational but requires more effort and concentration and compromise as a result, and the entry-level GTS hasn't quite ignited the imagination of supercar buyers the way the other two have, despite the junior sibling often being the sweet-spot of a supercar maker's range."
"Not the range that EV drivers obsess over, but range as in bandwidth and breadth of ability. Here is a car which, on paper, ought to be terrifying. It claims to hit 60mph in three seconds dead but Car and Driver, a US magazine, independently tested a previous, lower-powered version of the fixed-roof Artura coupe at 2.6 seconds to 60mph, and 5.5 seconds to 100mph. That's really, really fast: faster than is comfortable or than most mortal drivers can cope with."
McLaren's Surrey headquarters, designed by Sir Norman Foster, interlocks with its cooling lake in a yin-yang layout. CEO Nick Collins favored the Tanzanite blue Artura Spider over his Land Rover Defender and called it the best car McLaren makes. The Artura Spider sits between the extreme 750S and the less inspiring entry-level GTS, offering a wider, more usable range of ability. Performance claims include 60mph in three seconds, while independent testing of an earlier fixed-roof Artura achieved 2.6 seconds to 60mph and 5.5 seconds to 100mph. The revised car is rated at 691bhp from a downsized 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6.
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