The 2021 McLaren GT Is A Practical Exotic (But That’s A Relative Thing…)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- The structure is carbon fiber. The 612 horsepower twin-turbo V8 has only 3,384 pounds to move. It’s so rare you may never see one in person. A true canyon carver, the McLaren GT is the most practical car the company makes, versatile enough to haul a set of golf clubs. But no, it won’t replace your SUV or minivan. It remains a McLaren and that means it’s different from anything else out there. Tom Voelk checks out a 2021 model.
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1:30 OVERVIEW
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3:42 DRIVING
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Tom, I genuinely believe you have the best car reviews on TH-cam. No hype, no clickbait, just pure authoritative, professional and engaging content. Thank you!
Thanks. Just trying to do what I'd like to see.
Less people have taste to enjoy his works.
Agreed 💯 %!!!
Yes! Been watching for a while and always great content!
@@DrivenCarReviews So did J. S. Bach.
I watch these partly to see beautiful Washington state.. really nice scenery in each video
Come visit. Just don't move here. We're full. 😁
Thanks for all of the extra work you do (for example, matching the color among four or five different cameras from different manufacturers--not an easy task!) to make your production values way above average for TH-cam. Please be careful with your replacement chainsaw, though; I've been watching your videos for many years now, and we want to keep watching your car reviews for many years go come!
Tom, thank you for taking me to Fantasy Land, and I never even had to set foot in Disney World... Thanks to you and your crew.
Oh, what a beautiful video of a very beautiful dream car! No one does automotive videos as well as you and your team. It was a delight to watch. Thank you Tom, Martin, and Rob 👍
Much respect to the team. Thanks to you also Tom. I think I speak for all your long time subscribers when I say we apprieate the work and time you and the team put into your videos. Until next tuesday...Malo Le Soifua.
The angles and tech you used to capture all of those shots deserves a mention. Thank you Mr. Campbell and Rob for lending your time to help put together a top quality review whether it's a six figure vehicle or an economy grocery getter.
Always a pleasure watching your videos, Tom. Your passion comes through every time.
Wow Tom, another amazing video. Your dedication to excellence is enjoyed by all of your fans! I watch every Tuesday! Great work from the team.
Excellent work, as always, Tom. I do appreciate the little bits about your equipment and techniques. I definitely believe that you set the standard for TH-cam car reviews, in all aspects. Rob and Martin's work is also much appreciated, if I have their names correct.
My wife and I spent $219,000 on our house in 2008. If only the McLaren had been available then….optioned with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms of course.
That house isn't 219k today lol.
My wide was murdered. I bought the house and the Mclaren.
Your videos show all the work you do, they are always amazing!
THANK YOU MARTIN AND ROB!!! We can all agree that WE should all have such great friends. Thank you guys for helping to make these videos.. I’m jelly you get to spend time with such a great guy like Tom. I’d buy him coffee too! Cheers from California! 😎🤙
I was trying to put my finger on this particular style of car review, and I think I figured it out... Your reviews remind me quite a bit of the motor week car reviews. The Red, yellow, green segments remind me of the earlier motor week reviews. I hope this comes off as the compliment it is :) Keep up the good work, it does show in the quality of every review!! It is refreshing to watch an informative review that isn't complaining that the car in the review isn't some other car that the reviewer is biased towards :)
I so enjoy your reviews, Tom! 😊 Amazing content, and exceptional delivery. 👍🏼 God Bless!
Thanks Tom - great review, tech, and team!
Tom your channel is and should be the Gold Standard for car reviews IMHO. Thank you and the team for putting these great videos on TH-cam!
This and the 12C are my two favorite "normal" McLarens, they have a great look and design and aren't overstyled like the 720 etc.
Love ur channel and the quality of content. Thank you and the gents for making this happen. ❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦👍👍👍
Love this review! Keep the vids coming
Keep the good work! Love your reviews!
That shot at 5:10 looks fantastic and high end!
Thank you Tom and your Team!
great review and your production values are out of this world.
A beautiful car that was beautifully photographed. Excellent work, Driven crew.... as always!
Thank you all for this interesting review, best regards from the Netherlands
awesome review! gotta love the longtail side profile of this car
I have no interest in or ability to buy one of these, so i watched every second attentively. Tom gets me to watch basically anything.
Thanks to Rob & Martin. Great work guys!!
Thanks Ron and Martin!!!!
Hola y saludos al equipo de filmación .... excelente video ... super entretenido e informativo.
Love it...thanks team!
Phenomenal work, Tom
I was thinking about a deer jumping out in front of you while filming and sure enough you show a deer crossing the road later in the video. Thats the one thing I worry about most when I’m visiting upstate NY and NJ.
Excellent video as always. I have to laugh at 'not making SUV's'. McLaren has been around a while. Eventually an EV or an SUV may come out of McLaren.
Best filmed video yet!!!
Excellent review Sir
Love your videos Sir!
I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say that we'd love to have coffee and film cars with you. Another enjoyable video from one of my favorite TH-cam channels.
It's the prettiest supercar I've seen in a while. Love the big air intakes (that make the luggage area possible). It reminds me a bit of a C8 if one sanded away all the creases and replaced them with curves. I really love the styling... but... no question at all: I'd have the 911 Turbo S for this money. But I'd never criticize someone for buying this.
This car seems like a C8 Stingray (not to upcoming Z06) just with some fancier sheetmetal and cooler doors. Great review!!!!
Superb review.
Wonderful video Tom! Btw, the thumbnail for this video shows a slightly darkened version of the car, which renders its color very similar to Porsche's "chalk". Not sure McLaren even offers this, but gosh does it look gorgeous!
Nice Job Tom !
Tom Voelk and a McLaren GT?! I knew a great video was guaranteed. Thanks Tom!
Hot August nights is coming so soon to Reno! Come and see some history! (Might want to drive a motor home as hotel rooms are scarce!)Always the best produced content...thx to all!
Thank you . . . I'll never own one but this was fun.
I like this car a lot.
Design-wise.
adaptive cruise control
adaptive emergency braking
lane-departure warning
blind-spot monitoring
Matrix LED headlights
...
Some reviews say these are missing on the McLaren GT
I hope they are wrong.
Not as striking as the 570GT, but I definitely love this car. For a mid-engined car, the sheer practicality it can offer is beyond insane!
It's about time? Thank you for a decent looking automobile! I am not an SUV or truck person but understand their appeal. Coupe or sedan, I don't care just give me a car. This was worth the torturous wait. Thanks.
Great Dream Car Review Tom!
Tom… you’re among the best in the business 👏
Thanks for showing your friends. Good friends are key. I would offer don’t drone services, but I’m simple too far away.
Nice video. There are some similarities between this and a Corvette, from the front.
Great tripod choice.! Sachtler activ8 is the best tripod I have used by a country mile
Mine is the standard head with Flowtech legs. 3 years old. Best money I've ever spent.
@@DrivenCarReviews Thanks for reply.Ever thought about making a video about the camera gear you use for your channel ? The quality is outstanding.
nice little "subtle" dig at seattle's own (you know of whom I speak) and very much appreciated; if totally unexpected in a "rich guy's car" review
I was wondering when someone would comment on that line.
Very cool car!
Even the Portofino have Adaptive Cruise Control and Apple Carplay (as options). Aston Martin and Mercedes have that too. In this day and age, that should be part of the package for your "practical car", even if your car is not practical at all. Exclusivity is of course have some value, but without these features the exclusivity will be even greater.
What is the obsession of car manufacturers with gloss black! Expect at least luxury brands like Mclaren to do different …
As always, excellent video!
Thanks guys.
Indeed a practical exotic following affordability Ace review
Good god that is a dream car if I've ever seen one
Great change from the usual "mundane". I did miss your twin's comments. lol
The divorce comment had me hysterical lmao love the review!
The car grows on you . It’s a great machine that. Deserves more love .
You should do a review of the Ferrari Roma!
Do you live in University Place, WA? The neighborhood shots always look familiar.
I do not
To me, it's shocking how much this car is like the C8 Corvette, in terms of design and features. I'm sure the driving dynamics are different though. Something I haven't experienced in either case.
0 to 100 above 3s, well it seems you hit throttle kindly... :-)) For such a SoA sport car you should have tried it more to the limit or being in a circuit close to a pole position. And by the way, no head up display? I loved electro chromic glass roof. Thanks a lot for sharing unique experience with McLaren GT.
Though it doesn't look it, the road was kind of damp (it often is in the PNW). The launches where the tire broke grip looked kind of sloppy, hence the launch I showed.
Reliability and great aftersales service would attract new buyers
Got sound but video not playing. Dont have any issues with any other youtube vids.
Tom, in your opinion, was the car well screwed together?
Interesting review... your neighbors who don't know you're an Automotive Journalist probably think you won the lotto!
They all know
Laugh at this. NSX is a bargain against this. I worry about my 200k money in the area of support. Also it is going to hurt every time you ask for it. But you are well healed and this is a toy right? Very nice toy. Sure love these cars, Ferrari, McLaren, and so on. But reality is so much more easy to deal with and not torture myself on the never have front. Nice to see and maybe ride in. Still the amazing video quality here is what impresses me here. Tom your video quality is always excellent. I care more about that than the cars. LOL. I know you have a Sony, but I think you are also shooting with a Panasonic or JVC, I can't remember which. But your videos look great.
This thing gets better gas mileage than my rt challenger lol
Big leagues, Tom. 🤑
That tail looks very much like a lambo
🔥🔥🔥
A practical exotic has large luggage space, comfortable seats and cup holders in my opinion. A mid engine Porsche is an example.
Bentley is another big example.
Porsche isn’t exotic though.
Why can't they ditch the piano black trim!!
I’d be terrified to leave this car outside overnight!
Tom ; Country side views in this video was really a Stunner addition while white MC.Laren crossing through the white fence in the video. But unfortunately about this expensive car 🚘 the only truth is “Good for College or University going youngsters “. Not a long life car . Means charm for this will finish in 2-3 years as only sound & front doors 🚪 of this car is the attractive point . Else everything is lose to the pocket 🚘👈🏻.
This is McLaren's take on an suv.
We do have great friends and one of them is named Tom Voelk.
I think there’s something wrong with your pricing tool, just tried using it to get a deal on a Bugatti…?
Just kidding. Really enjoy watching your videos as it’s neutral and fact based. Some of the other channels are starting to look like reality show…
No SUVs? Bravo, iconoclasts.
The design remind me of the Corvette.
Best looking McLaren, even in white.
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No Apple Carplay I’m out. LOL
Is there such thing as an everyday McLaren 😁
... or world peace?
Absolutely gorgeous car, inside and out. But it's missing everything that makes a great GT car and missing everything that makes a great McLaren. Because of this, it's proving to be a poor seller, with most sold based solely on its looks. The C8 Corvette makes a better rear mid engine GT at a third the price, which means you won't worry about going to Whole Foods when you daily it. Sorry McLaren, but that SUV you said you'll never build, well Ferrari said the same thing (in fact their CEO said he'd rather be shot than build an SUV), yet here we are months away from the release of the Purosangue. I hate SUV's, but a lack luster vehicle in their lineup is something McLaren cannot afford.
Great video about a really great car. However, am I alone in disliking those doors? What chance do you have in a public or private car park? Fine when you park at home but you have to leave home sometime. I'd prefer some Lamborghini style doors. Equally as spectacular but using less space!
I'd rather a C8/Z06 or GTR.
They should go all the way and make a breadvan style variant, with an actually usable hatch.
The direct competitor would be the Portofino, isn't?
Yup could be. It's wide open in this class.
I just bought 10 Honda Civics instead😂 seriously…great review ..you forgot to call me to be your passenger..got to ride in a Lambo once
4:19 Reliability issues 🤷♂️
Voelk Pedro! I thought this could be mistaken for the new Vette.
No back seat for the doodle? Well, that tears it. And I already had a half written check. 😢
I'm pretty sure u were supposed to wear skinny jeans, while going commando, when driving this car.