McLaren 650S on Road & Track - The Fastest Car We've Ever Tested

Whenever I encounter something expensive and sleek and British I immediately associate it with a James Bond film. I daydream that Q, played by John Cleese of course, leads me into some underground bunker where he promptly trips over a shotgun disguised as a weedeater and then hands me the keys to something exceptional.
The McLaren fits the bill perfectly. And the colour of our test unit helped too. I spent the next few days varying between being terrified to death by the sheer madness of the acceleration, and feeling like I was the coolest guy no one had ever heard of.
For me, McLarens occupy quite a special place in the supercar pantheon. They’re quite…discreet, in a weird way. I think it’s because a Ferrari or a Lamborghini is so recognisable, that when a McLaren rolls past, a casual observer might dismiss it as “just another supercar.” In fact, McLaren were actually worried about this, and as you’ll see in the film, the 650S actually carries the company name on the nose, where the MP4-12C simply had the emblem.
While the engine is similar, it is much lighter thanks to a thorough rework of the components. Power is up to 478kW and thanks to a sports exhaust, the 650S we drove sounded demonic. The front end is dramatically different and much improved over the slightly dopey looking MP4-PLAYER.
In this video which you are about to enjoy and then share with all of your friends and colleagues, I tried to find out what this supercar was like to live with on normal roads. And then when I was thoroughly bored and frustrated, we drove out to the Killarney Racetrack and…well, that’s what the play button is for.
0:00 Intro
0:59 Suspension
1:24 Convertible
1:51 Front Exterior Design and Features
2:27 Rear Exterior and Features
2:57 Drive Modes
3:56 Sport Mode Drive Test
4:47 Engine, Power, and Torque
6:09 Outro

[@freewayninja4065]

04:41 That slide 😎😎😎

[@Carscoza]

+Kufre Udobong - Not too bad :)

[@trajcov]

great review guys! as some of the other comments below note - straight to the point, no clever talk about the engineering and just expressing the emotions...well done!

[@Wishwader]

I got the sense the reviewer fell in love with the 650S. He has good taste!

[@ShaunHaz3]

Big step up from the i20 you drove last week!!!.Nice review as always Ciro!!

[@jjp9595]

Great video! Keep it up! By the way what cameras, filters and editing software do you use, the shots looked brilliant

[@nickregnier1]

Great Review! Love watching your videos.

[@coolkidsontheblock19]

excellent review

[@jacobrand8320]

Nice vid!

[@loveitorscrapit6673]

Great car love it. Thumbs up.

[@kaylinclaudepillay268]

Haha so we were right. ..650s
this grey colour is nice much better than the bright green

[@LoRdBoOZ3]

::
awesome editing!

[@spiritreapr]

just found this channel and I'm glad I did; being American all the reviews here are done in concrete forests so this is a nice change for sure

[@Carscoza]

Thanks so much. Cape Town really has some spectacular locations, we're very happy to film here.

[@avishkarsingh744]

What a car. Honestly looks so sick

[@Skoen_skoen]

The best looking McLaren in my humble opinion🤔 The 720 is also pretty cool but this was really cool all round❤

[@cyclone1513]

Beautiful:0

[@joyniemack]

Living the dream hey Ciro

[@briancenti5423]

this beauty in orange = perfection

[@user-vh6mk1ek2u]

Driving skill good

[@NdamuleloNemakh]

i love this car

[@sonynadidas]

I knew it was the mclaren, ah I should of wrote it in the comment section of the teaser video lol

[@Carscoza]

+Zain_M4 Nicely done :)

[@mmatselengtseki3323]

Ciro's reviews, ALWAYS sooooo on point!!!!!! Always a pleasure to watch them especially for a girl lol

[@kaylinclaudepillay268]

Agreed...Best in S.A by a long long way.

[@mikemccormick8115]

Great daily driver, when it’s not in the shop.

[@hotshot1240]

Respect of this car we certainly have (This is coming from a Ferrari/Lamborghini fan)

[@epicmediocrity2603]

and jokes!?!? ... sweet

[@drknyt]

spin and spin and spin and end up on twitter.. lol,

[@fabiano6793]

♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@epicmediocrity2603]

ahhh nice.... no nonsense boring south african..beautiful

[@sirboop4131]

Boring?

[@theophilusmohlala7336]

why on earth didn't you say the Price??????????????????????

[@dancummins147]

Lol because if you can afford to buy one of these you won't care what the price is ;)

[@theophilusmohlala7336]

mmmmh ok then m poor to afford but i will try different things to reach this Cars

[@TheMinerGaming321]

+Dan Cummins Incorrecto

[@kaylinclaudepillay268]

All these British Journalists say that Mclaren rides beautifully because of its lack of anti roll bars.
But I see that he says the ride is actually hard.
Hmm British are biased.

[@chillout1109]

+Kaylin Claude Pillay Either the British are biased, or South African roads are terrible.

[@oldschoolracinggames5729]

no Turbo S is better and faster