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SPORTS SERIES PRODUCT GUIDE /
Design
01 Description
The McLaren Sports Series brings our design language into a
new vehicle segment for the first time, its tight volume and
tense body lines marking it out from the competition.
Immediately recognisable with features such as the flying
buttresses‘, P1™ inspired dihedral doors and a concave rear
window, the Sports Series brings a new, unique and exciting
look to the sports car segment.
02 Customer Benefits
Dynamic styling provides visual presence and is based
around functional elements. Combining fluid surfaces and
strong features to deliver a design that optimises air flow
management in, out and around the vehicle. Layered panels
designed to float above aero surfaces along with suspended
members reduce weight and support the potency of this
compact sports car.
For the first time on a McLaren production vehicle the front
profile has been styled with a clear central peak at the air
pressure point, dividing air flow into a quadrant above and
below the vehicle and also to the left and right.
EXTERIOR
Strong crease lines along the bonnet not only add definition
but aid flow detachment over the doors and into the P1™ and
McLaren F1 inspired door air intakes which play an integral
part to cooling and minimising drag.
Aluminium is utilised for the majority of body panels on Sports
Series. Aluminium when optimised can provide very low
weight and detailed design features. Utilising new forming
methods for Sports Series we have been able to create
intricate parts, such as the Coupé rear deck, using aluminium.
03 Options & Limitations
As part of the 570S specification, the front bumper aero-
blades, side skirts and diffuser are more pronounced for
greater aerodynamic efficiency than those found on the 540C,
as well as being finished in dark palladium. As an option 570S
can select the above in Carbon Fibre.