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A couple of years ago, I attended the launch of the McLaren 675LT at Silverstone Circuit in the UK.This was the first modern longtail McLaren after the F1 GTR that raced at Le Mans during the nineties. Riding shotgun with the instructor short-shifting at 5 000 r/min while showing me the track, I knew the speed would embarrass most super saloons of the time. Letting the 496 kW 675LT loose moments later, the acceleration rearranged my intestines and the lateral forces caused quite a bit of neck strain.

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