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McLaren 570S Plays the Porsche 911 Turbo Hunter at Auto Shanghai 2015

Like any respectable motor show, Auto Shanghai 2015 must receive the compulsory supercar dose. McLaren is playing the nurse, and the 570S is what the doctor prescribed for the Chinese public, along with its peer, the 540C.
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Although far from being an absolute novelty, the McLaren 570S is presented for the first time in China, that's why it received our attention in Shanghai.

It might be a cheaper alternative to what McLaren's range has to offer, but it can still challenge the Porsche 911 Turbo S, at least in theory.

Besides looking like any other McLaren - by the way, that color is not helping the low-cost supercar stand out - the 570S has enough flair and charisma thanks to its brothers higher up McLaren's range.

While the exterior is trying to capture your eyes' attention with carbon fiber, the interior keeps up the pace and sports those nicely shaped seats covered in high-quality leather. That's what you would expect from McLaren, even if we're talking about a car that has been given a price tag of $184,900 or £143,250.

So, the exotic look is where it should be, so how about the supercar's inner strength? Well, that comes from a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8, and as the car's name indicative discloses, power output is rated at 570 HP while maximum torque hits the 600 Nm (443 lb-ft) mark.

The above figures guarantee a blistering sprint from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) achievable in just 3.2 seconds, which is comparable to 911's Turbo S 3.1 seconds from a standstill to 100 km/h.

What we can't see on the model displayed in Shanghai are McLaren's customization options available for the 570S. However, the online configurator is now up and running so you can play a little bit with those 17 different exterior colors, 10 different interior styles, six different paint choices for the brake calipers and even three different wheel styles with another three finishes available.
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