American tuner 1016 Industries is no stranger to making sports cars and supercars even more eye-catching and for its latest build, it was tasked with taking a standard McLaren 600LT and transforming it into one unlike any other. It has done just that and the finished product is lovingly referred to as ‘Cricket’ by its owner.
Like most other projects from the tuner, this one focuses heavily on the car’s exterior design and makes it look much more outlandish than a standard 600LT. The front, for example, sports a completely revised carbon fiber bumper with newly-shaped air intakes and a large splitter. The car also has aerodynamic canards and the standard hood has been ditched in favor of one made from carbon fiber and with a very similar design to the hood of the hybrid P1 hypercar.
The car is also sitting on a set of custom Brixton Forged PF13-RS wheels measuring 20-inch at the front and 21-inch at the rear, wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. They sit alongside a set of carbon fiber skid skirts with prominent flics. The rear has then been transformed with a towering carbon fiber wing from DarwinPro.
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1016 Industries has also boosted the performance of the car, so much so that the 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V8 now churns out 750 hp thanks to a new software and calibration suite from M-Engineering. A new exhaust made from 304 stainless steel with a valvetronic system has also been installed and also plays a role in increasing horsepower and torque.
“The 600LT is an incredibly versatile car. It offers absolutely awesome, surprisingly elite performance in a daily driver that can be enjoyed in any conditions without sacrifice, which is hard to find in the exotic category,” owner Harrison Woodruff says. “We engineered the Cricket 600LT in the tradition of a rally car, but with comfort and performance in mind. You can drive this car for a long time, fast. The build team made sure to design a car that looked completely unique while integrating more performance-oriented touches to make the car lighter and stronger. This really is a one-of-a-kind McLaren that moves.”
Interestingly, the one-off 600LT has been listed up for sale through Gas Motor Cars in Marietta, Georgia with a $232,979 asking price.
