Remember the McLaren GT? It’s the firm’s forgotten supercar, the one that fits between the Emira and the 750S, and whose defining feature is a trunk that could swallow a small coffin. To help jog our memories McLaren’s MSO division has come up with a limited run of GTs that take inspiration from some of the firm’s most famous hypercars.
The cars are available in four specifications, each limited to just two units and styled with paint and trim not seen on any production GT. First up in the quarter of color options is Cerulean Blue, an MSO Bespoke pearlescent paint that was originally developed for the P1, and McLaren claims is particularly good at highlighting the GT’s muscular fenders.
Next, there’s XP Green, inspired by the paint on the prototype versions of the F1 back in the early 1990s, but actually matched to the color of the F1 XP GT ‘Longtail’ prototype from 1997. And if your hypercar heroes are a little more modern, a third option is Sarigan Quartz, which is the paint that featured on Speedtail XP2, the development version of the Speedtail McLaren took to 250 mph (402 kmh) in tests at the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Related: McLaren’s MSO Spectrum Theme Paint Is A Repair Shop’s Worst Nightmare
But maybe you’re not a hypercar-history buff. In which case you might prefer Cyber Yellow. It’s based on the existing Volcano Yellow paint option but modified to include a pearl coat that unleashes a sparkle of silver and white when viewed in a certain light. Whichever paint you go for your GT comes with matching brake calipers, and every car gets the MSO Black Pack appearance package, a black roof, and twin-10-spoke forged alloy wheels, again, in black.
Inside, there’s new diamond-stitched leather upholstery with MSO logos, plus a Union Jack flag design on the armrest and key fob, but there are no changes to the non-hybrid, 4.0-liter V8, which is still rated at the same 612 hp (620 PS) and 465 lb-ft (630 Nm).
Unfortunately for fans outside of the UK, the eight cars are only for the British market, but we’ve no doubt MSO would be happy to take a commission for something similar from buyers in other markets.
