C.J. Ichiban

if someone lends me a c8 for a throttledog review i'll drive it. real question is what kind of ride quality and steering quality it will have. mid engine cars are great- I have owned a bunch of them but outside of Porsche or the LT's, CGT, and NSX 91-94, most of them have really wonky steering.

Maverick787

CJ, you have lots of seat time in many brands. Curious your thoughts on the 675LT? I’m sill learning the car, and not ready to track yet getting use to the feel. So far seems very capable what’s your thoughts?

M. Beckenbauer

Good Lord, sweet lookin ride. Thoughts on the FGT?

richk

^Maverick787...I had to pleasure of doing a lap with CJ @ Buttonwillow in his 675LT. Let's start with CJ is a great driver. I was blown away with the car and its capabilities.

Additionally, the 675LT is a great looking car. Big fan!

jgorscak

I second the 675. Amazing car and very capable. Dare I say one of the most exciting cars I've ever owned.

C.J. Ichiban

The 675LT is one of the most enjoyable road cars ever made. Incredible grip, power, steering, and brakes. Ride quality is a 4/5 in most cases but the other attributes are 5/5.

Only weakness of the car is the turning circle but it provides better on limit and on center steering feedback than any modern car- without gimmicks of rear steer.

That all being said -in all mclarens the best lap times are "tidy handed" unlike Porsche where your best lap times will be "busy handed".

Maverick787

Thanks man .....yes the turn radios is awful but steering is very tight and precise. Going to take it out now for about 100 miles just to learn the car a little more. It’s actually one of the best cars I’ve driven power to weight ratio, and not sure I need to go faster(:

pdxjim

CJ, have you compared a 488 to your other mid-engine drives?

hfm

Robert, I drove the GT3 into the office this morning and was thinking that there is no way the C8 will compare to it. The steering, handling, engine and sounds it makes when you are over 4k RMP, the overall polish and engineering - until I sit and drive the C8 and have a chance to really compare, you're probably right. The GT3 is worth every penny and, compared to other models like the GTS and Turbo, it is a better value.

Dan (has 30k+ miles and is happy every day he gets to drive the GT3)

dewilmoth

Tough to say before driving a C8, or at least getting impressions from some of the usual trusted sources. The GT cars are amazing, they'll be a tough hill to conquer, and zero chance the base C8 manages that.

I was considering selling my ACR to get a 675, but I still really like my ACR. Now I'm thinking of keeping the ACR and adding whatever the track version of the C8 is. Seems like the perfect American duo to me, and the experience won't overlap much between the two.

ipse dixit

Co-sign on this.

Was this close to pulling the trigger on a 675LT.

It even sounds epic.

Maverick787

What happen ......I’ve looked at every one for sale .....good specs and a lot of flippers lost out. Saw one with less than 300 miles in FL.

race7117

Still looking at the 675LT really their best of the bunch, outside of the hypercars. I went to an MSO event last night and saw the new GT, very nice car with signif improvements to the interior and quality just seems to keep going up for the brand. The side air scoops seem to borrow a little bit from the Senna and quite a handsome car. Still love the P1 and looks like the Senna is massive in comparison. P1 I think will go down as one of the best looking cars and really holds up over time.....not so sure about the Senna. Really wish the 675LT borrowed a little more from the P1 but as the last hurray of the old carbon chassis I guess that's a big ask. The one thing I will say is that Mclaren really appreciates their customers and offer pretty much anything with the MSO program very impressive. I would have loved to get an 675LT MSO HS or the one off 675R

carrera911me

All the talking about Mclaren got me into a 600LT... when in Rome! Looked at the 720s and 675LT but this seems to fit the bill in terms of simplicity and rawness. Simplicity meaning the suspension is your traditional suspension vs the 720s and 675LT setup and the simple dashboard. The shifts are super fast, lots power on tap, and very fun and easy to drive. You just know that the car is light by the way it handles.. the feeling is there and very tossable. I still have my 991.1 but it's beginning to be driven less.

Engeljizzle

Im really tempted to get the 600LT. Insane lease deals right now too. So close to trading my gt3 and it feels better hearing from other guys that have the 600, that it’s such a good car.