We Need To Talk About The New McLaren 688 HS

The car to bridge the gap between the 675LT and the P1 has been spotted testing and we can't wait to see what beast McLaren produce
We Need To Talk About The New McLaren 688 HS

Using the 675LT ‘super series coupe’ chassis, McLaren has been developing a supercar even more powerful than the crazy LT. Estimated to output around 679bhp, the McLaren MSO HS will use the same basic 3.8-litre V8 from the other cars in the company’s range but cranked up to sit below only the P1.

A nod to the P1 comes in the shape of a fully-active rear wing which is combined with a 40kg weight reduction from the already feather-weight 675LT. A striking roof-scoop and carbonfibre front splitter make for a hardcore McLaren that will take the fight to the best NA supercars that the car world has to offer.

Image via Jalopnik.com
Image via Jalopnik.com

Although this all seems a mouth-watering prospect, McLaren has stated that the MSO HS will not go into mass production with only 25 examples being manufactured. With the 675LT being classed as a P1 without the electric motors, the MSO HS will be a whole new level of performance from the McLaren Super Series. And with the 570GT by MSO debuting at Pebble Beach this week, McLaren seems to be continually on the up across their model range.

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Comments

Anonymous

Next video of Shmee: I’ve sold my 675LT Spider

08/17/2016 - 23:27 |
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Anonymous

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Lol

08/18/2016 - 14:38 |
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Anonymous

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A bit later “688 HS cas collection” :p

08/18/2016 - 14:39 |
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Anonymous

Didn’t Porsche do something similar with the Cayman: introduce a model between their halo and the entry level car? And doesn’t everyone love the Cayman now?

08/17/2016 - 23:37 |
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Anonymous

That looks absolutely gorgeous…

08/18/2016 - 00:36 |
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SamTheMan

Shmee just can’t win, man

08/18/2016 - 01:18 |
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Ryan 21

Our family owns a 12HS. We will be getting one.

08/18/2016 - 01:20 |
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AceTacticz

it looks like a riced 675 :/

08/18/2016 - 02:20 |
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Reiyn Simon

Wait. ‘Super Series Coupe’
SSC
I think we all know what this means

08/18/2016 - 02:28 |
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Anonymous

I hate the wing on this one :/

08/18/2016 - 06:07 |
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Anonymous

So many McLaren models now, so little difference in appearance…

08/18/2016 - 06:11 |
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Tushar Bhatia

Hmm the best NA cars the world has to offered ? F12 aventador are the only ones ? Laferrari is a league above

08/18/2016 - 06:29 |
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