The Truth About The McLaren GT

We've reviewed the McLaren GT in the South of France, but what's it like here in cold, rainy, windswept Britain where the car was originally built? Rory Reid hops behind the wheel to find out.
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[@Illawarra13]

You have gone from one of my least favourite reviewers to being right up there with the best and you've done that by being the real you rather than some Top Gear clone. Great review!

[@defyingodds]

haha yea same, just keep it real. el Natural like no condoms

[@blazzz13]

@@defyingodds STI's are a thing my guy

[@logical_lb3059]

why was he your least fav?

[@ajmarshallaj]

Excellent review! You’re one of my top reviewers! Happy to see you’re no longer with Topgear

[@koenigsegg1237456789]

yes.. their loss, our gain :)

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

We always need more varied content anyway. I don't want everyone in the same place because that means less content.

[@mountainman6172]

Rory didn't fall for the exotic launch and is spilling the secret sauce. Good lad! People's prince.

[@ryantravers2303]

Consistently you are one of the best reviewers out there you have so much enthusiasm and I really enjoy watching your work

[@vlasnia]

I loved this review you talked about everything good and bad. Keep it up!

[@milohale]

Jeeeez Top Gear slept on you Rory, great to see you showing your true talent these days

[@josephpillion2252]

Another great video man

[@HugoQadri]

The best and honest review ever. Really makes me purchase one, of this GT model!

[@HalalFoodTherapy]

Great review!

[@Marthias_88]

Another great review. Thanks!

[@utuberwatchin]

Great review! Though those roads were still pretty nice compared to my suburb pothole world.

[@brennanadcock1725]

My favorite part of your reviewing style is that, yes you go through the tech and numbers and all that, at the end of everything else, you answer the important question: "Forgetting everything else, are you going to enjoy driving it?"

[@75KoDe]

That "fake leather" in the luggage compartment floor is called "Superfabric". It's basically scratch resistant which is why it's been used there. Do your homework.

[@LokiDWolf]

Not everyone is against "fake leather". Even super car manufacturers are realizing that. It's dated. It's cold in winter and burning hot in summer. Definitely a mentality thing that an actual need. Plus, resources. Give me the fake or even alcantara and I'll be very happy. :) Great review of the car. Usually I've just seeing reviews about how great this car is. You gave some practical viewpoints that make things more realistic.

[@gingerb36]

Great review

[@CarlGrint]

Bet they are really impressed with the James Bond style licence plate switcher, the car magically kept switching between a 05 and 07 plate ;)

[@bogdanobogeanu5758]

Great video ❤😊👍

[@srinitaaigaura]

You know, it would have been good if they had refrigerated the back compartment, used slightly smaller wheels and used the proactive hydraulic suspension from the 720S in the super series platform so that it got the dihedral doors. IMHO turning the 570 platform into a GT wasn't the best Mclaren could do.

[@adrienreality597]

Rory, you satisfy my car fetish in the grandest way. You drive my dream cars and test drive them as if they are rentals from Hertz. When I die, if there is a such thing as reincarnation, The Man Upstairs will Bless me by returning me to this very plane as YOU!! You have my dream job and your obvious love of cars really gets my heart rate up. Thank you so much. If you need someone to detail these cars, I am your man. Just to touch some of these cars will satisfy my love of the artwork that is inherent in a truly well-built automobile.

[@jelsanitydragneel753]

Thank you Rory!

[@perfektg]

Hey Rory, you should do another "poetic" review like you did with the Rolls Royce a few years back. That review was unique and dope!

[@AutoTraderTV]

Might do... thanks! -Rory

[@thiosemicarbizidebenzoylal2921]

Great review. Cant wait to see the Corvette C8 come to the UK.

[@INDIGOBLUE555]

To me this is one of the most desirable cars because of its sober yet impressive styling.Yes may be the GT is the only car in my dreams but as for my personal experience this is not a real grand tourer : my 911s were what a gt commuter should be and I guess that still today I'd go for a standard Gt3 or a Turbo S offering amazing performance reliability and unequalled practicality.

[@SupercarsinGreece]

Spacecoupe!!!

[@MiyuruWeerarathna]

Is buying a used 570GT a better value proposition than buying a GT ? It’s just a few months older and mostly the same underneath the skin right ?

[@paulthomson9709]

Aren't all McLaren's just the same under the skin .

[@vika0194]

Miyuru Weerarathna 570 looks way better

[@paulthomson9709]

@@vika0194 I couldnt tell the difference between them

[@vika0194]

Paul Thomson Well that’s weird

[@paulthomson9709]

@@vika0194 I dont know what it is about mclarens but theres just no excitement , drama or passion about them , there just bland and soulless

[@blarkdexture8899]

Nos lift? Looks super high like a SUV

[@thegenerationexplorer9515]

Can you please review a rolls royace

[@mosca3289]

Cool

[@ducknorris233]

It’s a conspiracy that reviews don’t show how easy or hard it is to get in or out considering the doors and wide rocker.

[@nathanieong6212]

I see rain drops, I know it’s the U.K.

[@andr3000]

Top 10

[@JabbaFanzz]

I wonder though....seeing how he described the car at the end...it seems like a 600LT would the much better choice, or even a 570

[@lefuedebout]

I like this car, a lot. If only it had different doors. Leave it in a public car park and you are at the mercy of whoever parks next to you. Maybe had they installed the BMW / Tesla system of remotely calling the car it wouldn't be such a problem. As things stand, it's an enormous one.

[@fcamiola]

To answer your question about fake leather: I think we should ALL have fake leather these days in order to help the environment and animals. Love this car though.

[@Ohioenergymanagement]

Green agenda is a scam ……. Guess what, we are carbon beings.

[@barriewright2857]

That's so true "WHY DO YOU WANT FAKE LEATHER ON A MCCLEAN GT" , might as well go hole Hogg.....! .

[@ghowells5433]

How about focusing on depreciation build quality and rubbish dealer back up. These are things that effect real world buyers and that why people stuck with 911’s.

[@paulthomson9709]

Sshhhh , don't mention how bad mclaren really are as a company and dont mention there is a huge surplus of McLaren's that people aren't buying , if your smart buy something other than mclaren

[@Johnson09641]

@@paulthomson9709 shhhh, don't mention that all Porsche's get flipped and sell for around 20% more than they are worth.

[@paulthomson9709]

@@Johnson09641 because they are good cars , but they can be bought second hand for less than that dodge

[@Johnson09641]

@@paulthomson9709 sure they can buddy. Tell you what, you find me a new 911 turbo s 992 under 170k and I will genuinely look into buying one, because they are all 200k + when the retail is 150..

[@Johnson09641]

@@paulthomson9709 no luck? That's what I thought

[@vika0194]

The front looks weird.

[@Beex848]

So gorgeous

[@1seipai]

The sound system certainly won't be as good as the Naim in the Bentley!

[@ledique6945]

Why always the comparison to Bentley GT? Are there no other GT cars out there?

[@farishanafiah8461]

The Bentley is the grand tourer benchmark, simple as that.

[@agreatd]

You get to hear turbos, unlike Bentley, yeah, it’s so great to hear that for an 8 hour drive and that’s what GT cars are all about! 4 minutes and and all you talk is non sense that’s irrelevant to gt

[@AutoTraderTV]

I spoke about those other issues in my two previous tests of the GT. At the risk of repeating myself, this discusses other aspects of the car. Go check them out if you fancy hearing what it’s like as a GT. -Rory

[@ruststar]

I really appreciate the fact that you are not doing burnouts and driving sideways while burning the tires because that neither impress me nor I give a shit about doing that. Cheers

[@johnmorrison27]

It’s been a total sales disaster for McLaren though, it’s the stance of the front that just doesn’t look quite right.

[@africa_explained_tv]

Serves them right... that thing is not a GT in any sense, and boy is it ugly! The fake leather to top it off...

[@koenigsegg1237456789]

@@africa_explained_tv yes.. the audacity to sell fake leather at that price :@

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

They shouldn't have marketed it as a GT, but rather an Inbetween and or everyday supersports. The word GT has weight behind it and if you're gonna change the game, you'd better be able to beat it.

[@boostav]

It's quite the opposite, the front looks great it's the back end styling that ruins it as it's like any other McLaren (ugly) and certainly not GT like.

[@carlosdlguerra]

"The mere mortals" ...that have a mclaren gt

[@dash-ryan]

From all the videos I’ve seen of the Tesla Roadster and C8 Corvette, these two industry disrupters are going to give the current crop of supercars and hypercars a serious run for their money once they show up in Europe. Whether you agree or not, I’ll guarantee you that at least Mclaren is seriously worried.

[@jameswillard1]

Oh the Tesla Roadster that everyone likes to compare cars to as if it’s something you can go out and buy but may never actually come fruition. Let’s wait till you see the finished product to see if it actually delivers. As far as the C8 Corvette, I agree that it appears to be an amazing value, but it is such a generic looking “supercar” with knock off styling and the odd proportions of an El Camino in order to have a trunk big enough to hold the targa roof and golf clubs for its 40,000 buyers per year that they plan on (and I’m sure will have no trouble finding) that buyers of cars like Mclaren/Lamborghini/Ferrari won’t give it a second look or consider it a purchase alternative

[@dash-ryan]

jameswillard1 Totally agree. It’s like comparing a Rolex to an Apple Watch, there will always be buyer for each one. But it would kinda suck that the only way to get a watch was to buy a Rolex. Apple has made something impactful accessible if you save enough pennies. Same with these cars. But as you say, let’s see once first deliveries occur.

[@bunsenn5064]

@@dash-ryan The Tesla Roadster isn’t exactly accessible, though. Neither is the C8. Be as it may, not everyone has $70,000 to dump on a car.

[@Mexxx65]

...the car comes with an optional .............................. fgs for this money everything should be standard

[@GauravSharma-ev1nq]

U look like presa canario...

[@larssonk22]

McLaren missed a trick, they had the perfect opportunity to delivery the version of the SLR everyone wanted i.e the SLR without all the Mercedes. I'm still not seeing the appeal of this car over the 570S spider, I'd pick the latter every time.

[@MatteoFitness]

This is better looking in and out imho. Classier...

[@larssonk22]

@@MatteoFitness I've completely U-turned on this car, it is very classy but I still think it was a missed opportunity to make a unique GT platform instead of reusing the same monotub chassis

[@ferrari8595]

Why is it allways this guy

[@jamesj97370]

Did it set on fire at all?🔥

[@earthstick]

Where mere mortals are likely to drive this thing... mere mortals are not likely to ever drive it.

[@Sanpedranoazul]

This car looks great, thou the front looks quite generic

[@bobbyv369]

How is this a GT car? Every bump is being reverberating through the car. The driver is bouncing more than a child on a bouncing castle.

[@wesfortune3499]

The c8 corvette copied the elegant look of the Mc gt

[@travisthompson203]

Great reviews however I have to laugh regarding your watch antics. You switch wrists so it’s always in view of camera wether you drive left hand or right hand drive. Hope your an ambassador for Tag because well ..... it is only a tag

[@AutoTraderTV]

Never wear your watch where it’ll get banged up against the door panel. -Rory

[@TheJBpics]

The review is good but the car, not really. To me, Mclaren tried to stick their leg into the doors of GT class and did not succeed. GT acronym is way too vague at this point, one manufacturer says it's the speed and handling that's important, the other one will claim it's power and comfort and so on. This would not be such an incomplete car if they would invest into a good simple infotainment system that would just work, on top of that, seating should be supreme and it's not. 150k ought to buy you some of that old leather chair comfort. I'm not gonna go further into problems, one thing they definitely did right is the looks, IF you want a "conservative" Mclaren, this is the one to get. Still, not a good effort and I would be hesitant to pay such a big sump of money for a car that feels like it's old in a bad way and outdated right out of the factory.

[@JB-F10-M5]

👌🏽😎👍🏽

[@firstbrotherDK]

Rory should be doing the review on his own, instead of appearing on that pointless BBC show in the first place...

[@marcio_de_oliveira]

What a laugh, this car in UK where the speed is limited to 70mph and where most of the roads are made for horses... 😂🤣 good luck on that!

[@vika0194]

That can be said for every country in the world except Germany. Good luck with your stupidity.

[@marcio_de_oliveira]

Victor, so you mean all the roads in the world are narrow and all limited to 70 mph apart from UK you say? Well it might be good for you to travel more and loose your stupidity side! 😉

[@lknanml]

Seems like a terrible choice if you are looking for a GT car. Looks cool. Has good performance but it just doesn't work as a GT.

[@jonathanlubag6093]

You messed out the car

[@krashok1602]

A c8 corvette has original leather that is a 60k car but this mclaren gt cost 160k but has fake leather WTF???

[@MAAZAD]

Why are they using two different cars for this review !! ?

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

4:54 vegans want fake leather

[@ammaryasser5821]

but it still a V8 ....

[@earthstick]

Maybe the fake leather is an option to appeal to vegans and vegetarians.

[@theitdepartment6844]

It looks like a corvette

[@RICHARD10195]

So car manufacturers have their new car launches in nice sunny country’s with nice roads to make the car seem nice, who knew 🙄 Next week on Rory’s myth busters “when a car dealer tells you it won’t depreciate too much he’s actually talking shit”

[@pavelsmirnov9603]

🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍😁

[@robertbeatzr]

4th

[@kayodemodupeojo]

The interior isnt fantastic Rory.

[@machidaman]

I'd love a McLaren with fake leather being vegan.

[@malikshahidmd2546]

POS car GT... i've owned one of these for 9 months. 5th time at dealer for multiple issues. brakes squeal, hatch rattle, dash board leather shrink, key fob stopped working even with new battery, car just went limp with Engine system fault.... do you really want a $250K vehicle that spends more time at dealer than at home with you? DO NOT BUY MCLAREN... BEAWARE. i really believe that anyone who says these are good cars is paid for by McLaren to say that.

[@lukasmurmann625]

I'd rather have the Audi R8

[@timskemp]

Vegans. They will want a McLaren with fake leather.

[@earthstick]

170K and _fake_ leather???

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

earthstick it’s real leather

[@blarkdexture8899]

McLaren all the same like McDonalds.

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

I guess it’s vegans and veggies demanding fake leather or fabric interiors.

[@namelastname9939]

“i like this, i like that” bbruh...... then fkn film the interior in a fkn way we can see it too it makes me mad asf. “Yeah this looks great, it has this and that” but you are only filming your frkn face. Come on man