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McLAREN GT The great grand tourer tradition is of cars made to handle long distances and high speeds by combining luxe interiors with performance tuning. While the new McLaren GT certainly fits that description, it’s fair to say the grand-tourer category has never seen anything quite like this before. Combining a super-lightweight MonoCell II-T carbon-fibre chassis with a 4.0-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 engine, the GT delivers the kind of performance you’d expect to see at Brands Hatch, thrusting from 0-62 in a mere 3.2 seconds, and managing an incredible top speed of 203mph. And it’s equally jaw-dropping inside the cabin, where a marriage of softgrain leather, solid aluminium and refined cashmere give off an air of regal luxury. The wraparound windscreen provides more than 180 degrees of visibility, affording panoramic views of…
