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"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
07/22/2014 at 21:06 • Filed to: None

McLaren 650S and yes, it does scoot! What do you guys wanna know about the car?

DISCUSSION (47)

Brian Silvestro > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
07/22/2014 at 21:08

NICE, and how does it sound? Good enough for a $320k exotic?

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Brian Silvestro
07/22/2014 at 21:10

Honestly the sound is greatly improved over the 12C and this thing is LOUD! Even in the quietest setting you have to shout to hear a passenger over 4,000rps. (As you damn well should in a supercar) However, there weren't any turbo noises that I noticed. But yes, this thing sounds like the real deal.

daender > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
07/22/2014 at 21:14

Kinja'd!!!

Wow, not having the carbonfiber-surface duct is really screwing with me. It helps give the car better contrast instead of being a single large piece of orange.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > daender
07/22/2014 at 21:15

I see what you're getting at but I kinda like it. I think "raw" carbon looks chintzy.

BeaterGT > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
07/22/2014 at 21:20

That side shot is awesome. What's your occupation sir?

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > BeaterGT
07/22/2014 at 21:22

Thanks! I'm a part-time professional badass and full-time auto journalist.

Brian Silvestro > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
07/22/2014 at 21:29

GOOD. That's good to know because I'm a prospective buyer with no money. And totally needed that info.

Viggen > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
07/22/2014 at 21:31

Is the car's evil grin actually evil?

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/22/2014 at 21:47

Is $320K the starting MSRP? :O

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/22/2014 at 21:53

Yep. The depreciation must be insane .

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/22/2014 at 21:56

The 458S starts out at a much lower price.

But I guess no carbon fiber tub and no spider roof makes it cheaper.

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/22/2014 at 21:57

Probably.

Would still have 458S though because NOISE

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/22/2014 at 22:02

Interesting this one is louder than the 12C.

Turbo charged exotic cars will probably get louder and louder over time. Maybe it's just the first generation of these fast & efficient ones that are kind of quiet.

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/22/2014 at 22:08

Well Ferrari will probably lead on that front once the 458 replacement comes out.

Or at least they better.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/22/2014 at 22:14

I was actually thinking they will be a bit behind

The 650S is Macca's 2nd iteration of the 12C. It might sound better than the first turbo charged mid engine Ferrari, which is really just a variation of the first mainstream turbo charged engine they ever made (for the California T).

The car that replaces the 458's replacement will be the one to buy. It will have their second attempt at a mainstream turbo charged engine. It will probably sound better and be more reliable than the 458 replacement. Plus it will have a whole new chassis.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Brian Silvestro
07/22/2014 at 22:15

And now you can go and make an informed purchase decision! I'm all about consumer advice here.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Viggen
07/22/2014 at 22:15

I don't like the "face" and it looks squinty to me. Exotic and purposeful yes, but squinty.

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/22/2014 at 22:19

True! That will be the real halo car for Ferrari. I wonder if hybrid tech will trickle down from ElFerrari by then though...

Then all of our problem will be solved because N/A engines with electrical assistance!!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/22/2014 at 22:23

It looks like the electrical assistance won't bring back N/A :(

The best that ElFerrariSansManuel can do for us is donate its electrical tech to the F12 replacement to keep it N/A

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/22/2014 at 22:27

THERE IS NO GOD

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/22/2014 at 22:31

Dear IlFerrariSansManuel,

Thank you for your high tech goodness.

Please donate your electronic dance music power to the mainstream V12 models ASAP. With your help electronic wizardry can keep the V12 N/A, as it should be.

Best regards,

Rusto and Brian

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/22/2014 at 22:41

Lol the names you come up with for that car are just hilarious.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/22/2014 at 22:45

Glad they get chuckles

Now I really wish I could buy one. It would be worth it just so I could give it a new nickname every day.

If only I had $3.5M in cash lying around...

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/22/2014 at 22:46

I think even with that much cash you'd still have to fight off other buyers to get a hold of one...

XJDano > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
07/22/2014 at 22:53

Cigarette or 12v power source plug in? Ash tray, or any place to hold loose change, for the homeless.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/22/2014 at 23:02

No I found that one in Europe that could be had right now!

If I had exactly that much cash I would be the only person in the world who would spend all of it on that car. Everyone else would only buy it if they had way more cash than that. Everyone else with exactly that much would invest it.

People would ask me "why did you spend every dollar you had on a car?"

"So I could give it a new funny nickname every day, DUH"

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/22/2014 at 23:04

GAWD, don't you know how auto enthusiasm works dude?!?!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/22/2014 at 23:05

Speaking of F Cars the sales man still hasn't emailed me back.

He hates me...

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/23/2014 at 06:55

wtf? That's so strange...

Maybe you should email again.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
07/23/2014 at 07:42

as McLaren's only entry car, has the ride and/or luxurious-ness decreased from the 12C in a bad way, or is the sparse interior more suitable to the car?

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
07/23/2014 at 08:40

Can't comment on the ride on real roads as I was "limited" to a track but the interior is great. It's not gimmicky and gaudy like a 458 and I rather like its restrained nature. it goes without saying that everything you see and touch is of extremely high quality.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/23/2014 at 12:20

We need to start a weed business in CO or WA. And SOON

Then we'll literally have bags of cash to take to the exotic car dealerships.

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/23/2014 at 12:21

Should've invested in weed companies in CO! My neighbor made like $25k that way.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/23/2014 at 12:46

no we need to START a weed company

i watched a documentary on it last night

the owners are literally piling up warehouses of cash! (because the banks won't work with them yet)

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/23/2014 at 12:54

LOL that's hilarious. We definitely should. It's a growing business that will only go up with time.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/23/2014 at 12:59

They make so much money that they pay high tech ex-marine security guards to transport and secure it!

It would be EASY for us to secure the money. We would just buy hypercars and then secure the cars. One P1 is much more space efficient than millions of dollars of cash!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/23/2014 at 13:15

OMG that makes so much sense. Car investment is the future.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/23/2014 at 13:28

Weed and cars

They are the future

The business looks so simple!

One of the most successful businesses in CO is simply a warehouse with a small storefront. They grow the weed in the warehouse then sell it for profit.

Weed isn't that hard to grow - that's why it's called weed!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/23/2014 at 13:33

You're closer than me, start looking for locations!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/23/2014 at 13:40

ok but you have to come be CFO!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/23/2014 at 13:42

Ok I will!! I just need to learn how to CFO first at college.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
07/23/2014 at 13:44

GOOD

I'm too busy to start it right now anyhow

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
07/23/2014 at 13:46

Too busy ordering a 458!?!?