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The history of the mid-engined GT isn’t an extensive one.
The Maserati Merak and Bora did it, and you could argue that the Audi R8 and Honda NSX made pretty good GT cars, but that’s about it, and from a British perspective that’s odd.
Sure, mid-engined supercars are the pinnacle of driving dynamics, but most people on these islands are unlikely to have any roads nearby that really suit them.
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The McLaren GT looks fairly subtle, but the doors add drama
It makes sense, then, for your supercar ambitions to extend beyond posing outside Harrods to a car that works on back-roads and is capable of trips to some truly special routes further afield.
The McLaren GT does that first by adding extra luggage space, in the form of a strangely shaped ‘boot’ that stretches over the engine before dipping down towards the back of the cabin.
There’s the ‘frunk’, too, which is a similar size to that found on other McLaren models.
Combined, it’s enough for two people to take a whole week away, rather than just a weekend.
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Clockwise from top: the McLaren GT soaks up Britain’s broken B-roads; the funky-shaped boot and ‘frunk’ make this a usable supercar; the McLaren GT has a higher ride height than its more focused stablemates