THE WOKING WONDER THAT PUNCHES ABOVE ITS WEIGHT

McLaren's sub-supercar 570 is far more than the sum of its parts

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Want a V8-powered semi-supercar for the same price as a new six-pot sports car? The classifieds are full of supercar slayers that make a mockery of buying new, and for less than £70,000 you can get your hands on one of the best: the McLaren 570S.

The flagship in McLaren's Sports Series lineup was launched as an 'entry model' to sit beneath the 650S and 675LT, but one look at the 570S's technical spec shows it was a cut above the likes of the Porsche Cayman and Lotus Evora.

With 562bhp and 443lb ft, the McLaren's sizzling 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 has the firepower to keep pace with true supercars. Despite being 40bhp and two cylinders down on the Audi R8 V10, the 570S matches its 3.1sec 0-60mph time and will top 200mph. It can cover a standing quarter mile in 11.0sec, too, the same as its 650S big sibling.