During one of McLaren’s many track day events, Evo Magazine’s Henry Catchpole was offered the chance to go for a ride in the new McLaren 675LT with professional driver, and the nephew of the late Ayrton Senna, Bruno Senna. They didn’t have to ask him twice.

So in this video Henry tells us the tale of his ride in the McLaren 675LT and discusses what sets this special model apart from the 650S and if the gap between the two is big enough to justify paying more for the LongTail:

McLaren 675LT Specs:

MAXIMUM SPEED 330KPH (205MPH)

0-100KPH (62MPH) 2.9s

0-200KPH (124MPH) 7.9s

MAXIMUM POWER 675PS (666BHP)

MAXIMUM TORQUE 700NM (515LBFT)

ENGINE CAPACITY 3,799CC

TECHNOLOGY TWIN-TURBO

200-0KPH (124-0MPH) 115M (377FT)

100-0KPH (62-0MPH) 30.2M (99FT)

CO2 275G/KM

POWER TO WEIGHT 549PS/TONNE

DIN WEIGHT 1,328KG (2,927LB)

DRY WEIGHT 1,230KG

WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION (F/R) 42.5%/57.5%