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january 07, 2016 - Mclaren

McLaren 675LT JVCKENWOOD concept debuts at CES

McLaren Automotive and JVCKENWOOD unveiled today an innovative design study, the #mclaren 675LT JVCKENWOOD #concept, created for the CES® 2016 consumer electronics show in #lasvegas, Nevada. The #concept is based on the new #mclaren 675LT Coupe and features a host of new technologies and celebrates the 25th anniversary of their Formula 1™ partnership.
McLAREN 675LT JVCKENWOOD CONCEPT
For its collaboration with JVCKENWOOD, #mclaren began with a 675LT Coupe prototype vehicle. The 675LT Coupe, which recently went into production at the state-of-the-art #mclaren Production Centre in Woking, England, is the most driver-focused, lightweight and aerodynamically optimized model in the #mclaren Super Series family. Strictly limited to 500 units, all sold out within a matter of months.
The #mclaren design team, led by designer Peter Wilkins, was tasked with incorporating the JVCKENWOOD CAROPTRONICS system into the 675LT Coupe. Working closely with JVCKENWOOD’s Japan-based team, they focused their attention on the interior of the 675LT Coupe. The interior of a #mclaren road car is a purposeful and minimalist environment and, with its emphasis on weight savings, the 675LT Coupe is one of the most extreme of all. This made it the ideal starting point for the #mclaren 675LT JVCKENWOOD #concept.
To incorporate JVCKENWOOD’s technology, the team created a layered and panoramic yet purposeful interior using a mix of classic #mclaren materials and innovative new fabrics. The result is still recognizable as #mclaren, but takes interior design a step forward. Carbon Black Nappa Leather is used to finish the top of the bespoke dashboard, upper beltline and forward portion of the central floor tunnel. A new Geometric Black Technical Fabric with a waxy grained finish to prevent reflections is applied to the area in front of the driver. This is then positioned to appear as if it is floating by a strip of Satellite Grey Technical Fabric across the dash area and into the doors. The usual center console is removed altogether with the air conditioning system, a delete option on the 675LT, to offer an even more spacious feel. The steering wheel is borrowed from the most exclusive #mclaren model, the track-devoted #mclaren P1™ GTR, with the IPAS and DRS buttons replaced by positioning controls for the Head-Up
Display (HUD) with fighter plane inspired graphics. The HUD makes conventional instruments redundant, replaced by a vent framed by satin carbon fiber to provide cooling air directly to the driver. A flash of colour is provided by Calypso Orange anodized vertical strakes, a color and material that also surrounds the steering wheel-mounted start/stop button.