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October 9, 2015 07:45 pm GMT

Don't worry, McLaren's $334,500 new car still has 'billionaire doors'

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McLaren has found a way to squeeze more life out of its aging 650S — which is aging by supercar standards, at least.

The limited-run 650S Can-Am, which was unveiled on Friday, includes a first for the brand — a carbon-fiber roof — and special lightweight forged alloy wheels.

See also: Forget head-up displays. Mitsubishi's eX Concept has an augmented reality windshield

But designers left at least one feature alone: the "billionaire doors," a nickname for how the doors of a McLaren swing upward and toward the nose of the car (coined by a character on HBO's Silicon Valley, Russ Hanneman).

And it ought to. McLaren will only make 50 of the cars, and each will cost $334,500. But that will get you much more than a lightweight set of wheels with a roof. Read more...

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