McLaren 625C – a softer McLaren exclusively for Asia

McLaren 625C_02

These are the first photos and details of the new McLaren 625C, which was specially developed for the Asian market. It will launch in Hong Kong first, with other markets across the Asia Pacific region to be announced in the coming months.

McLaren says the 625C shares the looks of the 650S, but with a focus on day to day usability and comfort. The “C” in the name stands for “Club”. Driving dynamics and ride quality have been improved thanks to tweaks to the ProActive Chassis Control and the suspension hardware.

McLaren 625C_01

An example of what has been tweaked is it has a less stiff spring rate at the rear. The 625C is claimed to have the most refined ride of any McLaren model to date.

As hinted by its name, power output is 625 PS at 7,250 rpm, with 610 Nm of torque from 3,000-7,000 rpm, down from 650 PS and 678 Nm in the 650S. The 100 km/h sprint is done in 3.1 seconds, while 200 km/h is reached in 8.8 seconds for the Coupe and 9.0 seconds for the Spider convertible.

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Comments

  • BLT_Club on Sep 29, 2014 at 9:28 am

    Cause Asians are less stiff and are posers! Good one Big Mac!

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  • screwu (Member) on Sep 29, 2014 at 10:01 am

    Coz Asians are pussies? C’mon…hehe

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  • Semi-Value (Member) on Sep 29, 2014 at 10:23 am

    celaka…i call dr m put bone shattering ride in the new iriz export to europe

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    • European wont buy ur Iriz for sure.. Trust me. =)

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      • Really on Sep 29, 2014 at 1:15 pm

        The Europeans recognises Lotus as good handling cars. And they know Proton owns Lotus.

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  • Uncle_Sammy (Member) on Sep 29, 2014 at 11:43 am

    Becos unkers like me have soft bottoms! LOL!

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  • Cause most Asian Government charge high price and tax for imported car that is why. The cheapest in Asia is Japan and their price is no less than us actually and the highest is Singapore. Thats d difference between the east and west. Most far eastern consumer have to pay more for luxury goods because of lousy G wants more income. =)

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  • this baby 625C should cost around RM1.8m ~ RM1.9m when it reaches Boleh soil.

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  • Higher spec: Iphone 5S, Mclaren 650S. Lower spec: Iphone 5C, Mclaren 625C. Only coincidence, right?

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  • albag on Sep 29, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    no matter how softer as u claim, this car still look aggressive…

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  • Not only most Europeans know and recognise Proton/Lotus for ride and handling. They also know most asians particularly Malaysians are the “kiasu” type 1. That’s why they down the power curve so that when asians buy the car they can stop by the garage and do extreme mods and go kill themselves racing on roads compared to their Euro counterparts who handle their cars much more gently and race on racetracks.

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