If you paid $336,265 for a car, would you expect the windshield defogger to work properly? If so, you’re totally bourgeois, at least in the eyes of supercar enthusiast Lawrence Ulrich, who writes about such vehicles for the New York Times.
In his recent review of the McLaren 650S, Ulrich notes that the car features “641 horsepower and an exotic hydraulic suspension that tames potholes and racetracks alike,” which, to his mind, more than compensates for the fact that, on a humid day, you can’t see where you’re going.
“The McLaren’s ventilation system also struggled to erase a huge foggy spot on the windshield’s center on a humid day. And the front defroster apparently operates only at maximum heat, which forced me to choose between a cloudy windshield or a toaster-oven cabin.”
So yes, “supercars can be finicky,” which is Larry’s way of saying that this 207 mph symphony in carbon fiber lacks the sort of attention to detail that one would find in a $15,000 subcompact. But who cares? It’s got “LED headlamps and radiator inlets that recall a pair of striking cobras,” not to mention 500 pound-feet of torque and a “reasonably comfy” ride!
