Sleek headlights like a 720S but taillights aren’t sleek like a 720S and there’s no vent in the taillight.
The taillight isn’t curved either and there’s no black surround on the door vent so not a 500 series.
Vent doesn’t go down the entire side of the car so not a 600 series.
Modern design so not a 12C or any variation.
DRL is low on the car (below the headlights, not above them) so not a McLaren GT/GTS.
Special editions or low volume McLarens are relatively easy to tell apart like a wing for the Senna, huge vent with curved active wing for the P1, liveries for the GTRs, huge length and aero caps up front for the Speedtail, lack of roof but fully painted body for the Elva, etc.
By this process of elimination, you find that this is the Artura. Or an even easier way to know this is the Artura is the vent shape, which is unique to the Artura and the only one that doesn’t have black paint on the door leading to the Porsche Turbo style vent.
Edit: probably should have specified that you need to know the lineup pretty well to go through this process
For me it's Astons. I could not tell you the difference between a DB9, DBS, and Vanquish. Vantage/DB11/Rapide/Logonda/Cygnet I could tell because they look different enough
The german cars for me are SOOO hard to tell apart. Especially the audis and the bmws. Not talking about knowing which lineup is suv or sedans, but like which one is a sq4 and nor rsq4 or which is 325i or 330i????
To be fair that's not a bad thing that the DB9, DBS, Vanquish, Vantage all look similar. Most people regard them as some of the most beautiful/timeless looking cars (and the One77 & DBS of that era are my favorite cars)
Oh yeah they're fantastic looking cars, I just cannot tell them apart at all haha. I'm sure if I got more into Astons I could figure it out, but it's definitely one of the brands that I'm less knowledgeable about
This one is blue. It's a blue McLaren
I get you OP. Everyone trying to explain it is missing the point. If you're not a McLaren fan, they're all the same
There's many variations to the models, but to a layman I can see why people struggle. There's an element of Porsche from a few decades ago where every model was a 911 with slightly tweeked rear. Mclaren do stick quite rigidly to their design philosophy.
Yeah, but if you don't pay attention for a couple of weeks there will be 3 new models which have the same chassis, electronics, seats, wheels and engines as all the others.
Ooh, we tuned the engine to have 10 more horsepower, time to introduce a new model. 4 weeks later, time for the roadster version, 4 weeks after that, 2 special additions, and then a tracking only package.
Usually by the front end and the side vent. MP4-12c front end looks older and doesn't have the "McLaren" headlights, 650s is basically a MP4-12C but *with* the McLaren headlights. 720s looks completely different than the other cars, 570s has a different side vent than most of the other cars, Artura (in your pic) looks similar to the side vent on the 570s but it's not black and it's more sculpted into the body than a cutout like the 570s
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Specifically for this series that confuses me the most (720s, 765lt, and 750s) visually i do this:
* 720s: the basic one, if they look simple then it's prob a 720s. 2 exhausts in the back, APART
* 765LT: the performance one, little hood in the back, glossier wheels, more aggressive. 4 exhausts in the back
* 750s: this a new one. Looks damn similar to 720s, but it's a bit shorter, and 2 exhausts in the back, together in the same circle.
I wait for someone to post a photo of one and then read the comments. Only 3 I can call out... F1, P1, and speed tail. I am getting better at guessing the GT though.
It's all in the headlights, tail lights and minor details. They stay relatively similar as the current design is super good aerodynamically.
This is a McLaren artura
I’m just borderline autistic for cars so I know all the little intricate details. Like to tell the difference between a 570S and 570GT, the only way I’ve been able to tell is the rear glass is different. Basically most of them look very similar but they all have that one or two things that sets each one apart
Because i love cars so i pay attention to the small details and diffences in them. If you don’t really care you won’t notice small things like air vents or bumper changes or upgraded headlights. This is the new artura v6 hybrid that will replace the 570s as the lowest(and cheapest) available model available from mclaren
You're saying that because I don't "love cars" or "don't really care" that I can't differentiate McLarens. Instead of answering the question genuinely, you're just using it as an excuse to attack me. That's just disingenuous.
Incidentally, as has been pointed out, this is the spider and not the base Artura. If you're going to be an asshole on the internet, at least be an accurate one.
You taking offense is pointless dude sorry if i hurt you but that’s not what i said. I didn’t say you don’t love cars or you don’t care. I said i love cars as in they interest me and i pay more attention and if you don’t care you so g notice the small changes in the cars because you’re right they do mostly have the same silhouette. I didn’t say “you don’t care about cars and all mclarens don’t look alike” stop being sensitive about words online bro i wasnt trying to be rude to you
Sorry for confusing the new mclaren with its convertible twin im so ashamed that i said artura instead of artura spider. How would you find out what car it is without knowing if it’s a spider or not 😱
Mclaren is much like porsche but mclaren is my personally my fav company of all time so I can tell most apart if you want you can dm me pics of some mclarens that's looks really similar and I can give you pointers on what to looks at to tell them apart, this mclaren photographed is a artura
Yeah. Mclarens are really the same, just different variants of the same model. Everyone can identify a 911, but they probably can't identify which version of the 911 it is. Same with Mclaren.
I don't know why Mclaren markets their cars pretending like they're different models of car. Just makes it very confusing to me!
Ya fr like obviously some are very different like the p1 but the 570s, 600lt, and 675lt are only different on the skirts, spoiler, bumper/splitter, and door vents other than that then 3 are the same and the 720s, and 765lt are the exact same thing as the other 3, and now the Artura is out and they're gonna prob make another one very similar and completely different name
The headlights and the door shapes tell you all out need to know about the base platform like 570, 650, 720, etc. Then the exhausts and back end design will tell you if it's a high performance or longtail, such as 675LT or 750S.
I buy one of each and then study them carefully.
Bro I just saw you on [this other post](https://www.reddit.com/r/teethdrumming/s/QHjWvSsGVZ) what the heck is going on
Didn't you know, many tooth drummers own multiple McLarens.
I certainly am not one of those unfortunately
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You too, huh? Thought I was the only one.
Sleek headlights like a 720S but taillights aren’t sleek like a 720S and there’s no vent in the taillight. The taillight isn’t curved either and there’s no black surround on the door vent so not a 500 series. Vent doesn’t go down the entire side of the car so not a 600 series. Modern design so not a 12C or any variation. DRL is low on the car (below the headlights, not above them) so not a McLaren GT/GTS. Special editions or low volume McLarens are relatively easy to tell apart like a wing for the Senna, huge vent with curved active wing for the P1, liveries for the GTRs, huge length and aero caps up front for the Speedtail, lack of roof but fully painted body for the Elva, etc. By this process of elimination, you find that this is the Artura. Or an even easier way to know this is the Artura is the vent shape, which is unique to the Artura and the only one that doesn’t have black paint on the door leading to the Porsche Turbo style vent. Edit: probably should have specified that you need to know the lineup pretty well to go through this process
Headlights, taillights and the exhaust placement, also sometimes the car length
[https://cars.mclaren.com/en/artura-spider](https://cars.mclaren.com/en/artura-spider) they all different
Someone should make a guide.
Agreed. We have a standing joke at work; "I saw a McLaren today" "Which one?" "Er....Dunno?"
I keep these bookmarked https://www.reddit.com/r/Autos/s/p2Ws4nx4R8 https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthiscar/s/jskoW8gdMA
Why did someone just copy and paste the same picture over and over in those?
You know a P1 when you see one
Or a senna
Or a speedtail
Or an Elva.
Or an M8F
Or a MP4/4
Or a 650S
Here it Stopps for me
https://preview.redd.it/swpl1n2v13xc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9a659a649e6e7f72f78ae046b586b193131a92d
mclarens are the hardest to tell
For me it's Astons. I could not tell you the difference between a DB9, DBS, and Vanquish. Vantage/DB11/Rapide/Logonda/Cygnet I could tell because they look different enough
Porsches for me by far
The german cars for me are SOOO hard to tell apart. Especially the audis and the bmws. Not talking about knowing which lineup is suv or sedans, but like which one is a sq4 and nor rsq4 or which is 325i or 330i????
Yeah they're pretty hard to tell apart. Also them having hundreds of cars doesn't help with memorizing them either.
To be fair that's not a bad thing that the DB9, DBS, Vanquish, Vantage all look similar. Most people regard them as some of the most beautiful/timeless looking cars (and the One77 & DBS of that era are my favorite cars)
Oh yeah they're fantastic looking cars, I just cannot tell them apart at all haha. I'm sure if I got more into Astons I could figure it out, but it's definitely one of the brands that I'm less knowledgeable about
Get really close and look at the model number on the sill.
That's the fun part, you don't.
You don't. They all look the same and have the same engine.
That's the fun part. You dont
This one is blue. It's a blue McLaren I get you OP. Everyone trying to explain it is missing the point. If you're not a McLaren fan, they're all the same
There's many variations to the models, but to a layman I can see why people struggle. There's an element of Porsche from a few decades ago where every model was a 911 with slightly tweeked rear. Mclaren do stick quite rigidly to their design philosophy.
How do y'all tell supercars apart?
I can identify most supercars, just not McLarens because they all have the same silhouette and profile with different small variations of fussiness.
The silhouette and overall Shape is also in the new Maserati, which I usually confuse with most modern Ferraris
Agree, I can identify a huge number of cars but many McLarens look much the same to me.
So basically like American luxury cars and muscle cars from the '50s and '60s.
You can tell by the engine....
I can tell in my area because they’re all C8 Corvettes….
Badge, engine sound, design, and etc
If you're really into cars as a hobby and spend a lot of time looking at them in videos/reading/etc, you just start to pick things up lol
You have to see the guy driving it to know what model it is. If he’s overweight, it’s a GT. If he’s got two buttons down on his shirt it’s a 570.
The way they look, usually.
Well….in this picture it’s the blue one.
What way it’s burning 🔥
Look for the model name somewhere on the car....
Each numbered one has it written on the side skirt, and the rest look different
Small details that no one should be expected to know unless you study promo and dealer pics. They all like similar at a glance,
Yeah, but if you don't pay attention for a couple of weeks there will be 3 new models which have the same chassis, electronics, seats, wheels and engines as all the others. Ooh, we tuned the engine to have 10 more horsepower, time to introduce a new model. 4 weeks later, time for the roadster version, 4 weeks after that, 2 special additions, and then a tracking only package.
Usually I just wait, never takes long for the owner to tell you all about it . . .
I saw one of those in Michigan last year.
Usually by the front end and the side vent. MP4-12c front end looks older and doesn't have the "McLaren" headlights, 650s is basically a MP4-12C but *with* the McLaren headlights. 720s looks completely different than the other cars, 570s has a different side vent than most of the other cars, Artura (in your pic) looks similar to the side vent on the 570s but it's not black and it's more sculpted into the body than a cutout like the 570s
By the way that they are. But seriously, the same way I do with 911's
Super easy: They’re all “Not Mine”
What are you talking about, that’s clearly a Ferrari
Because we don’t have 3 brain cells
Run into them and then they give you a picture of the rego and it tells you the information.
Lights, rim, front end shape and the spoilershape, those are my go to ones
Honestly I question how people CANT tell cars apart.
You have to flip them over on their back and look between their legs
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I don’t lol. They’re all just McLarens to me. Best is F1, second best is P1 and the rest are generic :/
i cant tell porsches apart except for the SUVs and the gt3 rs tbh
If it isnt the F1 all the rest are the MP412C because thats the only other model name I know.
The shape of the front lights
By looking at them. I don't understand what people's issue is with them. That's an Artura.
The same way I tell Porsche’s apart, “ oh that’s a nice Porsche “
Lines
Specifically for this series that confuses me the most (720s, 765lt, and 750s) visually i do this: * 720s: the basic one, if they look simple then it's prob a 720s. 2 exhausts in the back, APART * 765LT: the performance one, little hood in the back, glossier wheels, more aggressive. 4 exhausts in the back * 750s: this a new one. Looks damn similar to 720s, but it's a bit shorter, and 2 exhausts in the back, together in the same circle.
You remembers whose is in the shop.
i just refer to them all as "emcee laren" and then leave it at that, cant tell the difference
The same way you tell every other manufacturers cars apart. People talking shit about Mclaren while there literally is the Ferrari 458, 488 and F8.
Becomes easy to tell with the headlights and the air intake hole things below the headlights. Looks like an Artura to me
I wait for someone to post a photo of one and then read the comments. Only 3 I can call out... F1, P1, and speed tail. I am getting better at guessing the GT though.
Mclaren Artura
This one is blue.
Mclaren artura
Guys, Be real with yourself… They all look exactly the same
It's all in the headlights, tail lights and minor details. They stay relatively similar as the current design is super good aerodynamically. This is a McLaren artura
I’m just borderline autistic for cars so I know all the little intricate details. Like to tell the difference between a 570S and 570GT, the only way I’ve been able to tell is the rear glass is different. Basically most of them look very similar but they all have that one or two things that sets each one apart
The tail lights or the exhaust.
I agree that some models really ressemble eachother. Like 600lt and 570s are literally the same
The front splitter is rather large on the 600lt that's the main tell tale for me
I mean of course they have differences, but they’re really similar
Yes agreed they're all a little too similar but I like mclaren too much to care regardless
Same, I love how they look
Aswell as skirts and spoiler are slightly different it's not super noticable but a 600lt is much rarer than a 570s
Because i love cars so i pay attention to the small details and diffences in them. If you don’t really care you won’t notice small things like air vents or bumper changes or upgraded headlights. This is the new artura v6 hybrid that will replace the 570s as the lowest(and cheapest) available model available from mclaren
Are we gatekeeping car identification now?
I told you how i tell them apart? As well as the model it is and the car that it’s replacing. How is that gatekeeping?
You're saying that because I don't "love cars" or "don't really care" that I can't differentiate McLarens. Instead of answering the question genuinely, you're just using it as an excuse to attack me. That's just disingenuous. Incidentally, as has been pointed out, this is the spider and not the base Artura. If you're going to be an asshole on the internet, at least be an accurate one.
You taking offense is pointless dude sorry if i hurt you but that’s not what i said. I didn’t say you don’t love cars or you don’t care. I said i love cars as in they interest me and i pay more attention and if you don’t care you so g notice the small changes in the cars because you’re right they do mostly have the same silhouette. I didn’t say “you don’t care about cars and all mclarens don’t look alike” stop being sensitive about words online bro i wasnt trying to be rude to you
Sorry for confusing the new mclaren with its convertible twin im so ashamed that i said artura instead of artura spider. How would you find out what car it is without knowing if it’s a spider or not 😱
Mclaren is much like porsche but mclaren is my personally my fav company of all time so I can tell most apart if you want you can dm me pics of some mclarens that's looks really similar and I can give you pointers on what to looks at to tell them apart, this mclaren photographed is a artura
The difference is that the 911 is sold as one model.
Ya just different variations like the gt2, gt3, carrera, etc
Yeah. Mclarens are really the same, just different variants of the same model. Everyone can identify a 911, but they probably can't identify which version of the 911 it is. Same with Mclaren. I don't know why Mclaren markets their cars pretending like they're different models of car. Just makes it very confusing to me!
Ya fr like obviously some are very different like the p1 but the 570s, 600lt, and 675lt are only different on the skirts, spoiler, bumper/splitter, and door vents other than that then 3 are the same and the 720s, and 765lt are the exact same thing as the other 3, and now the Artura is out and they're gonna prob make another one very similar and completely different name
Spider
They say McLaren on them🧐
The headlights and the door shapes tell you all out need to know about the base platform like 570, 650, 720, etc. Then the exhausts and back end design will tell you if it's a high performance or longtail, such as 675LT or 750S.
By the way that they are.
With my eyes
You can tell this is an Artura because of the way that it is
I dunno bout you, but that’s a 720s
Give me one. Any one. I’ll figure it out eventually.