‘Convertible without compromise’

Going topless on the beach seems to be an inherent way of life in the sun-soaked city of Barcelona. It’s the perfect backdrop for McLaren to introduce the drop-top member of the Sports Series family, the 570S Spider.

McLaren touts this as a “convertible without compromise,” pointing to the near-identical performance data of the 570S Coupe and its Spider counterpart. The McLaren 570S is indeed one impressive machine, having won Motor Trend’s “Best Driver’s Car” shootout last year. But numbers can only tell part of the story- a convertible usually comes with its own unique characteristics, not to mention tradeoffs. So is this a clever piece of marketing speak, or has McLaren managed to pull off a topless wonder?