Mclaren boasts about its 570GT feather wrap

We will not even try to fool you with this one.

McLaren builds serious machines, but it's nice to know that the British supercarre builder has a sense of humor. The Woking gang has published a April Day fool, stating it is the next generation of aerodynamics and light technology.

Forget about carbon fiber and active aero gadgets. McLaren says the precise aero response can be found in the sky, carried by the flying friends of Planet Earth. Inspired by nature, meets the Feather Wrap, exclusive to the 570GT from McLaren Special Operations.

According to MSO, by applying 10,000 synthetic feathers of 2.75 inches of carbon-veined, each coated with a proper McLaren pearl lacquer - air flows effortlessly over the body of the 570GT with a reduction in surface drag . Applied to the car in front in 300 hours, and following the science of "biomimism", feather wrapping streamlines aerodynamics, dampens the effects of air and opens up a world of possibilities for reducing drag . Tech-Speaking improves as McLaren claims feathers vibrate as speeds increase, further reducing drag by "delaying the transition from a laminar boundary to a turbulent area of ​​the air." We do not know what that means and we are sure that McLaren is betting that the readers of this first day of April will not ask.

The total weight claimed from the feathers? Just 5.5 pounds, no more than a paint job.

Fortunately, McLaren is simply pulling a quick one with the engineering pseudo described above. We will take into account the usual methods of McLaren supercars. The black feathers really do not show the carved curves of the 570GT anyway.
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