McLaren’s officially gone soft. Sort of.

In what is touted the most luxurious McLaren ever, the resurgent British supercar maker has whipped the covers off the new 570GT, a potshot at 911 Turbo and a car with the weekend cruiser firmly in the sights.

Based on the 570S but with suspension and steering ‘fine tuned’ to “emphasise long-distance comfort”, the 570GT also sports a new side-opening rear glass hatch and leather-lined “Touring Deck” with 220 litres more storage space.

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Spring rates have been reduced 15 per cent front and 10 per cent rear while the steering ratio is now two per cent slower for a calmer highway drive.

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But with the same 419kW/600Nm 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 as the 570S, the GT is hardly pedestrian, storming to 100km/h in 3.4sec (0.2sec slower), 0-200km/h 9.8sec (0.3sec slower) and its braking 100-0km/h now 33 metres to the 570S’s 31m. Meanwhile top speed is the same at 328km/h.

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The first 570GTs are set to arrive Australia late 2016 priced from $406,800, or $27,800 more than the 570S.