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Jul 2024
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Billionaires' Club: McLaren Solus vs For...

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Looking for the ultimate flex at your local track day? Then we’ve got the consumer advice you need. In this episode of the Top Gear Magazine Podcast, Jethro Bovingdon details the pros and cons of the McLaren Solus GT (a lightweight, single-seat V10 of pure violence) against Ford’s long-tail tribute to the ’67 Le Mans-winning GT40 Mk IV, and the most extreme iteration of the third-gen Ford GT, the Ford GT Mk IV.

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