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McLaren has revealed pricing for its 600LT Spider in Australia, as the limited-edition convertible touches down locally. The car will be hard to come by; McLaren's Asia Pacific boss confirmed barely 50 will reach our shores between coupe and convertible.

In a new video clip posted on YouTube, Mat Watson from the UK's carwow pits four of Europe's fastest convertibles against each other in a drag race – the Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster, Audi R8 Spyder, BMW i8 Roadster, and the McLaren 570S Spider. Each competitor has a different approach with regards to powertrain: the Mercedes and McLaren both use twin-turbocharged V8s, the Audi a naturally-aspirated V10, while the BMW pairs a three-cylinder turbo petrol engine with an electric motor.

McLaren Automotive has teased a track-ready take on the 570S, its Sport Series flagship, in similar vein to the 675LT. Revealed in a single image on McLaren's social media channels, the car is finished in a shade of slate grey, and runs with a more aggressive carbon-fibre diffuser than the 'standard' version.

McLaren has toned and tightened the 570S Spider for track work, adding a lightweight Track Pack option to the line-up. The new Track Pack follows in the coupe's footprints, with a smattering of carbon-fibre and titanium components helping shave 33kg from the already-lithe 570S Spider. In keeping with its track-focused ethos, the option package adds carbon-fibre seats, a carbon steering wheel, carbon-fibre dashboard trim and six, you guessed it, carbon-themed trim finishes.