McLaren's new 650S GT3 race car can be yours for a cool $562,000

Yes, if you've got a spare half a million bucks lying around (and who doesn't, right?), you can own – and race – a proper GT sports car built by the legendary McLaren Formula One team. But you've been able to do that for sometime with the race-winning 12C GT3, so what makes this 650S GT3 revealed today even better?

Firstly, it looks more evil – and that's important for a race car. The P1-inspired front fascia is becoming a theme for the Woking-based automaker, and on the 650S production car, I'm not sure how well it works. But on the GT3 racer it looks positively menacing.

It's also quicker over a lap, too, due to a 52mm-wider front track providing better front grip, larger tires, and a new race-tuned suspension system. The same 500-hp 3.8-liter twin turbo V-8 remains, but its meshed to an improved six-speed sequential gearbox.