What's all this about?
It's a one-off show car filled with an electronics giant's latest hardware. It's been a long time since we've seen one of these ICE (in-car entertainment) showpieces, but never before has such an exalted car as the McLaren 675LT Coupé been given the 'treatment'.
You what? Some electronics firm has butchered a limited edition 675LT Coupé?!
Umm, not quite - this car is a prototype that McLaren had at Woking. And the company in question is JVCKenwood, the Japanese conglomerate that has a 25-year association with the carmaker.
So what has it done to the Macca?
It's basically all about the 'fully digital cockpit experience' you'd get inside if this sort of thing ever went into production. Both the exterior mirrors and the rear-view interior mirror have been junked in favour of a phalanx of digital cameras, their combined output broadcast at the top of the windscreen instead. And the 675's instrument cluster has been thrown in the bin, replaced by a single air vent behind a steering wheel lifted from the P1 GTR.
Why on Earth would JVCKenwood do that?
Because there's an all-singing, all-dancing head-up display (HUD) that teams with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems to ensure all the information the driver requires is displayed in front of his eyes. This HUD can even detect the presence of other cars.
OK, so what's the vehicle called?
The McLaren 675LT JVCKenwood Concept, funnily enough, and it's debuting right now at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Complete with its orange-tinted interior and bodywork wearing JVCKenwood silver racing stripes.
Matt Robinson - 7 Jan 2016