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For those looking to make their McLaren 702S supercar that bit more special (and who among us isn't?) here's the Stealth edition.
Rather sadly, that doesn't mean that McLaren has been taking lessons from Northrop Aircraft in how to make the 720S invisible to radar, but it does mean that here's a supercar that might just pass under most people's radar, so subtle and so understated is its colour scheme.
The 'Sarthe Grey' exterior paint has been specially developed by McLaren's Special Operations (MSO) development team, and is supposed to be an homage to the colour of the famed Ueno Clinic McLaren F1 GTR race car that won the Le Mans 24hrs in 1995. That deep, dark grey is backed up by little slivers of bright 'Vermillion Red' on the bonnet, bodysides, and rear deck. That too is no ordinary paint - the highlights are actually painted on by hand, in a process that McLaren says takes more than 200 hours.
The ten-spoke superlightweight alloy wheels also get some red highlighting, to go with their satin black finish, while the front air intakes, door mirror casings, door mirror arms, rear aero 'bridges,' rear deck and service cover and rear air intakes all all finished in a 'naked' carbon fibre that allows you to see the weave of the material.
Inside, MSO has given the Stealth extra carbon finishes for the centre console and for the switches, while the Alcantara suede trim gets contrast 'Apex Red' stitching.
For the moment, the Stealth is a one-off, specially ordered from MSO through McLaren's London dealer. That said, we're pretty sure if you ask nicely enough, and wave a big enough cheque book under their noses, the guys and girls at MSO would make one like this for you too. If not, it's a heck of a way to show off just how simple little touches can make a car unique.