Just shows how difficult it is to get much more than 240ish mph out of a street car. But I know it'll happen, probably sooner than we expect. The McLaren is still an amazing achievement in it's own right, a product of unique circumstances.

Even when the Veyron eclipses the McLaren's vMax, the McLaren will still hold a tremendous amount of appeal; it's one of the finest British "supercar" designs ever IMO. Peter Stevens, Gordon Murray et al. are true masters.