McLarens are known to be some of the most collectible exotic cars on the market and those wealthy enough to buy them are not shy about letting everyone know of that. But for the rest of us who can only dream of owning a 675LT or a P1, the British automaker is giving us that opportunity! Okay, before anybody gets excited, McLaren isn’t dropping the prices on its model lineup; that’s not happening. What it did instead was release a lineup of scale models of varying sizes depicting some of today’s hottest McLarens and some of the most iconic models in the automaker’s history. Apparently, these scale models are such a big deal that McLaren itself dedicated an entire press release for it.

One of these models is a 1:43 scale McLaren 675LT that’s dressed in Chicane Grey and is made by German die-cast builder Minichamps. It weighs just 0.12 kg and retails for a price of £55, or about $68 based on current exchange rates. I'm not great at math, but it’s safe to say that the scale model is significantly cheaper than the actual thing. If the 675LT isn’t to your liking, McLaren is also offering other 1:43 scale beauties, including a 1993 McLaren F1 XP-5 dressed in Dark Green with matching gold bits; a McLaren MP4-12C GT3 in McLaren Orange, and the oh-so desirable P1 GTR.

Then there’s the 1:18 scale McLaren 570S Coupe edition. This one was made by Italian crafter Technomodel and it’s arguably the most detailed of them all. In addition to being bigger than the other scale models, it also comes with a carbon fiber effect cushion with its own 570S badge. It also has an exclusive Vermillion Red body color and best of all, its interior is also incredibly detailed with two-tone red leather and dark grey Alcantara seats. Only 50 examples of this 1:18 scale 570S were made, so rest assured it’s likely going to cost a lot more than $68.

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These scale models would make great presents for the coming holiday season

With Halloween just behind us and Thanksgiving a few weeks away, you can understand if some people are gearing up for the upcoming holiday season. You know what would make a great Christmas gift? These new McLaren scale models.

I’ve never been a big fan of collecting car scale models because there’s just too many of them, but I wouldn’t mind getting one of these scale models. The 1:18 scale McLaren 570S Coupe, in particular, would make for a great piece on my desk. The attention-to-detail is incredible and the use of actual leather and Alcantara on the seats just takes up the realism to another level.

Granted, only 50 were made and there’s a good chance that all 50 of them would be scooped up before Christmas, but I can still hope and dream, right?