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Domestic smartphone brand <keyword id="19895414" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lava" source="keywords">Lava</keyword> on Tuesday launched a new smartphone -- the <keyword id="20837015" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="blaze-curve" source="keywords">Blaze Curve</keyword> 5G, with a 64MP camera and 6.67-inch 120Hz 3D Curved AMOLED display. <br /><br />Starting at Rs 17,999, the smartphone comes in two colour variants -- Iron Glass and <keyword id="20837016" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="viridian-glass" source="keywords">Viridian Glass</keyword>.<br /><br />It will be available for purchase on Amazon.in, Lava E-store and across the Lava Retail Network from March 11.<br /><br />"Developed to meet the aspirations of Indian consumers in the sub-20K price range, our aim with the Blaze series is to provide a world-class experience to our customers," <keyword id="20837017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sunil-raina" source="keywords">Sunil Raina</keyword>, Managing Director, <keyword id="19923300" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lava-international" source="keywords">Lava International</keyword>, said in a statement.<br /><br />The smartphone comes powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7050 processor and is equipped with 8GB RAM and 128/256GB ROM.<br /><br />According to the company, it comes with a Premium AG Glass Back design and boasts a 64MP primary rear camera (Sony sensor) with EIS support along with 8MP Ultrawide and 2MP Macro with LED Flash.<br /><br />The device comes equipped with a 32MP front camera, ensuring crisp and detailed selfies.<br /><br />It offers a 5000mAh battery and supports fast charging with a 33W charger.<br /><br />The Blaze Curve 5G runs on bloatware-free, ad-free and clean Android 13.<br /><br />The company said that it will be providing regular software updates, including assured upgrades to Android 14 and 15, along with quarterly security enhancement for three years.<br /><br /><b>SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/electric-two-wheeler-sales-grow-by-24-in-february-2024-ola-electric-leads-with-over-40-market-share/articleshow/108227956.cms" target="_blank"></a></b><br /><br /> <b><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/electric-two-wheeler-sales-grow-by-24-in-february-2024-ola-electric-leads-with-over-40-market-share/articleshow/108227956.cms" target="_blank">Electric two-wheeler sales grow by 24% in February 2024, Ola Electric leads with over 40% market share</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/byd-seal-electric-sedan-launched-in-india-starting-at-41-lakh/articleshow/108234000.cms" target="_blank"></a></b><br /><br /> <b><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/byd-seal-electric-sedan-launched-in-india-starting-at-41-lakh/articleshow/108234000.cms" target="_blank">BYD Seal electric sedan launched in India starting at ₹41 lakh</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/mukka-proteins-ipo-allotment-how-to-check-allotment-gmp-listing-date-and-more/articleshow/108212514.cms" target="_blank"></a></b><br /><br /> <b><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/mukka-proteins-ipo-allotment-how-to-check-allotment-gmp-listing-date-and-more/articleshow/108212514.cms" target="_blank">Mukka Proteins IPO allotment – How to check allotment, GMP, listing date and more</a></b><br />

Lava Blaze Curve 5G launched in India starting at ₹17,999

<ul><li><strong>The Agni 2 5G is the latest mid-range offering from <keyword id="6355189" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="lava" source="Orion">Lava</keyword> in India.</strong></li><li><strong>The smartphone is priced at ₹21,999 and is available in a single memory variant.</strong></li><li><strong>Here’s our review of the <keyword id="16540642" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Lava-Agni-2-5G" source="Orion">Lava Agni 2 5G</keyword> that will help you decide whether you should buy the device.</strong></li></ul> Indian smartphone maker Lava recently launched the<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/lava-agni-2-5g-vs-oneplus-nord-ce-3-lite-5g-mobile-comparison-of-price-and-features/slidelist/100294724.cms"> Agni 2 5G</a>, its latest mid-range offering in the country and the successor of the Agni smartphone that was launched in 2021.<br /><br />The Lava Agni 2 5G comes with several upgrades over its predecessor, including a better display, better performance and faster charging. The main highlights of the device include its glass back, curved AMOLED display and the clean software experience.<br /><br />Lava has also offered free device replacement for one year in case of hardware issues and free service at home. However, it is too early to talk about this.<br /><br />I have been using the Lava Agni 2 5G smartphone for a few weeks now, and here is my detailed review of the latest mid-range offering from the Indian smartphone maker.<br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Price and availability" comment="subhead" text="Price and availability"><span data-til="noop">Price and availability</span></cmsannotation><br />The Lava Agni 2 is priced at ₹21,999 for the lone 8GB RAM + 256GB internal storage variant. It is available in a single Glass Viridian colour variant from Amazon India.<br /><br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Lava Agni 2 specifications" comment="subhead" text="Lava Agni 2 specifications"><span data-til="noop">Lava Agni 2 specifications</span></cmsannotation><br /><br /><table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#000000;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Particulars<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#000000;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Specifications<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Display<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6.78-inch Full HD+ curved AMOLED<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Refresh rate<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">120Hz<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Protection<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Schott Xensation Alpha Glass<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Chipset<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">MediaTek Dimensity 7050<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Variants<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8GB + 256GB<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rear camera<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">50MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Selfie camera<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">16MP<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Battery<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4,700mAh<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Charging<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">66W<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Fingerprint sensor<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">In-display fingerprint sensor<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Weight<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">210 grams<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Water resistance<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">NA<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">5G<br /><br /></td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6260872500000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Yes, SA/NSA<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody></table><br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Pros and cons" comment="subhead" text="Pros and cons"><span data-til="noop">Pros and cons</span></cmsannotation><br /><br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Pros" comment="subhead2" text="Pros"><span data-til="noop">Pros</span></cmsannotation><br /><br /><ul><li>Good design with a glass back</li><li>Bloat-free software</li></ul><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Cons" comment="subhead2" text="Cons"><span data-til="noop">Cons</span></cmsannotation><br /><br /><ul><li>Average camera</li><li>Bulky</li></ul> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Design and display" comment="subhead" text="Design and display"><span data-til="noop">Design and display</span></cmsannotation><br /><br />Design was one of the key areas that Lava focused on and it is evident with the Agni 2 5G’s minimalistic look. It comes with a frosted glass back that gives it a premium look as most devices in this segment offer a plastic back.<br /><br /><div type="image" title="Rear" msid="101151518" hostid="261" sizebytes="55848" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Lava Agni 2 5G features a glass back&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />The Lava Agni 2 5G gives a premium feel when you hold it in your hand but the back can be a bit slippery. While the matte finish is able to prevent fingerprint smudges, I recommend using a case to get a better grip.<br /><br />It is to be noted that the Agni 2 5G weighs 210 grams and may feel bulky to some. One-handed usage may be difficult for extended durations, especially if you’re adding more weight by using a case.<br /><br /><div type="image" title="IMG_20230529_173822" msid="101151556" hostid="261" sizebytes="68302" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Rear camera module on the Lava Agni 2 5G&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />The smartphone comes with a large circular camera module that houses the quad camera setup at the back. Apart from this, it comes with the Lava 5G branding at the bottom left corner.<br /><br /><div type="image" title="Side" msid="101151567" hostid="261" sizebytes="50876" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Volume rocker and the power button&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />Coming to the sides, it comes with a plastic frame that is prone to scratches. While the left side is bare, the right side comes with the volume rockers and the power button.<br /><br /><div type="image" title="Bottom" msid="101151584" hostid="261" sizebytes="44416" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Lava Agni 2 5G bottom&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />On the top, the device comes with just a microphone. The bottom is equipped with a SIM tray, a microphone, the USB Type-C port and the speaker grille.<br /><br /><div type="image" title="Display" msid="101151680" hostid="261" sizebytes="72298" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Lava Agni 2 5G display&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />Display is another area where the Agni 2 impressed me. The device comes with a 6.78-inch Full HD+ curved AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 950 nits of peak brightness. It is one of the few devices in the segment that offers a curved AMOLED display in this segment. The other device is the recently launched<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/realme-11-pro-5g-review-a-mid-ranger-with-a-premium-design/articleshow/100865073.cms"> Realme 11 Pro 5G</a>.<br /><br />The smartphone’s display comes with HDR 10+ support and features thin bezels, making it a good option to watch content or play games. The high brightness also ensures proper visibility, even in direct sunlight.<br /><br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Software and performance" comment="subhead" text="Software and performance"><span data-til="noop">Software and performance</span></cmsannotation><br /><br />In terms of software, the Lava Agni 2 5G runs on Android 13 out of the box and the company has promised to offer two Android updates and three years of security updates. This means that the device will get the<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/android-14-update-to-rollout-soon-find-out-if-your-smartphone-is-eligible/articleshow/101125653.cms"> Android 14</a> and Android 15 updates.<br /><br />The device offers a near-stock experience and unlike a majority of devices in this segment, it comes with a bloat-free UI and does not come with any pre-installed applications. It was refreshing to not have to uninstall a slew of apps soon after booting up a device in this segment.<br /><br />While my experience with the device was good, the UI needs a little refinement to make it smooth.<br /><br />The device is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7050 chipset and comes with 8GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The chipset is able to handle day-to-day tasks with ease and can multitask without any issues. I played games like Battlegrounds Mobile India on the device and while the device did not stutter, it heats up a little after an extended gaming session.<br /><br />It is powered by a 4,700mAh battery coupled with 66W fast charging support. It takes around 45 minutes to fully charge the device and a full charge easily lasts for a day with normal usage and light gaming.<br /><br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Camera" comment="subhead" text="Camera"><span data-til="noop">Camera</span></cmsannotation><br /><br />The Lava Agni 2 5G is equipped with a quad camera setup at the back consisting of a 50MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 2MP depth sensor and a 2MP macro sensor.<br /><br /><div type="image" title="Camera" msid="101151688" hostid="261" sizebytes="41324" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Rear camera module on the Lava Agni 2 5G&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />The device offers a simple camera UI and comes with options such as night mode, film, portrait, beauty, macro, time lapse, slow motion, pro mode and more.<br /><br /><div type="image" title="IMG_20230529_173512_947" msid="101151697" hostid="261" sizebytes="272170" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Image captured in daylight conditions&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />The camera performs decently in daylight conditions, capturing good detail and dynamic range. The images captured using the ultra-wide sensor did not turn out as good and looked grainy.<br /><br />The device struggled a bit in low-light conditions but this is expected at this price point.<br /><br />On the front, the device comes with a 16MP selfie camera, which captures decent images in daylight but struggles in low-light conditions, just like the primary camera.<br /><br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Verdict" comment="subhead" text="Verdict"><span data-til="noop">Verdict</span></cmsannotation><br /><br />The Lava Agni 2 5G is a good phone at this price point and punches above its weight. The glass back, clean software and immersive display make it a great option under the ₹25,000 segment.<br /><br />The average cameras and occasional software bugs are the biggest drawbacks of the device. In this segment, you can also consider the<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/realme-11-pro-5g-review-a-mid-ranger-with-a-premium-design/articleshow/100865073.cms"> Realme 11 Pro</a>, which also offers a curved AMOLED display.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/moto-edge-40-review-price-specifications-and-design/articleshow/101110748.cms">Moto Edge 40 review – sleek design encasing sturdy performance</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/realme-11-pro-5g-review-a-mid-ranger-with-a-premium-design/articleshow/100865073.cms">Realme 11 Pro 5G review – a mid-ranger with a premium design</a><br /><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-a54-5g-review-a-premium-experience-at-an-affordable-price/articleshow/100163350.cms"><strong>Samsung Galaxy A54 5G review – a premium experience at an affordable price</strong></a><br />

Lava Agni 2 5G review – Decent performance, good design

<p><strong><em>Welcome to <keyword id="9884466" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="insider-cannabis">Insider Cannabis</keyword>, our weekly <keyword id="621414" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Newsletter">newsletter</keyword> where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and personalities driving the multibillion-dollar global <keyword id="14728" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="cannabis">cannabis</keyword> boom.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em><a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/cultivated">Sign up here to get it in your inbox every week</a>.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Clarence Thomas</strong>, one of the most conservative justices on the Supreme Court, <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/062821zor_6j37.pdf">wrote a statement</a> that raised some eyebrows across the cannabis world this week.</p><p>After the court declined to hear a challenge to 280E - the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cannabis-more-audits-280e-treasury-inspector-general-irs-2020-10">Reagan-era IRS rule that forbids cannabis companies from deducting regular business expenses</a> - Thomas said that the federal government's prohibition on <keyword id="40905" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Marijuana">marijuana</keyword> "may no longer be necessary," given the number of states that have legalized it for both medical and recreational use. He called the federal government's enforcement of marijuana prohibition more "episodic than coherent."</p><p>It's fair to say Thomas is probably not going to become a legalization advocate - rather, he's a conservative judge pushing back against high tax burdens on small businesses and federal overreach in this specific case.</p><p>If you're interested, you can read our <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cannabis-more-audits-280e-treasury-inspector-general-irs-2020-10">deep dive into the consequences of 280E for cannabis companies here</a>.</p><p>What else?</p><p>In last week's newsletter, I <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/insider-cannabis-newsletter-june-25-2021-6">wrote about how we see the continued conflict between state and federal cannabis laws</a> play out every day here in the US.</p><p>Another point: 21-year-old star runner <strong>Sha'Carri Richardson</strong> <a href="https://www.insider.com/shacarri-richardson-could-miss-olympics-after-cannabis-positive-test-2021-7">was suspended</a> after testing positive for marijuana. She likely won't be able to run in the 100-meter dash at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, where she was a medal favorite. In an interview with the Today Show, <strong>Savannah Guthrie</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1410944523778277377">pointed out</a> that Richardson was in Oregon when she tested positive - a state where marijuana has been legal for almost six years.</p><p>It's also worth noting that THC can show up in tests up to a month after consumption. Plus, there isn't any evidence that marijuana is performance-enhancing.</p><p>If you missed it: I went on the High Rise podcast with <strong>Cy Scott</strong> of <strong>Headset</strong> and <strong>Emily Paxhia</strong> of <strong>Poseidon Asset Management</strong> to discuss our reporting for the Insider newsroom-wide "<strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cost-of-inequity-how-inequity-persists-in-american-daily-life-2021-6">Cost of Inequity</a></strong>" project - I'd encourage you all to read through some of the great reporting our colleagues did as well. </p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/424Ek8lifVrkEyWAE7osVv?si=8NxiGzggQr6Kt-TEmIsbpQ&amp;dl_branch=1ch=1">You can listen to that here</a>.</p><p>I'll be off next week, but you'll be in good hands with Yeji.</p><p><em>- Jeremy Berke (<a href="https://twitter.com/jfberke">@jfberke</a>) </em></p><p><strong><em>If you like what you read, share this newsletter with your colleagues, friends, boss, spouse, strangers on the internet, or whomever else would like a weekly dose of cannabis news. </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Here's what we wrote about this week:</em></strong></p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cannabis-industry-diversity-executives-are-white-male-insider-inequity-analysis-shows-2021-6"><strong>Top executives at the 14 largest cannabis companies are overwhelmingly white men, an Insider analysis shows</strong></a></h3><p><strong>Insider</strong> asked the largest cannabis companies in the world who makes up their C-suite. White men make up 70% of top execs, we found. Black execs make up 7% of the cannabis C-suite. This story is part of a larger newsroom-wide project: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cost-of-inequity-how-inequity-persists-in-american-daily-life-2021-6">The Cost of Inequity.</a> </p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cbd-startup-kadenwood-50-million-series-b-exclusive-2021-6"><strong>A hot CBD startup just raised a fresh $50 million - and the CEO said the company is eyeing an IPO as early as next year</strong></a></h3><p>CBD startup <strong>Kadenwood</strong> just closed a $50 million Series B, giving the two-year-old company a valuation of over $350 million. The round was led by <strong>The Craftory</strong>, a venture-capital fund that invests in growth-stage consumer startups, and <strong>Arcadian Capital Management</strong>, a venture fund focused on cannabis. </p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ayr-marijuana-stock-to-buy-wall-street-viridian-analyst-2021-7"><strong>A top Wall Street analyst lays out 4 reasons why under-the-radar cannabis stock Ayr could pop 49%</strong></a></h3><p><strong>Viridian Capital Advisors</strong> analyst <strong>Jonathan DeCourcey</strong> says <strong>Ayr Wellness</strong> is his top cannabis stock pick and said the company's stock is discounted considering its track record.</p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/marijuana-cannabis-distributor-nabis-raises-23-million-series-b-california-2021-6"><strong>Former engineers from Microsoft and Facebook just raised $23 million to dominate a crucial but overlooked piece of the biggest US cannabis market</strong></a></h3><p><strong>Nabis</strong>, one of the largest distributors in California's cannabis industry, just closed a $23 million Series B round. We got an exclusive interview with the company's CEO <strong>Vince Ning</strong> who said he's focused on doubling the company's footprint in California.</p><div type="image" title="Aurora Cannabis" height="1055" width="2000" msid="84073046" hostid="261"></div><h2>Executive moves</h2><ul><li>Cannabis distribution company <strong>HERBL</strong> <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/herbl-announces-retirement-of-chief-operating-officer-art-smuck-appoints-robert-turner-as-incoming-coo-301322213.html">announced</a> on Wednesday that COO <strong>Art Smuck</strong> is retiring. Former Whole Foods exec <strong>Robert Turner</strong> will take over.</li><li><strong>Jushi Holdings</strong> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/06/30/2256090/0/en/Jushi-Holdings-Inc-Announces-Management-and-Board-Changes.html">said</a> on Wednesday that former AB InBev exec <strong>Leonardo Garcia-Berg</strong> will join the company as COO, while <strong>Erich Mauff</strong> is stepping down from his roles as co-president and board member</li><li>Cannabis law expert <strong>Rachel Gilette</strong> is joining <strong>Holland &amp; Hart</strong> <a href="https://www.hollandhart.com/holland-hart-launches-cannabis-practice-with-arrival-of-rachel-gillette?">to launch the firm's cannabis practice</a>. </li></ul><h2>Deals, launches, and IPOs</h2><ul><li>California cannabis company <strong>Glass House</strong> started trading on the <strong>NEO Exchange</strong> on July 5. It went public through a combination with <strong>Mercer Park</strong>, a SPAC.</li><li>Cannabis company <strong>Clever Leaves</strong> said on <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/06/28/2253885/0/en/Clever-Leaves-Launches-Project-Change-Lives-Pledging-25M-Worth-of-Medical-Cannabis-to-U-S-Researchers.html">Monday</a> that it had launched "Project Change Lives," a research initiative that will pledge $25 million of medical cannabis to US researchers.</li><li><strong>Trulieve</strong> said on <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trulieve-completes-acquisition-of-marijuana-retail-license-for-dispensary-location-in-worcester-massachusetts-301323110.html">Wednesday</a> that it had completed its $13.5 million cash and stock acquisition of a cannabis store in Massachusetts.</li><li>Hemp and CBD company <strong>Vertical Wellness</strong> <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210630005323/en/%C2%A0Vertical-Wellness-Announces-Merger-with-CanaFarma-Hemp-Products-Corp.">is going public on the CSE</a> via a merger with <strong>CannaFarma Corp</strong>.</li><li><strong>Tilray</strong> is <a href="https://www.tilray.com/tilraynews-master/2021/6/30/tilray-introduces-its-first-cross-brand-product-collaboration-and-launches-canadian-craft-cannabis-brand-broken-coast-in-the-us">launching Broken Coast BC Lager in the US</a>, through <strong>SweetWater Brewing Company</strong>. It's a way to get their Broken Coast cannabis brand in front of consumers in the US before they're able to sell actual cannabis.</li><li>And in other Tilray news, the company <a href="https://www.tilray.com/tilraynews-master/2021/6/29/tilray-asks-stockholders-to-support-key-initiatives-to-drive-strategic-growth-and-strengthen-stockholder-rights">said in a proxy statement</a> that it is seeking to increase the number of shares to pursue M&amp;A opportunities. </li><li>Cannabis law firm <strong>Vicente Sederberg</strong> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/06/29/2254591/0/en/Leading-Cannabis-Law-Firm-Vicente-Sederberg-Launches-ESG-Practice-Aims-to-Help-Marijuana-and-Hemp-Industries-Lead-on-Sustainability-Social-Responsibility-and-Diversity.html">is launching an ESG practice</a>. </li></ul><h2>Policy moves</h2><ul><li>Marijuana legalization took effect in <strong>Virginia</strong> and <strong>Connecticut</strong> on Thursday, while medical marijuana laws went into effect in <strong>South Dakota</strong>.  </li><li><strong>Mexico</strong>'s Supreme Court <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/29/americas/mexico-cannabis-decriminalization-intl/index.html">struck down cannabis prohibition</a> on Tuesday in an 8-3 ruling, decriminalizing the use of recreational cannabis in the country. </li><li><strong>Apple</strong> will now <a href="https://www.marijuanamoment.net/apple-now-allows-marijuana-businesses-on-its-app-store-while-google-maintains-ban/">allow marijuana delivery services on the app store</a>, though only in jurisdictions where marijuana is legal. </li></ul><h2>Research and data</h2><ul><li>The Petrie-Flom Center at <strong>Harvard Law School</strong> announced on <a href="https://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/resources/article/petrie-flom-center-launches-POPLAR">Wednesday</a> that it had launched a new research Initiative on psychedelics. The program, called POPLAR, is funded by the Saisei Foundation and long-time psychedelics proponent <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/4avneq/harvard-lawyers-will-study-the-legal-questions-around-psychedelic-treatment">Tim Ferriss</a> among others. </li></ul><h2>Chart of the week</h2><p><strong>Ontario</strong>'s cannabis market has seen steady growth throughout 2020, thanks to the increase in dispensaries, according to market-research firm <strong>Brightfield Group</strong>. The province more than tripled its store numbers.</p><h2><div type="image" title="cannabis weekly newsletter chart about Canada dispensary locations" height="840" width="1240" msid="84073047" hostid="261"></div></h2><h2>What we're reading</h2><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/27/republicans-weed-496390">Republicans are watching their states back weed - and they're not sold</a> (POLITICO)</p><p><a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/americas-pot-labs-have-a-thc-problem/">America's Pot Labs Have A THC Problem</a> (FiveThirtyEight)</p><p><a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/06/28/gotham-green-partners-has-multiple-stakes-but-doe.html?ana=TRUEANTHEMTWT_BO&amp;csrc=6398&amp;taid=60d9c7e0b9a1150001df206f&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitterp;utm_source=twitter">Regulators say cannabis investor's multiple stakes doesn't violate cap</a> (Boston Business Journal)</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/30/opinions/its-time-to-legalize-marijuana-rick-steves/index.html">Rick Steves: Pot is now used by Mom and Dad. And Grandma's rubbing it on her elbows</a> (CNN)</p><p><a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/06/28/democrats-republicans-split-marijuana-business">Republicans And Democrats Are Divided Over Marijuana. Businesses Are Caught In The Middle</a> (WBUR)</p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5gdzy/can-lsd-treat-food-allergies-we-dont-know-but-its-already-been-patented">Can LSD Treat Food Allergies? We Don't Know, But It's Already Been Patented</a> (VICE)</p>

White men dominate the cannabis C-suite

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The 2020 GT is the "grand touring" model from <keyword id="64813" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="McLaren">McLaren</keyword>, boasting a comfortable ride and ample storage space via two trunks.</li><li>In fact, the combined storage space from its trunks is actually more than a Toyota Camry's trunk capacity.</li><li>The GT starts at $215,500, but my loaner came to $237,930 MSRP after options.</li></ul><p>I'm old enough to remember when there were no McLarens for sale. The only McLaren you could buy for the road was <a href="https://cars.mclaren.com/us-en/legacy/mclaren-f1">the hallowed F1</a>, which <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070213011041/http://www.mclarenautomotive.com/cars/f1_production.htm">ended production in 1998</a>. Two decades and an exponentially heightened collector status later, most people don't have <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/1994-mclaren-f1-auctioned-for-19-million-2019-8#:~:text=Monterey%20Car%20Week%20is%20a,to%20be%20auctioned%20this%20year.">a spare $20 million</a> to blow on an F1 at auction today.</p><p>But now there are many McLarens to choose from. McLarens that cost far less than $20 million. McLarens that have <a href="https://jalopnik.com/give-me-top-exit-exhausts-or-give-me-death-1827201559#_ga=2.237367176.928740838.1546822882-1329287156.1540411326">top-exit exhausts</a> — exhaust tips that point upward, because awesome — <a href="https://jalopnik.com/there-will-always-be-room-for-supercars-1832867383">McLarens without roofs</a>, and utilitarian McLarens with big trunks.</p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_57" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100038" hostid="261"></div>That brings us to the <keyword id="10238587" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mclaren-gt">McLaren GT</keyword>. <h2><strong>The <keyword id="10238588" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="2020-mclaren-gt">2020 McLaren GT</keyword>: The one with the big trunk</strong></h2><p>In 2019, McLaren <a href="https://cars.mclaren.press/en-us/releases/703">debuted</a> the new McLaren GT, calling it the "first true McLaren Grand Tourer in the McLaren product family." Yes, there indeed was the comfort-oriented <a href="https://jalopnik.com/the-2017-mclaren-570gt-is-a-wicked-supercar-that-you-ca-1778688341">McLaren 570 GT</a> that came before this, but the past is the past!</p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_54" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100040" hostid="261"></div>As its name promises, the GT is meant for comfortable long-distance driving with additional room for luggage. Other McLarens have been <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-mclaren-720s-is-a-supercar-for-daily-driving-1537898400">widely praised</a> for their everyday comfort, but the GT offers additional storage space not found elsewhere in McLaren's lineup. The car still uses a carbon-fiber monocoque called the MonoCell II-T as a lightweight and rigid chassis, but the "T" here stands for "Touring." <p>Basically, it just means that McLaren <a href="https://cars.mclaren.press/en-us/releases/703#gallery">added</a> a carbon fiber upper structure behind the passenger cabin and made a luggage area above the engine. For anyone who's ever been annoyed that they can't take their McLaren on a cross-country road trip <em>and</em> fit "golf clubs or skis" in the back, this is the solution. We count our blessings in this house. </p><h2><strong><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_OEM_18" height="1668" width="2500" msid="79100044" hostid="261"></div>Details and safety ratings: More trunk space than a Camry. Really.</strong></h2><p>The GT uses a mid-mounted, 4.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 that's good for a claimed 612 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. All of that is sent to the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. McLaren estimates the 0-to-60-mph sprint to happen in just 3.1 seconds, with a top speed of 203 mph.</p><p>It is 15.4 feet long, 6.7 feet wide, and stands about four feet tall. Staggered wheels mean the GT wears 20-inch wheels in the front and 21-inch wheels in the back, both of which are much larger than the 17-inch ones on your Hyundai Elantra. Curb weight comes to 3,384 pounds.</p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_44" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100045" hostid="261"></div>The McLaren GT's front trunk provides 5.3 cubic feet of storage space, and the rear 14.8 cubic feet. Combined, the two offer 20.1 cubic feet of storage room — which is actually more than the 15.1 cubic feet of space found in the single rear trunk on the <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/toyota-cms-media/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2021_Toyota_Camry_Product-Information.pdf">Toyota Camry</a>. Huh!<p>The GT is also better on climate guilt than many of its <keyword id="731183" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Supercar">supercar</keyword> pals, according to its EPA-estimated fuel economy: 15 mpg in the city, 22 mpg on the highway, and 18 mpg combined. Sure, it's not outstanding. But this is a McLaren, not a Prius.</p><p>As is the case with many sports cars, the McLaren GT hasn't been rated for safety or crashworthiness by the National Highway <keyword id="34991" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="transportation">Transportation</keyword> Safety Administration or the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.</p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_31" height="3750" width="2500" msid="79100048" hostid="261"></div><h2><strong>What stands out: Taking flight</strong></h2><p>Driving or riding in a car with a monocoque chassis doesn't feel quite like anything else. Because the structure is one solid piece, the whole car sort of behaves that way too. Going over a bump in a normal car splits the action in two: impact on the front wheels and then, a second later, impact on the rear wheels.</p><p>In the GT, bumps did not feel like this. Whatever affected the front was felt immediately throughout the entire car, similar to how turbulence feels when you're flying. The GT may be the "practical" McLaren, but it's maintained the wonderfully distinctive soaring sensation that other McLaren models have perfected. Your imagination wanders from merely cruising on the highway at 70 mph to gliding along in a low-flying fighter jet.</p><p>But tug on the left-hand transmission paddle — machined magnificently from what felt like a single piece of metal — and the dual-clutch snaps the gears down faster than a whip-crack. Punch in the accelerator and you've punched yourself straight for the horizon, the sound of those twin-turbos whooshing behind your head. </p><p>The GT's pièce de résistance, however, is its steering. It uses a electro-hydraulically assisted steering system, so there's no artificial feel — typically associated with electronically assisted steering — to worry about here. There's weight to it, but it's welcomed weight because you're able to tuck the nose precisely and directly into a corner every single time. Wondering what the front wheels are up to is for the birds, baby.</p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_OEM_19" height="1668" width="2500" msid="79100049" hostid="261"></div>And the trunks. At first, the idea of a McLaren with extra storage room seemed gimmicky to me. But as it turns out, the rear cabin does fit a good amount of stuff. The front trunk eats up your average-sized overhead suitcase. And there's a decent-sized parcel shelf right behind the passengers that fits a larger-sized overhead suitcase. Putting anything there severely restricts your rearward visibility, though.<p>The rest of the storage cabin is admittedly strangely shaped: It slopes over the engine compartment, while the "ceiling" is shaped by the tapered rear glass hatch closure. Whatever you put back there needs to be irregularly shaped or able to be compacted. </p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_OEM_2" height="1666" width="2500" msid="79100051" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_OEM_4" height="1666" width="2500" msid="79100054" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_OEM_3" height="1666" width="2500" msid="79100056" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_OEM_5" height="1870" width="2500" msid="79100057" hostid="261"></div>Don't worry, though: McLaren has a bespoke, four-piece luggage set, exclusively designed to fit in the GT, available for purchase. <a href="https://cars.mclaren.press/en-gb/releases/741">Yours for about $15,000</a>, or nearly the base price of that Elantra.<h2><strong>What falls short: Room for luggage and that's about it</strong></h2><p>There's no denying that the McLaren GT is a huge car. It's long and wide, and the up-swinging dihedral doors add about another two feet of width on either side. Unless you have a very big and tall space, this car will be a challenge to fit in most garages.</p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_48" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100062" hostid="261"></div>But despite how big the GT is from the outside, there aren't actually a whole lot of places to put loose items — purses, phones, keys, masks — once you're sitting in it. There are small door pockets and a couple of cup holders, but that's about it.<p>The interior layout, while providing ample luggage room and a space-age feel, was not great for small everyday things. </p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_49" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100154" hostid="261"></div>Did the people who designed the GT <em>not</em> carry loose items with them? Or did they perhaps merely <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/09/the-gender-politics-of-pockets/380935/">have the privilege of owning clothes that come with real pockets</a> and designed the car for this very same demographic? Unclear.<p>There's also the backup camera footage, which doesn't appear in the center infotainment screen as one would expect. Instead, it shows up in the driver information cluster, which is a nice idea until you remember you also need to steer in reverse sometimes.</p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_19" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100156" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_18" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100157" hostid="261"></div>In the GT, I felt like I was driving on eggshells. This wasn't only because of its $237,930 price, but because I had trouble seeing out of it. <p>Girl, let me tell you: You sit low and those fenders are <em>tall</em>. The hood slopes down and out of your line of sight. The vast rear end stretches out of your eye kingdom. On open stretches of highway, this is no problem at all. But life isn't all big, sweeping roads, Chuck! Sometimes it's tight parking lots and cramped streets.</p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_51" height="3750" width="2500" msid="79100161" hostid="261"></div>My greatest fear was curbing one of the lovely wheels — giant in diameter and shod with extremely low-profile Pirelli P-Zeros. A rolling risk, a constant test of my depth perception. Half of my driving around town relied on my own estimations, the other on faith alone. <h2><strong>How the GT compares to its competitors: The only one of its kind</strong></h2><p>Because the McLaren GT bills itself as a grand tourer, there is no shortage of competition. Most of it will be cheaper, though, because most of it isn't as cool.</p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_40" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100163" hostid="261"></div>Base MSRP of the GT comes to $215,500, but after options such as the electrochromic roof ($6,000), the MSO Bright Pack ($5,500; whatever that is), polished brake calipers with a black logo ($1,500), a luggage retention strap ($500; I could make this with a bungee cord), lithium-ion battery charger ($230; why?), warning triangle and first-aid kit ($100), car cover ($600), sports exhaust ($3,500), and Viridian exterior paint ($4,500), the final MSRP came to $237,930.<p>Sure, you've got your Bentley Continental GTs (<a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/bentley/continental-gt">$207,825</a>), Aston Martin DB11s (<a href="https://www.edmunds.com/aston-martin/db11/">$205,600</a>), Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupes (<a href="https://www.mbusa.com/en/vehicles/build/s-class/coupe/s63c4">$171,400</a>), Porsche 911 Turbo S models (<a href="https://www.porsche.com/usa/models/911/911-turbo-models/911-turbo-s/">$203,500</a>), and Ferrari GTC4 Lusso Ts (<a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/ferrari/gtc4lusso">$263,750</a>), but none of them have the same flair as the McLaren. </p><div type="image" title="Large 9 TheMcLarenMP4 12CCarbonMonoCell" height="1574" width="2500" msid="79100166" hostid="261"></div>They don't have swooping doors, the hammerhead-like face, the alien-looking interior, or a carbon-fiber monocoque chassis. This McLaren has presence and it's made by people who know how to build fast things. If you're going to drop close to a quarter of a million dollars on a supercar that can <em>also</em> carry golf clubs, you can't really beat this one.<h2><strong>Our impressions: Performance over comfort</strong></h2><p>Thinking about the McLaren a month later, the thing I remember most is how much effort driving it commanded. I don't mean that it's difficult to drive, but rather that everything you touched to get it moving or stopping felt tight and purposeful. </p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_64" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100171" hostid="261"></div>You had to push a little harder on the brake and throttle pedals. The steering was always heavy, no matter the speed or drive mode, complementing the chassis wonderfully. The GT's exterior design might be a touch mellower, more streamlined, and less holey than the rest of McLaren's cars, but underneath, it's <a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/134042/softball-began-play-hardball">soft like softballs are "soft."</a><p>Toss it into tight turns and the suspension staunchly refuses to lean, a mountain that refuses to bow to centrifugal force. The unshakable steering feels out the road like you're sweeping your palm across it.</p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_55" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100173" hostid="261"></div>I didn't find the sound of the twin-turbocharged V8 particularly beautiful, but it was neat to hear the turbochargers whoosh. Strangely, though, the 612-horsepower GT felt pretty tame. It's not slow by any means, but it doesn't lay into its power as ferociously as other McLarens do. <p>Perhaps this had to do with being turbocharged, as I detected some lag — or maybe the sensation of having your face torn off isn't the GT's M.O. This is the long-distance McLaren, remember, not the face-tearing sprinter. </p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_36" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100175" hostid="261"></div>But it's clear, especially when you consider everything it's up against, that McLaren still values performance over comfort. Distilled, the GT is a mid-engined car and with carbon-fiber tub — bones that make sense, because it was built by a company that has only ever known race cars and seismically fast road cars. The GT will never shed the driving characteristics that those basic qualities bring; it simply has a bigger trunk and a less bitey personality than the other McLarens. <p>So, sure, the McLaren GT might be a "grand tourer." But don't get into one expecting it to shroud you in pillowy opulence. </p><p>Instead, get into one knowing that it's just as capable as any McLaren — and totally down to whisk you and (some of) your baggage away on a weekend trip.</p><p style="text-align: center;">♦♦♦</p><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_OEM_15" height="1875" width="2500" msid="79100177" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_OEM_8" height="1875" width="2500" msid="79100181" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_OEM_12" height="1875" width="2500" msid="79100183" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_58" height="3750" width="2500" msid="79100187" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_67" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100191" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_OEM_1" height="1668" width="2500" msid="79100192" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_56" height="3750" width="2500" msid="79100196" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_42" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100199" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_52" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100200" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_63" height="3750" width="2500" msid="79100204" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_45" height="1667" width="2500" msid="79100207" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="2020 McLaren GT_KL_50" height="3750" width="2500" msid="79100210" hostid="261"></div>

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<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><p>When you look at that blob above, what do you see?</p><p>I don't see much of anything - just a bunch of reddish-brownish-greenish circles. (Ask me to tell you which ones are which and I'd have to think for a minute.) Other colorblind people, apparently, might spot the digits 21. Sighted people should see a 74.</p><p>Assuming you aren't colorblind as well, you can see what I can't because the cone cells in your eyes work better than mine. Cone cells detect color, while rod cells detect light and dark.</p><p>I've known I was color-blind since I was about three years old, on a walk to Bee Creek Park in College Station, Texas. My dad, holding my hand, pointed out trees with leaves turning red for the start of autumn. I had no blasted idea what he was talking about, and told him so. He wasn't too surprised. After all, there had been a 50% chance I'd turn out (as my school friends would later call it) color-stupid.</p><p>Colorblindness (or stupidity) is, in the great scheme of things, hardly a great problem&#xa0;in life. I'll never get to fly a commercial airliner or fighter plane. Some video games maps and heads-up-displays are confusing to me.&#xa0;Once or twice in my lifetime I've driven through a red light on an empty road at night. And pretty much every data visualization on the internet looks like a mess.</p><p>But the real frustrating part of colorblindness, for me at least, is how little most people seem to understand it. Here's a typical scene in the life of a colorblind person:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>Dopey friend:&#xa0;</strong>Wait, you're colorblind?! You never told me!</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>Colorblind individual:&#xa0;</strong>It, uh, never came up.</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>What color is this?&#xa0;<em>Points to stapler</em></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>CI:&#xa0;</strong>That's a black stapler.</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>Okay. What color is the sky?</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>CI:&#xa0;</strong>Blue.</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>What color is grass?</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>CI:&#xa0;</strong>Green.</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>What color is-</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;">[THIRTY MINUTES ELAPSE]</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>What color is this?&#xa0;<em>Points to shirt.</em></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>CI:&#xa0;</strong>I don't know.</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>Oh my god, you&#xa0;can't see my shirt! Do I look naked to you??</p><p>In the grand scheme of things, of course, this falls squarely into the&#xa0;<em>not a big deal</em> category of irritants. The oppression of colorblind people is decidedly not a thing. But still, lots of people don't understand what colorblindness is. And most&#xa0;colorblind people&#xa0;I've spoken with agree that over a lifetime that confusion gets pretty annoying. So I'm going to clear up a few things.</p><h2>What even&#xa0;<em>is</em> colorblindness? How do you catch it?</h2><p>The most commons forms of colorblindness are <a href="https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/color-vision-deficiency#inheritance">genetic conditions</a>, passed along the x-chromosome. People with an x-chromosome and a y-chromosome only need their one x to be defective&#xa0;to catch it. People with two x-chromosomes need both to be defective.</p><p>Most women have two x-chromosomes, and most men&#xa0;have an x-chromosome and a y-chromosome. That's why colorblindness is much more common in men than in women.</p><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="National Institutes of Health" title_caption="" class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/579a24fadd08954f578b495a-960/xlinkrecessive.jpeg"><span class="sprites click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span></div><p></p></div></div><p>What does it look like to you? What does&#xa0;colorfulness look like? What is it like to see in full color?</p><p>You can't explain that to me, not really. And I can't explain my muddier vision to you any better. I can turn down the saturation on reds, greens, and purples, like so:</p><p><div></div></p><p>But colorblindness is a confusion and conflation of colors, not just a desaturation. So neither of us can really know what each others' perspectives really look like.</p><p>Similarly, I have no idea what it's like to be blue-yellow colorblind (a rarer form). Confusing blue and yellow? Those people must be bonkers!</p><h2>How can I be less annoying and more helpful to my colorblind comrades?</h2><p>Ah! Finally, a simple question.</p><ul><li>Don't ask us to tell you what color our&#xa0;shirt is. We know what color&#xa0;our shirt is! It's [<em>inaudible</em>].</li><li>Avoid color-coding things when possible. When color-coding is necessary, stick to bold, primary colors and try to spread them over as wide an area as possible. <span style="color: #ff0000;">It's much harder for us to tell</span> <span style="color: #008000;">these two colors apart, <span style="color: #000000;">using only thin crowded text,</span></span>&#xa0;<strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #ff0000;">&#xa0;t</span></span></strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #ff0000;"> h a n &#xa0; &#xa0;t h e s e&#xa0;</span></span><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #008000;"> t w o &#xa0; c o l o r s</span></span><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #008000;"> </span></span>, using nice spread-out&#xa0;color blocks.</li><li>Remember, confusing colors is not the same thing as not seeing that color exists. If you put a colorful thing on a white background, we can probably tell it's there. (Probably.) We just may not know what it is.</li><li>If we get a color wrong, just correct us! But, like, also keep in mind that this has happened about a million times in our lives and we may not find it as hilarious as you do.</li></ul><p>That's all there is to it, really.</p><h2>Wait, I think I might be colorblind!</h2><p>Cool! Luckily, it's super easy to test for. <a href="http://enchroma.com/test/instructions/">This page</a>&#xa0;(made by the same people who make those glasses)&#xa0;can tell you if you're colorblind, and what sort of colorblindness you have.</p><h2>Actually, whether or not you're colorblind, you're super colorblind.</h2><p>Even if all the cones in your eyes function perfectly, you can't see anything close to "all" of the colors. You see significantly more than I do, just like I see significantly more than a person with a more severe visual defect. But your eyes still round infinite wavelengths of light in the visual spectrum into just a few million colors.</p><p>Some people, known as tetrachromats, have extra cones in their eyes and see millions more colors within the same wavelengths&#xa0;that you see. Concetta Antico, a tetrachromat, <a href="http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/02/what-like-see-a-hundred-million-colors.html">described her vision&#xa0;to New York Magazine</a>&#xa0;like this:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>I see colors in other colors. For example, I'm looking at some light right now that's peeking through the door in my house. Other people might just see white light, but I see orange and yellow and pink and green and some magenta and a little bit of blue. So white is not white; white is all varieties of white. You know when you look at a pantone and you see all the whites separated out? It's like that for me, but they are more intense. I see all those whites in white but I resolve all these colors in the white, so it's almost like a mosaic. They are all next to each other but connected. As I look at it, I can differentiate different colors. I could never say that's just a white door, instead I see blue, white, yellow-blue, gray ...</span></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>...&#xa0;<span>Let's take mowed grass. Someone who doesn't have this genetic variation might see bright green, maybe lights or darks in it. I see pinks, reds, oranges, gold in the blades and the tips, and gray-blues and violets and dark greens, browns and emeralds and viridians, limes and many more colors - hundreds of other colors in grass. It's fascinating and mesmerizing. &#xa0;</span></span></p><p><span><span>Try to picture that. Really imagine what it's like. See how impossible that is? That's what it's like when you describe your color vision to us.</span></span></p><p><span><span>And there are animals with even more cones that can see even more colors in our wavelengths, as well as many creatures that can see deep into the ultra-violet and infra-red ranges. Radiolab <a href="http://www.radiolab.org/story/211119-colors/">dedicated a beautiful segment&#xa0;</a>to this phenomenon.</span></span></p><p>I hope this was helpful for some of you poor&#xa0;color-sighted folks out there. If not, oh well! 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<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><p>When you look at that blob above, what do you see?</p><p>I don't see much of anything - just a bunch of reddish-brownish-greenish circles. (Ask me to tell you which ones are which and I'd have to think for a minute.) Other colorblind people, apparently, might spot the digits 21. Sighted people should see a 74.</p><p>Assuming you aren't colorblind as well, you can see what I can't because the cone cells in your eyes work better than mine. Cone cells detect color, while rod cells detect light and dark.</p><p>I've known I was color-blind since I was about three years old, on a walk to Bee Creek Park in College Station, Texas. My dad, holding my hand, pointed out trees with leaves turning red for the start of autumn. I had no blasted idea what he was talking about, and told him so. He wasn't too surprised. After all, there had been a 50% chance I'd turn out (as my school friends would later call it) color-stupid.</p><p>Colorblindness (or stupidity) is, in the great scheme of things, hardly a great problem&#xa0;in life. I'll never get to fly a commercial airliner or fighter plane. Some video games maps and heads-up-displays are confusing to me.&#xa0;Once or twice in my lifetime I've driven through a red light on an empty road at night. And pretty much every data visualization on the internet looks like a mess.</p><p>But the real frustrating part of colorblindness, for me at least, is how little most people seem to understand it. Here's a typical scene in the life of a colorblind person:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>Dopey friend:&#xa0;</strong>Wait, you're colorblind?! You never told me!</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>Colorblind individual:&#xa0;</strong>It, uh, never came up.</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>What color is this?&#xa0;<em>Points to stapler</em></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>CI:&#xa0;</strong>That's a black stapler.</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>Okay. What color is the sky?</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>CI:&#xa0;</strong>Blue.</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>What color is grass?</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>CI:&#xa0;</strong>Green.</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>What color is-</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;">[THIRTY MINUTES ELAPSE]</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>What color is this?&#xa0;<em>Points to shirt.</em></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>CI:&#xa0;</strong>I don't know.</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>DF:&#xa0;</strong>Oh my god, you&#xa0;can't see my shirt! Do I look naked to you??</p><p>In the grand scheme of things, of course, this falls squarely into the&#xa0;<em>not a big deal</em> category of irritants. The oppression of colorblind people is decidedly not a thing. But still, lots of people don't understand what colorblindness is. And most&#xa0;colorblind people&#xa0;I've spoken with agree that over a lifetime that confusion gets pretty annoying. So I'm going to clear up a few things.</p><h2>What even&#xa0;<em>is</em> colorblindness? How do you catch it?</h2><p>The most commons forms of colorblindness are <a href="https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/color-vision-deficiency#inheritance">genetic conditions</a>, passed along the x-chromosome. People with an x-chromosome and a y-chromosome only need their one x to be defective&#xa0;to catch it. People with two x-chromosomes need both to be defective.</p><p>Most women have two x-chromosomes, and most men&#xa0;have an x-chromosome and a y-chromosome. That's why colorblindness is much more common in men than in women.</p><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="National Institutes of Health" title_caption="" class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/579a24fadd08954f578b495a-960/xlinkrecessive.jpeg"><span class="sprites click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span></div><p></p></div></div><p>What does it look like to you? What does&#xa0;colorfulness look like? What is it like to see in full color?</p><p>You can't explain that to me, not really. And I can't explain my muddier vision to you any better. I can turn down the saturation on reds, greens, and purples, like so:</p><p><div></div></p><p>But colorblindness is a confusion and conflation of colors, not just a desaturation. So neither of us can really know what each others' perspectives really look like.</p><p>I've been trying <a href="http://enchroma.com/">Enchroma</a> colorblindness "correction" lenses lately and mostly they seem to make green traffic lights look a lot greener and people look a lot more orange. But their job is to make it easier to distinguish colors, not induce true color-slightness.</p><p>Similarly, I have no idea what it's like to be blue-yellow colorblind (a rarer form). Confusing blue and yellow? Those people must be crazy!</p><h2>How can I be less annoying and more helpful to my colorblind comrades?</h2><p>Ah! Finally, a simple question.</p><ul><li>Don't ask us to tell you what color our&#xa0;shirt is. We know what color&#xa0;our shirt is! It's [<em>inaudible</em>].</li><li>Avoid color-coding things when possible. When color-coding is necessary, stick to bold, primary colors and try to spread them over as wide an area as possible. <span style="color: #ff0000;">It's much harder for us to tell</span> <span style="color: #008000;">these two colors apart, <span style="color: #000000;">using only thin crowded text,</span></span>&#xa0;<strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #ff0000;">&#xa0;t</span></span></strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #ff0000;"> h a n &#xa0; &#xa0;t h e s e&#xa0;</span></span><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #008000;"> t w o &#xa0; c o l o r s</span></span><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #008000;"> </span></span>, using nice spread-out&#xa0;color blocks.</li><li>Remember, confusing colors is not the same thing as not seeing that color exists. If you put a colorful thing on a white background, we can probably tell it's there. (Probably.) We just may not know what it is.</li><li>If we get a color wrong, just correct us! But, like, also keep in mind that this has happened about a million times in our lives and we may not find it as hilarious as you do.</li></ul><p>That's all there is to it, really.</p><h2>Wait, I think I might be colorblind!</h2><p>Cool! Luckily, it's super easy to test for. <a href="http://enchroma.com/test/instructions/">This page</a>&#xa0;(made by the same people who make those glasses)&#xa0;can tell you if you're colorblind, and what sort of colorblindness you have.</p><h2>Actually, whether or not you're colorblind, you're super colorblind.</h2><p>Even if all the cones in your eyes function perfectly, you can't see anything close to "all" of the colors. You see significantly more than I do, just like I see significantly more than a person with a more severe visual defect. But your eyes still round infinite wavelengths of light in the visual spectrum into just a few million colors.</p><p>Some people, known as tetrachromats, have extra cones in their eyes and see millions more colors within the same wavelengths&#xa0;that you see. Concetta Antico, a tetrachromat, <a href="http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/02/what-like-see-a-hundred-million-colors.html">described her vision&#xa0;to New York Magazine</a>&#xa0;like this:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>I see colors in other colors. For example, I'm looking at some light right now that's peeking through the door in my house. Other people might just see white light, but I see orange and yellow and pink and green and some magenta and a little bit of blue. So white is not white; white is all varieties of white. You know when you look at a pantone and you see all the whites separated out? It's like that for me, but they are more intense. I see all those whites in white but I resolve all these colors in the white, so it's almost like a mosaic. They are all next to each other but connected. As I look at it, I can differentiate different colors. I could never say that's just a white door, instead I see blue, white, yellow-blue, gray ...</span></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>...&#xa0;<span>Let's take mowed grass. Someone who doesn't have this genetic variation might see bright green, maybe lights or darks in it. I see pinks, reds, oranges, gold in the blades and the tips, and gray-blues and violets and dark greens, browns and emeralds and viridians, limes and many more colors - hundreds of other colors in grass. It's fascinating and mesmerizing. &#xa0;</span></span></p><p><span><span>Try to picture that. Really imagine what it's like. See how impossible that is? That's what it's like when you describe your color vision to us.</span></span></p><p><span><span>And there are animals with even more cones that can see even more colors in our wavelengths, as well as many creatures that can see deep into the ultra-violet and infra-red ranges. Radiolab <a href="http://www.radiolab.org/story/211119-colors/">dedicated a beautiful segment&#xa0;</a>to this phenomenon.</span></span></p><p>I hope this was helpful for some of you poor&#xa0;color-sighted folks out there. If not, oh well! At least you get to know what "chartreuse" looks like.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/physicists-solved-1950s-baseball-mystery-2016-7">How a physicist solved one of the greatest baseball mysteries of the early 20th century</a></h3>        <div>            <div>        <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="VqNnZvNDE6bA5Aod2HdI8Xod6GWJjZZB" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>        </div>        </div>            </div>

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