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The McLaren 720S is a supercar, manufactured by McLaren since 2018. It inaugurates the second generation of the McLaren Automotive Super Series range, making effective the generational replacement of the McLaren MP4-12C, which later became known as McLaren 12C -shortly- and that it was later updated to be known as the McLaren 650S. The McLaren 720S is a completely new sports car, with a new platform and significant aerodynamic and technological improvements over its predecessors. It is McLaren Automotive's sportiest range, with permission from a McLaren P1 that was produced in limited series and a new, even more powerful and exclusive supercar, which has been announced as the successor to the McLaren F1.

Among the mid-engined two-seater sports cars that aspire to rival the McLaren 720S coupe we find the Lamborghini Huracán and the Ferrari F8 Tributo. And a product that most likely can be measured from you to you, and even beat in certain aspects, its rivals Ferrari and Lamborghini.

 

McLaren 720S exterior design:
As for the most outstanding characteristics of the McLaren 720S we cannot forget its aerodynamics. McLaren has worked hard to achieve a sports car with excellent aerodynamic performance and also to cool its central engine - located immediately behind the cabin. Thus, the McLaren 720S dispenses with air intakes in the rear wings, but it has managed to cool the engine with air inlets that are based on channels through which the air flows to the rear.

The McLaren 720S is also the premiere of a new, more elaborate aesthetic philosophy, but at the same time minimalist that would also mark the development of other models that would later reach the Woking catalog. See video of the McLaren 720S.

 

McLaren 720S interior design:
On board, it's the most technological McLaren we've seen yet, with advanced mobile instrumentation that pivots to suit the needs of road and track driving, so that the McLaren 720S always displays only the necessary information. See a video of the McLaren 720S instrumentation. The aesthetic is very sporty, omitting superfluous elements and using materials such as Alcantara and leather in an interior in which everything is focused on enjoying driving.

The McLaren 720S debuts the new generation of the Proactive Chassis Control system that seeks the highest traction capacity in any environment. It also features the house's second generation carbon fiber monocoque chassis, the McLaren Monocage II.

 

The McLaren 720S engine:
The McLaren 720S's engine, as in its predecessor, is still a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 that this time already reaches 720 hp. That's precisely where its name comes from. Beyond its power, it is especially interesting that we notice that on the scale it will only mark 1,283 kilograms, so that the relationship between power and weight is certainly very favorable. In terms of performance, it accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in just 2.9 seconds.

As for the rest of the declared benefits, the McLaren 720S completes the 0 to 200 km / h in 7.8 seconds and reaches a peak of 341 km / h. Regarding its braking, it is capable of coming to a complete stop from 200 km / h in 4.6 seconds and covering 117 meters.

 

McLaren 720S Spyder: the fastest convertible

The McLaren 720s also has its own open-air version as was the case with its predecessor. In this case, the same 720 hp V8 propeller is used, with an increase in weight of about 49 kilograms throughout the retractable system that is capable of hooding and converting it in just 11 seconds. The use of light materials for the hood, as well as two folding safety arches that reduce the weight of the system by 6.8 kg compared to that of the 650S Spider, allow the set to reach 1,332 kilograms of unladen weight, the most light in its class according to the British manufacturer.

The firm's engineers decided to review the carbon monocoque chassis in order to reinforce it so that the whole was not affected by the lack of a roof. The 4.0 V8 Twin-Turbo engine with 720 hp of maximum power and 770 Nm of torque remains unchanged. The performance of the 720S Spider to the 720S coupé remains very even: acceleration 0-100 km / h in 2.9 seconds, 0-200 km / h in 7.9 seconds (7.8 for the coupe). To this is added a maximum speed of 325 km / h driving without a roof and 341 km / h with the roof closed.

 

McLaren 765LT: flavored with LongTail

The McLaren 765LT is the most radical and performance version of the 720S, using its base, but deciding to completely renew each one of the body panels, lighter and more aerodynamic. This limited edition of only 765 units also has this figure as the power delivered by the V8 engine: a 4.0 V8 biturbo that offers a total power of 765 hp and a maximum torque of 800 Nm, associated in this case with a gearbox of seven relationships.

The image also changes and as the initials LT point out, it is a LongTail body, similar to that of the GT's that competed for glory at Le Mans during the nineties. The exhaust outlets are repositioned with what are now four tails that start from the top of the rear, just under the retractable spoiler. Aerodynamics have also been improved, gaining no less than 25% lift at high speeds over the McLaren 720S. Its performance reaches a new level and it is capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km / h in 2.8 seconds and, above all, it is capable of reaching 200 km / h from standstill in just 7.2 seconds.