McLaren 720S seen at Salone dell' Automobile di Torino 2017, Parco del Valentino


McLaren 720S seen at Salone dell' Automobile di Torino 2017, Parco del Valentino. Italy


The McLaren 720S is designed and manufactured by McLaren Automotive. It is the second all-new car in the McLaren Super Series, replacing the 650S beginning in May 2017. The 720S was launched at the Geneva Motor Show on 7th March 2017 and is built on a modified carbon chassis, which is lighter and stiffer in contrast to the 650S. The McLaren 720S is priced from £208,600


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Engine

The new car features McLaren's new M840T engine. It is a 4.0-litre (3994 cc) twin-turbocharged V8 engine, essentially a rework of McLaren's previous 3.8-litre (3799 cc) engine. However, the stroke has been lengthened by 3.6 mm to increase the capacity and 41% of the engine's components are new. The engine produces 720 PS (530 kW; 710 bhp) @ 7000 rpm, giving the car its name; the maximum torque is 770 N·m 


Performance

The McLaren 720S can go from 0-100 Kmh in 2.9 seconds (0.1 seconds faster than the 650S), and 0-200 Kmh in 7.8 seconds (0.6 seconds faster than the 650S). The top speed is 341 km/h, and the car will complete the 1/4 mile in 10.3 seconds. The 720S' handling is improved with McLaren's Proactive Chassis Control II which was born from the findings of a five-year PhD course at the University of Cambridge. The 720S also comes with Variable Drift Mode, which manipulates the stability control to help drift the car.

McLaren 720S has a power to weight ratio of 1.78 kilograms per horsepower, better than the McLaren 675LT (1.82 kg per horsepower), and the Ferrari F12tdf (1.81 kg per horsepower).


Efficiency

McLaren claim class-leading efficiency for the new 720S, with CO2 emissions of 249 g/km and combined fuel economy of 26.4 mpg - these both represent improvements of around 10% from the 650S.

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