British sportscar manufacturer, McLaren, has just unveiled its new supercar, the McLaren 750S. Offered in both coupe and hardtop convertible styles, The 750S is essentially an upgraded model of the 720S. Without further ado, here are the essential details you need to know about the new car.
On the outside, McLaren has refined the 720S’ design, giving the 750S a new lower nose design. Other visual upgrades include an extended front splitter, new front and rear bumpers, a narrower eye-socket intake, new rear wheel-arch vents, and a lengthened carbon fibre active rear wing.
To help prevent customers from scrapping their low-riding supercar’s splitters, McLaren has integrated a new vehicle-lift system that is operable via a single button. Moreover, the system is now over twice as fast as the 720S as well as any McLaren ever produced.
McLaren has also added a unique feature to the 750S Spider. This feature is an optional electrochromic glass that customers can choose to add to the car’s Retractable Hard Top (RHT). This allows additional light to be brought into the cabin, giving an open-air environment feel even when the roof is closed. Also, the RHT can be opened in under 11 seconds at vehicle speeds up to 50 km/h.
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One of McLaren’s main focuses when building the McLaren 750S was to make it lighter than the 720S. And as we all know, weight reduction helps a car go faster, which is exactly what McLaren has done.
Marketed as the lightest series-production McLaren, the 750S features a carbon fibre monocoque construction. This results in the 750S being 30 kg (DIN) lighter than the 720S, and weighing only 1277 kg at its lightest dry weight.
As for the hardtop convertible Spider model, McLaren has also given it a carbon fibre upper structure and a composite RHT. This translates into the Spider only weighing 48 kg more than the coupe.
Another weight reduction effort done by McLaren is by fitting a new set of 10-spoke ultra-lightweight forged alloy wheels to the 750S. This wheel according to McLaren, is the lightest wheel ever fitted as standard on a series-production supercar.
As a result, the 750S wheel has brought a significant 13.8 kg reduction over the 720S. Inside, McLaren continues to give customers an option to keep their 750S light and fast. This can be achieved via McLaren’s new optional super-lightweight carbon fibre racing seats.
Besides weight reduction, another upgrade McLaren has given to the rear-wheel-drive supercar over its predecessor is enhanced engine performance. This results in the supercar’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 Petrol engine producing 739 hp and 800 Nm.
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Paired with the engine is a 7-speed transmission but with revised ratios for better acceleration. And speaking of acceleration, the 750S coupe is able to go from 0-100 km/h in 2.8 seconds. The Spider, on the other hand, takes only 0.1 seconds more to do the century run.
Thanks to the reduced weight and enhanced engine, the 750S is able to achieve a power-to-weight ratio of 587 hp (metric)-per-tonne. This is currently one of the highest figures in the 750S segment.
To provide the 750S better handling over the 720S, THE 750S has been fitted with McLaren’s newest generation linked-hydraulic suspension, the PCC III. This suspension features bespoke accumulator tuning, new lightweight springs and dampers, as well as revised geometry. This results in greater agility, feel and feedback, according to the British sportscar maker.
McLaren has also added features to provide some fun to the 750S’ driving experience. This includes a Mclaren P1-inspired centre-exit exhaust and McLaren Variable Drift Control (VDC). VDC basically allows the driver to adjust the traction control system’s intervention level independently of the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) setting.
McLaren Automotive CEO, Michael Leiters said, “When you have a car recognised by so many drivers as a benchmark, to do something even better you have to examine every detail and really push hard for improvements that raise the bar again. This is what we have done with the new 750S and the lightweight, V8 engine performance and outstanding dynamic abilities combine to deliver a supercar driving experience that hits new heights, with truly exhilarating levels of emotional connection.”
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The interior of the 750S is claimed by McLaren to be even more driver-focused. This consists of the above-mentioned optional carbon fibre seats with a number of interior themes to choose from.
Other driver-focused features include a new column-mounted instrument display, flanked by rocker switches that control McLaren’s Active Dynamic settings. A Bower & Wilkins audio system, Apple CarPlay, as well as USB-C and USB-A ports to fast charge devices, are available as well.
McLaren has also added a new McLaren Control Launcher (MCL) exclusively for the 750S. This feature allows the driver to store a favourite combination of aero, handling, powertrain, and transmission settings.
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