McLaren 720s – Specification and Admiration

[Wilmslowboy]

'Tuther thread gone of the rails, so a new one for those that have an interest in the car

Trying to get my head around the three trims levels, coupe, Lux and Performance

I struggle with words so I popped it into excel

Red items in performance are items not mentioned so fair to assume they are missing.

Id ideally want Lux - for the extended leather, seats, and window trim..... but being a sucker for carbon fiber and contrasting ascents, performance may be a better choice...so bit torn

[70proof]

technical question.... with the door air funnelling function as is, won't lots of stones be thrown up by the front wheels into the door sides??? so add full paint protection to any spec you desire...

[boxerTen]

Trying to work out how the novel aero at the front of the door works ... does the front edge of the door protrude out wider than the rest of the car?

If the air intake and radiators are fed through the double skinned doors ... which in turn look like they grab air from somewhere around the front wheel arch? ... won't you get a load of crap thrown up off the road in there?

[Turbo cab]

Is there no way of combining the two trim options, ideally I would also want the carbon however it would need to be with leather.

Is there an options list doing the rounds yet, I registered interest with my local McLaren dealer earlier in the week but have yet to receive anything through?

[Wilmslowboy]

This is what I plan to order......

Green items are those covered by the Performance trim spec




this is what I plan NOT to select - (yet)




McLaren 720S Coupé - £208,600
McLaren 720S Coupé - Luxury £218,020

Carbon Fibre Exterior Upgrade - Pack 2 (Front Splitter and Rear Bumper in Carbon Fibre) £8,890
Carbon Fibre Exterior Upgrade - Pack 3 (Front Air Intakes and Roof in Carbon Fibre) £3,770
Elite Paint £4,080
Exterior Door Upper - Gorilla Glass £2,220
Exterior Door Upper - Carbon Fibre £3,100
Front Splitter - Carbon Fibre £5,990
Front Air Intakes - Carbon Fibre £2,220
Roof - Carbon Fibre £2,220
Rear Bumper Lower - Carbon Fibre £4,480
Diffuser - Carbon Fibre £5,990
Stealth Pack £1,160
Interior Steering Column - Electric £1,380
Electric & Heated Memory Seats £2,730
Steering Wheel - Carbon Black Alcantara £510
Colour-Coordinated Steering Wheel No Cost Option
Seatbelt - Orange £300
Carbon Fibre Racing Seats - Large £5,120
Seat Back - Carbon Fibre £3,180
Sill Panel - Carbon Fibre £2,620
Visible Carbon Fibre Monocage II £3,990
Secondary Interior Components - Carbon Fibre £2,220
Wheels & Brakes 5 Twin-Spoke Lightweight Forged Wheels £3,080
Wheel Finish - Stealth £1,140
Wheel Finish - Platinum £1,140
Wheel Finish - Titanium Liquid Metal £1,550
Wheel Finish - Satin Diamond Cut £1,550
Tyres - Pirelli P ZEROTM CORSA No Cost Option
Entertainment Bowers and Wilkins 12-speaker Audio System £3,540
Homelink System £300
McLaren Track Telemetry - App Only £2,160
McLaren Track Telemetry - App & Cameras £3,480
Rear View Camera (Only available with Front & Rear Parking Sensors) £1,030
360 Degree Park Assist £2,480
Volumetric Alarm Upgrade £280
Ashtray £50
Fitted Luggage Set £810
Luggage Retention Strap £510
Warning Triangle & First Aid Kit £60
Fire Extinguisher £150

[lee_fr200]

id get the door roofs in glass, i think it makes it look far nicer,

[TP321]

70proof said:

technical question.... with the door air funnelling function as is, won't lots of stones be thrown up by the front wheels into the door sides??? so add full paint protection to any spec you desire...

You mean the area low down in front of the back wheels with the air vent right? That whole area will be stone chipped to death, as will the bottom of the doors just like the 12c/650s. Totally impractical design.

[Wilmslowboy]

Full paint protection film -

Took mine of my 15k mile 12c spider to be left with near perfection underneath.

[TP321]

Wilmslowboy said:

Full paint protection film -

Took mine of my 15k mile 12c spider to be left with near perfection underneath.

its the only way, especially on the 720s were it curves in at the bottom rear. Is it being offered as an extra or do you have to do it yourself?

[RamboLambo]

lee_fr200 said:

id get the door roofs in glass, i think it makes it look far nicer,

I agree it ties in with the rest of the glass and makes the cabin lighter and airey, as well as looking super cool

[Wilmslowboy]

TP321 said:

its the only way, especially on the 720s were it curves in at the bottom rear. Is it being offered as an extra or do you have to do it yourself?

I'll get it done afterwards, most dealerships just sub contract it out - so no point paying them hundreds to call someone , I could speak to direct.

My car won't arrive till end of the year 2017 /start 2018 - so they should be a few choices out by then for which PPF kit to use.



Great photo (found on Facebook)

[70proof]

TP321 said:

You mean the area low down in front of the back wheels with the air vent right? That whole area will be stone chipped to death, as will the bottom of the doors just like the 12c/650s. Totally impractical design.

No, there's a hole between the front fin and door skin with full exposure to the front wheel.... so I'm talking the whole side being at risk...

[70proof]

boxerTen said:

Trying to work out how the novel aero at the front of the door works ... does the front edge of the door protrude out wider than the rest of the car?

If the air intake and radiators are fed through the double skinned doors ... which in turn look like they grab air from somewhere around the front wheel arch? ... won't you get a load of crap thrown up off the road in there?

Yes

[Wilmslowboy]

70proof said:

No, there's a hole between the front fin and door skin with full exposure to the front wheel.... so I'm talking the whole side being at risk...

yes you can see in this pic that part of the wheel is exposed (not covered by the wheel liner)

[Wilmslowboy]

boxerTen said:

Trying to work out how the novel aero at the front of the door works ... does the front edge of the door protrude out wider than the rest of the car?

If the air intake and radiators are fed through the double skinned doors ... which in turn look like they grab air from somewhere around the front wheel arch? ... won't you get a load of crap thrown up off the road in there?

The door skin/ surface is at risk from some exposure to the face of the tyres (this air not on its way to the engine)
The air intake (engine intake) is fed from air from the top of the bonnet, channelling down into the double skin.

Edited by Wilmslowboy on Sunday 12th March 09:34

[70proof]

Wilmslowboy said:

The air intake (engine intake) is fed from air from the top of the bonnet, channelling down into the double skin

This is a far neater solution than the ghastly scoops of the 488 btw.

[isaldiri]

boxerTen said:

Trying to work out how the novel aero at the front of the door works ... does the front edge of the door protrude out wider than the rest of the car?

If the air intake and radiators are fed through the double skinned doors ... which in turn look like they grab air from somewhere around the front wheel arch? ... won't you get a load of crap thrown up off the road in there?

I'm not sure it's necessarily novel but every car wanting to make significant downforce always has some sort of way to release the turbulence built up by the front wheels, usually through vents at the top of the wheel arches per race cars but some cars also have had it behind the front wheels (918 for example and it seems the 720). If that can then be vented into the engine intakes it's quite a neat solution it has to be admitted even if I'll admit that the 720 doesn't obviously seem to have a lot of cooling which it's sure to need.

[MDL111]

Mmhhh that does look quite good, even if I would probably prefer the area around the lights in body colour
Anybody got the exterior dimensions ?

[Peloton25]

MDL111 said:

Anybody got the exterior dimensions ?

Length, mm (inches) 4,543 (179)
Wheelbase, mm (inches) 2,670 (105)
Height, mm (inches) 1,196 (47)
Width, with mirrors, mm (inches) 2,161 (85)
Width, mirrors folded, mm (inches) 2,059 (81)
Width, without mirrors, mm (inches) 1,930 (76)
Lightest dry weight, kg (lbs) 1,283 (2,828.5)
DIN Kerb weight, kg (lbs) [fluids + 90% fuel] 1,419 (3,128)
Luggage capacity Front: 150l; Rear: 210l

>8^)
ER

[isaldiri]

Very annoying cars keep on getting bigger. With mirrors it's another 5-6cm over the 12c which is already too wide.