Friday 28th April 2017

McLaren 720S: Pic Of The Week

A drift shot for your desktop!

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What does a car with 720hp and 568lb ft feel like to drive on a track? Well, that is a question that can't be answered just yet but, with numbers that put it not far off hypercar territory, the McLaren 720S is definitely going to be quick. The development team have promised that drivers will need a 'mental recalibration' to make sense of the extra grip and downforce available, while also stating that it will be the most fun and engaging McLaren to date.

The engine is slightly larger than a 650S, with the V8 stroked to 4.0 litres and featuring new turbos, intercoolers, heads, pistons and crank, all aiming to sharpen the throttle response and give the 720S more of a 'crescendo characteristic'. Whatever that means.

The full details on the car, if you haven't already read them, are well worth poring over ahead of the full review next week. So far, comments suggest that the 720S looks better in darker colours. But for now, we will leave you with a smoky drift shot of an Azores Orange 720S exiting a corner at Vallelunga, the same colour as the one revealed at Geneva earlier this year - excited yet?

Traditional (4:3)
Computer widescreen (16:10)
TV widescreen (16:9)
Portrait (mobile)

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It's the same performance as the Huayra, which is definitely a Hypercar. The goalposts are moving very, very fast.

They already say the 488 GTB is stonking fast and this thing is lighter and more powerful.