So its official (on some tracks) 720s is faster than a P1

[Streetrod]

Got my new copy of EVO today and they have a large spread on the 720's. I won't go into the details of the article but will just look at the point raised above.

In very similar conditions on the same tires at the Anglesey track, the 720s posted 1:11.5 with a record top speed of 143mph vs the P1 at 1:12.6. For comparison, a 488 did a 1:12.8.

Now I suspect on a track where aero comes into play more the P1 would have the 720s. But whatever way you cut it its a remarkable achievement for the 720s which will be produced at a rate of 1400 per year so its no limited production special. Progress is a remarkable thing

[Streetrod]

Yipper said:

The 720S slows significantly on the bigger tracks. It is 20-30secs slower round the Nurburgring than the Huracan Performante and GT3 RS.

Where is the data???? plus you are comparing two track day limited addition specials with a series production car, how is that fair??

[Streetrod]

Guess who won the Top Gear Performance Car of the Year award this year ??

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Streetrod]

Also we are comparing apples with oranges here. The Huracan Perfomanti and the Porsche are hardcore special addition track weapons. The 720s is not. Let's wait for the LT version to come along then we can have a discussion based on similar products.

Currently, the 720s is coming out on top in the magazine group tests against the likes of the Ford GT, AMG GTR, Lambo Performante and the Porsche GT3, both "CAR" and "Top Gear" have awarded it the top slot. The 720s also bettered the Aventador S in a recent German magazine so opinion of its status seems to be universal at the moment.

As a side note one particular comment from Chris Harris on the Top Gear super test about the 720s during the track test was this and I quote:

"Comparable to the AWD Performante in the wet, some 10-15mph quicker around pretty much any corner in the dry" That is a quite remarkable statement about the 720s abilities

Edited by Streetrod on Wednesday 1st November 11:14

[Streetrod]

Hi folks, the 720s has also come out on top of the Road and Track mega test, I quote the verdict:

"In the meantime, the new McLaren effortlessly earns the PCOTY laurels by performing the near-impossible: It rides better than the Bentley, outhandles the aero-intensive Huracán, and leaves the snorting Camaro dead to rights in a drag race, all while making its driver feel like the most special person in the world. You could own this car for a lifetime and never grow tired of the pur sang manner in which it conquers everything from a 200-mph blitz to the commuting crawl. No street car in history has offered a better driving position, a more immediate command of the road, or a better integration of usability and capability. And, not for nothing, it’s improved in every possible respect from the 650S, which was already one of the world’s most competent supercars.

In this fearsomely strong field of 10 brilliant automobiles, only this one truly advances the state of the art. The fact that it does so in the exospheric environment of the super-cum-hypercar only serves to underline the degree of difficulty involved. Inhumanly sleek, monstrously quick, reassuringly approachable, the McLaren 720S is our 2018 Performance Car of the Year."

They tested the 720S at 9.9 sec in the quarter mile at 148.2mph, that is 0.4 sec quicker than the factory quotes, these times are getting silly. Its good to see that these are not one offs as these times are being verified by owners

[Streetrod]

In the EVO test where the 720s bettered the P1 Steve Sutcliffe states that the 720s is very sensitive to tire pressures on the track needing the front tires especially to have their pressures lowered right down to allow the car to better key into the surface. Apparently the McLaren techs recommend this having organised a number of McLaren specific track days over the last few days.

Back on the road put the tires back to recommended pressures