McLaren 720S History
Second-generation Super Series car on the MonoCage II tub — a 710-hp 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, spawning the 765-unit 765LT.
Photo: “2019 Mclaren 720S.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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Replacing the 650S from May 2017, the 720S was the second-generation Super Series car, built on the new lighter, stiffer MonoCage II carbon-fibre structure. Its enlarged 4.0-litre M840T twin-turbo V8 produced 710 hp (720 PS), and the car was widely praised for its bandwidth — usable everyday yet ferociously fast. A Spider followed.
The range-topping derivative was the 765LT, unveiled in March 2020 — a lighter, 755-hp (765 PS) 'Long Tail' limited to 765 coupes, joined by a 765LT Spider for 2021. Production of the 720S family ran through 2023, when the facelifted 750S took over.
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Single generation · McLaren 720S
Photo: “2019 Mclaren 720S.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Second-generation Super Series car on the MonoCage II tub, with a 710-hp 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8; spawned the 765LT.
2017 Photo: “McLaren 720S, IAA 2017, (1Y7A3409).jpg” by Matti Blume / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2018 Photo: “2018 McLaren 720S 12.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2019 Photo: “2019 McLaren 720S 6.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2020 Photo: “McLaren 720S (2020) (54873234971).jpg” by Charles from Port Chester, New York / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0
2021 Photo: “2021 McLaren 720S 8.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2022 Photo: “McLaren 720S (2022) (52129090281).jpg” by Charles from Port Chester, New York / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Body styles
- Coupe
- Spider (retractable hardtop)
Notable special editions & performance variants
720S Spider
Retractable-hardtop convertible version of the 720S.
765LT / 765LT Spider
Lighter, 765-PS 'Long Tail'; coupe limited to 765 units (2020–2023), plus a Spider (2021–2023).
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