Hey everyone,
I was lucky enough to take delivery of the first McLaren 720S Launch Edition in the US last Fri. After Xpel was done, I drove it to Austin with Scuderia Society to break it in, and then proceeded to burn through 4 tanks of gas at COTA in 100+ deg temps on Saturday. Hit 650 miles on the odo on the ride home.
TL; DR: I'm super impressed with both the performance on track and the livability.
The car has taken the 12C/650S to the next level in both comfort/refinement and performance. Despite a couple of new car hiccups, it performed flawlessly all weekend, and was tremendous on track. I'm starting to believe the 146 mph trap speed that Top Gear got in the 1/4 mile. Went by everything from a 12C GT3 car to a modded Huracan on the back straight with plenty of room to brake for the hairpin Turn 12. Saw 170 mph easily, a bit more on a few laps, despite the sweltering heat. Car never faltered, though the headliner piece that's part of the door came loose at over 170 with the track mandated open window policy...
When the tires temps broke 175 and the Pirelli Corsas got greasy, I played with the variable drift control in the telemetry app, and that was pretty entertaining as well, and quite effective. Car is quite easy to control at the limit, and the brakes and steering are phenomenal as well. Bonus for Southerners who don't like to sweat on track: the AC compressor doesn't cut out at WOT.
To have a mid engined, CF intensive car with this level of performance that still handled the wife's luggage and rode smooth enough to let her sleep on the interstate journey home is truly impressive. Other cars have similar dual purpose aspirations, but the 720 does it better than any of them.
It should tide me over nicely until my new GT slot opens up (hopefully) next year.....
I was lucky enough to take delivery of the first McLaren 720S Launch Edition in the US last Fri. After Xpel was done, I drove it to Austin with Scuderia Society to break it in, and then proceeded to burn through 4 tanks of gas at COTA in 100+ deg temps on Saturday. Hit 650 miles on the odo on the ride home.
TL; DR: I'm super impressed with both the performance on track and the livability.
The car has taken the 12C/650S to the next level in both comfort/refinement and performance. Despite a couple of new car hiccups, it performed flawlessly all weekend, and was tremendous on track. I'm starting to believe the 146 mph trap speed that Top Gear got in the 1/4 mile. Went by everything from a 12C GT3 car to a modded Huracan on the back straight with plenty of room to brake for the hairpin Turn 12. Saw 170 mph easily, a bit more on a few laps, despite the sweltering heat. Car never faltered, though the headliner piece that's part of the door came loose at over 170 with the track mandated open window policy...
When the tires temps broke 175 and the Pirelli Corsas got greasy, I played with the variable drift control in the telemetry app, and that was pretty entertaining as well, and quite effective. Car is quite easy to control at the limit, and the brakes and steering are phenomenal as well. Bonus for Southerners who don't like to sweat on track: the AC compressor doesn't cut out at WOT.
To have a mid engined, CF intensive car with this level of performance that still handled the wife's luggage and rode smooth enough to let her sleep on the interstate journey home is truly impressive. Other cars have similar dual purpose aspirations, but the 720 does it better than any of them.
It should tide me over nicely until my new GT slot opens up (hopefully) next year.....
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