McLaren 720S

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McLaren 720S at the IAA 2017
McLaren 720S at the IAA 2017
720S
Production period: since 2017
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Coupé , roadster
Engines: Otto engine :
4.0 liters (530 kW)
Length: 4540 mm
Width: 2160 mm
Height: 1196 mm
Wheelbase : 2670 mm
Empty weight : 1283-1332 kg
Previous model McLaren 650S
Rear view
McLaren 720S Spider at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show
Rear view
inner space

The McLaren 720S is a sports car of McLaren with a four-liter V8 mid-engine .

history

The vehicle was shown to the public for the first time in March 2017 as the successor to the McLaren 650S at the 87th Geneva Motor Show . The super sports car has been at dealerships since May 2017 at prices starting at EUR 247,350. At the beginning of December 2018, McLaren presented the 720S as a Spider . It came to dealers in March 2019 at prices from 273,000 euros. In early March 2020, McLaren presented the more powerful, 720S-based McLaren 765LT .

Technical specifications

With a weight of 1283 kg, the 530 kW (720 hp) sports car accelerates to 100 km / h in 2.9 seconds and reaches a top speed of 341 km / h.

Compared to the previous model, the 720S is based on a modified carbon chassis that is lighter and more torsion-resistant.

720S 720S Spider
Construction period since 05/2017 since 03/2019
Engine characteristics
Engine type V8 petrol engine
Engine charging Biturbo
Valves / camshafts 4 per cylinder / 4
Displacement 3994 cc
Bore × stroke 93.0 x 73.5  mm
Max. Power at min −1 530 kW (720 PS) / 7250
Max. Torque in min -1 770 Nm / 5500
Power transmission
drive Rear wheel drive
Gearbox, as standard 7-speed dual clutch transmission
Readings
Top speed 341 km / h
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h 2.9 s
Acceleration, 0-200 km / h 7.8 s 7.9 s
Acceleration, 0-300 km / h 21.4 s
Empty weight 1283 kg 1332 kg
Fuel consumption over 100 km
(combined) 		10.7 l Super Plus
CO 2 emissions (combined) 249 g / km
Emission standard Euro 6
Base price € 247,350 € 273,000

Trivia

At the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June 2017, Lego presented a full-size replica of the 720S. Six employees from McLaren and Lego assembled the 280,000 or so terminal blocks in around 2000 hours. With a weight of 1.6 tons, the Lego model weighs around 300 kilograms more than the production vehicle.

The football player Kingsley Coman of FC Bayern Munich caused a total loss of his McLaren 720S Coupé in a traffic accident on December 23, 2018 near Munich.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Faster than the competition . In: autobild.de . May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ The new McLaren 720S Spider . In: finestautomotive.com . December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Roland Hildebrandt: McLaren 765LT: More power in the long tail. In: de.motor1.com. March 3, 2020, accessed March 3, 2020 .
  4. ↑ The super sports car marks the start of a new series . In: auto-motor-und-sport.de . March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ Build a McLaren 720S yourself . In: blick.ch . June 29, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kingsley Coman breaks 720-hp sports car . In: spiegel.de . December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

Web links

Commons : McLaren 720S  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
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