The McLaren 720S has been one of many quickest manufacturing vehicles constructed lately and earlier this yr, the British automaker determined to take the GT3 racing variant and switch issues up a notch.
McLaren’s 720S GT3X is actually a GT3 race automobile that doesn’t have to adjust to any racing rules. As such, it continues to function a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 however whereas stability of efficiency rules imply the GT3 is generally capped at 510 hp, the engine has now been uncorked to ship the identical 710 hp because the highway automobile. A ‘push to move’ button can also be featured that provides an additional 30 hp.
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Varied aerodynamics upgrades have additionally been made to the automobile. These embody the set up of a bigger rear wing, new entrance dive planes, an prolonged entrance splitter, and a big rear diffuser. The automobile might look comparatively tame to the outlandish Senna however it’s quicker round a racetrack and as Steve Sutcliffe lately found whereas testing out the automobile, this factor is to not be messed with.
Any track-focused supercar with in extra of 700 hp is certain to be quick and the 720S GT3X is simply that. It accelerates with brutal ferocity in a straight-line, brakes extremely properly, and might be hustled via corners at horrifying speeds.
McLaren intends on constructing 15 examples of the 720S GT3X and in line with Evo, it has offered half of them. This comes even though the automobile prices £720,000 ($983,000) and isn’t eligible for any race sequence. Its price ticket additionally sits £250,000 ($341,000) above a daily 720S GT3 racer, a severe value hike when you think about it’s “basically a GT3 720S and not using a restrictor,” Evo says in its evaluate.