The successor to the 720S, the 750S supercar ratchets up the track potential but still remains an everyday driver.
In a persistent rain, the 2024 McLaren 750S bobbles coming out of a sharp right-hand turn on the road course at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Pirelli P Zero Corsas can’t find traction, and it takes a light touch on all the controls to keep this updated supercar pointed in the right direction. On the next straight, I go for more gas, but the car’s 740 hp hits hard and even 50% throttle breaks the rear wheels loose in fourth gear.
On a road drive through the Valley of Fire State Park, the V-8 shows it’s content to cruise along while respecting speed limits, but a boot of the gas pedal elicits a violent response from the powertrain that is simply too much for wet traction. The power takes a beat to come on, but then it hits violently, and the tail wag I get when briefly flooring it at freeway speeds is enough of a warning to prevent me from trying it again.
The upshot of the changes is quicker turn-in response, more neutral mid-corner balance, increased agility, less body roll, and more driver feel, according to McLaren. Not that the 720S needed much help, but you can always make a good thing better. A street drive in a Spider with the base brakes and a track drive in a coupe with the optional brakes show that the 750S has stopping power to match its performance potential. The standard carbon-ceramic brakes have 15.4-inch front rotors with 6-piston calipers and 15.0-inch rear rotors with 4-piston calipers. They also benefit from a new brake booster that McLaren says provides a more consistent pedal feel.
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