2. McLaren 720S

 

2. McLaren 720S

There are few more direct or effective ways for cars in this stratum of the performance car market to demonstrate their superiority than by accelerating faster, lapping quicker and stopping harder than any rival. The McLaren 720S does all three. In many of the performance benchmarks that road testers are used to measuring, in fact, this 710bhp blockbuster is a closer match for a contemporary hypercar than one of its mid-engined opponents.

Yet also it's uncommonly communicative and easy to drive, it's a supreme ergonomic achievement and it flatters a rambunctious track style more rewardingly than any of its predecessors.

McLaren launched a lighter, faster and generally more track-focused version of the 720S, the McLaren 765 LT, in 2020. Power and torque had been lifted to 754bhp and 590lb ft respectively, while the engineers shaved 80kg in weight. It's a very special car indeed and also an Autocar Top 10 chart-topper, being ranked separately in our hardcore sports cars chart.

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