6 Things You Need To Know About The McLaren 720S Spider
As expected, McLaren has lopped the roof off its 720S to create a Spider version. It should come as no surprise that the results are rather spectacular, as well as technologically fascinating - allow us to brief you on what you need to know!
It's just as quick as the coupe
The Spider will do 0-62mph in 2.9 seconds, a figure identical to that of the coupe. It’s thanks to a very modest weight gain of 49kg, which is possible because - like previous drop-top McLarens - the 720S doesn’t need any additional under-body bracing. The carbonfibre ‘MonoCage II’ tub that the car is based around is so rigid, it’s just not necessary.
0-124mph has dropped by a tenth of a second to 7.9 seconds, but we can’t imagine drivers will notice. With the roof up, top speed is identical at 212mph, and with it down, you’ll still be able to do 202mph. Can I get a ‘hell yeah’?
It has special glass in the roof
If you want, you can have the folding hardtop roof fitted with a carbon-framed ‘electrochromic glass’ panel in it. With one button push, it can switch between being tinted or transparent, automatically switching to tinted when the ignition is off to prevent the interior from becoming an oven on warmer days.
That hardtop roof can be raised or lowered in just 11 seconds. To put that in context, you’re looking at nearly double that time (20 seconds) to put the roof in an Audi R8 Spyder up or down.
It has glazed buttresses
To make sure the 720S Spider isn’t a massive pain to manoeuvre, McLaren has added glazed buttresses. They look fabulous and increase rear visibility by 12 per cent compared to the old 650S Spider. Win-win.
The active rear spoiler has new software because of the roof
The Spider gets the same active rear spoiler as the hard-top, but the software is new. That’s partly because its position alters its position slightly depending on whether or not the roof is up or down.
It costs £237,000
That’s an increase of around £20,000 over the coupe. It will also be possible to inflate that sum considerably with some options ticking - we’d be particularly tempted by that fancy electrochromic glass panel, for instance.
The 720S Spider is available to order now.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
Wow!
Much rather have this than the r8
For once, I actually like the convertible version of a supercar, it looks really good
Here’s my spec
Love that red
Me: That looks nice, I want one
My bank account:
Boi even with a car 1% of this cars price my bank account is like that
I love it
that electrochromatic glass roof is so refreshing on supercars feature in recent years
B e a UTIFULLL
Under 200 thousand in less than a year
Might be the only convertible I like over the hardtop, and the one I would actually own. You know, if I had that kinda cash
In two years this will be worth less than half its current value - so i see it being a fun toy in the near future. I wouldn’t be interested now.
It will still be a pretty expensive toy lol