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You"re looking at Job #1: the very first production McLaren 720S, finished here in Glacier White and ready to begin its life as one of the world"s great toys.It is the second-generation of McLaren"s Super Series" range, and therefore traces its heritage back to the car that pretty much kickstarted this modern age of McLaren. Which is the car on the left - the very first 12C.Though the company"s supercar story has a narrative that Quentin Tarantino himself would be proud of - starting off in the middle with the first-gen Super Series range codenamed P11" - then through the range-topping P1 and entry-level 540C. The first of the Supers came in 2009: McLaren"s MP4-12C [insert your own fax machine joke here], a competitor for the Ferrari 458 Italia.McLaren then embarked on a period of OPTIMISATION of said MP4-12C through a number of versions, before venturing into the other aforementioned spectrums of the supercar market. The P1 was the madcap, bite-your-fingers-off hypercar, and formed part of the Ultimate Series". The 540C and 570S were the bambinos, and made up the Sports Series".So this new 720S officially ends production of the P11 Super Series, and kick starts the new P14" era. And it promises to be quite an era. The 720S packs a twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 with 720bhp, and is capable of maxing out at 212mph. Also, it looks quite fantastic.To mark the passing of the baton then, we"ve corralled together A Brief History Of McLaren"s Super Series Range; essentially, a set of lovely pics of some lovely McLaren supercars.You"re welcome.
Date written: 11 Apr 2017
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ID: 7395
You"re looking at Job #1: the very first production McLaren 720S, finished here in Glacier White and ready to begin its life as one of the world"s great toys.It is the second-generation of McLaren"s Super Series" range, and therefore traces its heritage back to the car that pretty much kickstarted this modern age of McLaren. Which is the car on the left - the very first 12C.Though the company"s supercar story has a narrative that Quentin Tarantino himself would be proud of - starting off in the middle with the first-gen Super Series range codenamed P11" - then through the range-topping P1 and entry-level 540C. The first of the Supers came in 2009: McLaren"s MP4-12C [insert your own fax machine joke here], a competitor for the Ferrari 458 Italia.McLaren then embarked on a period of OPTIMISATION of said MP4-12C through a number of versions, before venturing into the other aforementioned spectrums of the supercar market. The P1 was the madcap, bite-your-fingers-off hypercar, and formed part of the Ultimate Series". The 540C and 570S were the bambinos, and made up the Sports Series".So this new 720S officially ends production of the P11 Super Series, and kick starts the new P14" era. And it promises to be quite an era. The 720S packs a twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 with 720bhp, and is capable of maxing out at 212mph. Also, it looks quite fantastic.To mark the passing of the baton then, we"ve corralled together A Brief History Of McLaren"s Super Series Range; essentially, a set of lovely pics of some lovely McLaren supercars.You"re welcome.
Date written: 11 Apr 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7395