Pasadena magazine - November/December 2021

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and steering. The 765LT Spider weighs 176 pounds less than McLaren’s other spider, the 720S, and thanks to a revised, active, rear-wing calibration, the downforce that the car generates is 25% greater than the 720S, too.

All of that translates into eye-popping McLaren’s latest longtail supercar delivers on all performance metrics. But the car’s ability of its promises. BY S H AU N TO L S O N isn’t impressive only on paper; its capability delivers an adrenaline rush for all increasingly attracted to the Longtail here’s an old adage about those who grip the steering wheel and supercar proposition of exhilarating, meeting expectations, which stomp on the throttle. Weighing slightly declares that you can’t please extreme performance and limited availmore than 3,000 pounds, the 765LT Spiall of the people all of the time. ability,” says Mike Fleder can sprint from zero witt, CEO of McLaren The engineers and designers at McLaren to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds clearly beg to differ, as is evident by the Automotive.

“We developed and from zero to 124 mph brand’s latest 765LT “Longtail” Spider.

As with any supercar, in only 7.2 seconds, which the 765LT Unveiled in July, the convertible iteration performance matters more means the car can cover a Spider to be of the 765LT coupe, which debuted last than anything else. The quarter mile in a mere 10 a car without 765LT Spider clears all year, represents the British automaker’s seconds. Given the right compromise.” most powerful drop-top model to date. bars of expectation as far track conditions, it can JA M E S WA R N E R More impressive, its engineering and as that is concerned, and also exceed 200 mph.

McLaren Automotive design make it a thrilling open-road that capability begins with All of that is made chief engineer speedster that can also dominate on possible by a 4.0-liter, the car’s lightness. Mass twin-turbocharged V8 matters greatly in the the track. And given the model’s small that churns out 755 hp and 590 ft.production run, the 765LT Spider will design of any high-performance sports car, lbs. of torque. Consumers drawn to also satiate consumers who yearn for since the reduction of weight lessens inerthat power also want to hear it, and exclusivity and collectability. tia, which then sharpens a car’s response that is where the 765LT Spider truly “It’s clear that our customers are to all driver inputs—accelerating, braking,

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