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McLaren’s latest longtail supercar
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McLaren’s latest longtail supercar delivers on all of its promises. BY SHAUN TOLSON
There’s an old adage about meeting expectations, which declares that you can’t please all of the people all of the time. The engineers and designers at McLaren clearly beg to differ, as is evident by the brand’s latest 765LT “Longtail” Spider. Unveiled in July, the convertible iteration of the 765LT coupe, which debuted last year, represents the British automaker’s most powerful drop-top model to date. More impressive, its engineering and design make it a thrilling open-road speedster that can also dominate on the track. And given the model’s small production run, the 765LT Spider will also satiate consumers who yearn for exclusivity and collectability.
“It’s clear that our customers are 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 performance metrics. But the car’s ability isn’t impressive only on paper; its capability delivers an adrenaline rush for all increasingly attracted to the Longtail those who grip the steering wheel and supercar proposition of exhilarating, stomp on the throttle. Weighing slightly extreme performance and limited avail- more than 3,000 pounds, the 765LT Spiability,” says Mike Fle- der can sprint from zero witt, CEO of McLaren to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds Automotive. “We developed and from zero to 124 mph
As with any supercar, the 765LT in only 7.2 seconds, which performance matters more than anything else. The 765LT Spider clears all bars of expectation as far Spider to be a car without compromise.” means the car can cover a quarter mile in a mere 10 seconds. Given the right track conditions, it can as that is concerned, and JAMES WARNER also exceed 200 mph. that capability begins with McLaren Automotive chief engineer All of that is made the car’s lightness. Mass possible by a 4.0-liter, matters greatly in the twin-turbocharged V8 design of any high-performance sports car, that churns out 755 hp and 590 ft.since the reduction of weight lessens iner- lbs. of torque. Consumers drawn to tia, which then sharpens a car’s response that power also want to hear it, and to all driver inputs—accelerating, braking, that is where the 765LT Spider truly
