McLaren’s outgoing era of twin-turbo V8 exotica reaches a peak with the 750S. It is not a reinvention; it is a refinement of everything the 720S did well, only lighter, sharper, and — at a starting price of roughly $324,000 — noticeably pricier.
McLaren shaved 30 kg from an already lithe platform, dropping dry weight to 1,389 kg (3,062 lb) for a power-to-weight ratio of 533 hp per tonne — among the best of any current production car. The 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 makes 740 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque, launching the car to 60 mph in roughly 2.7 seconds on the way to a 332 km/h (206 mph) top speed.
Price versus the 720S
The 750S carries a real premium over the 720S it replaces, reflecting the extra power, weight savings, and updated aero. Spider versions and carbon option packs push well past $350,000. Against direct rivals like the Ferrari 296 GTB, the 750S undercuts on price while matching it on outright pace.
Less is more
The result of that weight-saving campaign is a car that responds to inputs the instant you make them. The steering, unassisted by the artificial layering some rivals lean on, tells you everything the front tyres are doing.
“It doesn’t just react to your inputs — it feels like it anticipates them.”
Suspension and steering are shared in spirit with the 720S but retuned for a sharper, more immediate character, at some cost to long-distance comfort on rough roads.
The engine, still the star
The V8 builds boost with a violent, linear urgency. There is no hybrid dilution here — just turbocharged atmosphere being rearranged very quickly. The brakes, carbon-ceramic as standard, never fade on a punishing circuit lap, and pedal feel stays consistent even after repeated hard stops.
McLaren 750S vs. 720S vs. Ferrari 296 GTB
Buyers cross-shopping the segment should know where the 750S sits: it out-accelerates the 720S it replaces while adding roughly $30,000 to the price, and it undercuts the hybrid Ferrari 296 GTB on cost while matching its straight-line pace, at the expense of the Ferrari’s electric-assist low-speed refinement.
In a segment drifting toward electrified complexity, the 750S stands as a pure, driver-first statement. It will be remembered fondly.
