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Video: 2018 McLaren 720S Prepares for World Debut

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Officially unveiled at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show in a big round of applauses, the ultimate Super Series sports cars, the all-new 2018 McLaren 720S, is gearing up for its world debut, the model already arriving in its main dealerships across the United States.

First arriving at the McLaren`s most important showroom in Newport Beach, the model has also been seen parked at Cars and Coffee San Clemente, with the model also been highlighted in an exclusive video, presented in a premiere by Automotorblog magazine.

As you already know, the all-new 2018 McLaren 720S is the official replacement of the McLaren 650S, the supercar standing on a new carbon fiber platform which makes it extremely fast and high-performance.

The supercar is 18 kg lighter than the 650S and is extremely durable thanks to the heavy dosage of carbon fiber composites.

Mechanically, it has been also enhanced with new suspension and power-assisted electro-hydraulic steering wheel which improves its stance and delivers better grip.

As for the powertrain under the hood, the 2018 McLaren 720S packs a new 4.0-liter V8 twin-turbo engine, with 720 horsepower and 770 Nm of torque, delivered at a maximum torque of 5,500 rpm. You may not be blown away by the power configuration, but given its extremely rigid and lightweight structure, it comes with mind-blowing acceleration.

This means that it can run to 100 km/h in a whopping 2.9 seconds, while the quarter mile is done in just 7.8 seconds, and all that at a top speed of 341 km/h. you can find out more about the new 720S in the video below!

Eduard Huma
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Eduard is one of Automotorblog's oldest car journalists. He works at a high school in Romania as an English teacher, and in his free time he likes to test cars and share the information with the readers of the automotive publication Automotorblog.

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