There’s a compelling argument that 2024 will be remembered as the year McLaren rediscovered its mojo. With the COVID-19 pandemic now a distant memory in the rear-view mirror, the British carmaker has suddenly appeared as a front-runner in Formula 1 and is making big headlines with its upcoming product plans, headed by the insane W1 hypercar. But headline acts aside, the most important indicator of McLaren’s wellbeing as a carmaker is the new McLaren 750S .
A replacement to the manic McLaren 720S, itself a blindingly quick and capable Woking export, the 750S is McLaren’s new full-time supercar flagship. It is said to be lighter, faster and straddle a broader performance bandwidth than its predecessor, all while commanding a healthy $80,000 uptick in price. The 750S has been on sale in Australia nigh on 12 months, but such is the present appetite for half-million-dollar McLarens that any unsold vehicles have promptly been snapped up as dealer demonstrators.
Although it looks similar to the outgoing 720S, McLaren says 30 per cent of 750S parts are new or upgraded. In fact, it is claimed the 750S now bridges the gap to the more manic McLaren 765LT – yet without compromising every driveability. Cosmetically, the changes are denoted by an extended front splitter, narrower eye-socket intakes, new rear wheel-arch vents, a lengthened carbon-fibre active rear wing and new front and rear bumpers.
The visual differences are subtle for sure, but they have been fashioned in the nam.
