McLaren 750S 2023 Review: A Symphony of Speed and Precision
The McLaren 750S is an intense and intoxicating supercar that rivals the Ferrari 296 GTB. Tim Pitt drives it on the road and track. And… brake, brake, brake!” There’s a hint of concern in my instructor’s voice as Curva 1 at Estoril – a third-gear right-hander – looms suddenly large at 170mph. I stamp on the middle pedal and my internal organs compress against the harness belts as F1-inspired monobloc callipers clamp onto huge ceramic discs. If anything, the way the 750S sheds speed feels even more implausible than how it gains it. My brain is struggling to keep up. If this latest McLaren looks familiar, that’s because it’s a ‘30 percent new’ evolution of the existing 720S. Back in 2017, we hailed the 720S as a new benchmark supercar, but a lot has happened since then. Arch-rival Ferrari launched the plug-in hybrid 296 GTB, for starters, and there is a new electrified enemy within: the McLaren Artura. With only a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 to tax its rear tyres, chief engineer Sandy Holfor...