10 Things You Should Know About The 2024 McLaren 750S

Jan 10, 2024

There's much more to the new 750S than just a restyled McLaren 720S, and it enters the supercar arena with a host of extensive changes.

With the new 750S, McLaren has made it clear that it will continue to go the all-ICE road for one more time. Filling in the shoes of the McLaren 720S and continuing its traditions from now onwards, the new 750S takes the benchmark set by its predecessor one whole level up. While most people might mistake the new McLaren 750S as just a nip-and-tuck job for the 720S, it is much more than that.

The tweaked exterior look is just a part of the whole picture, as the new McLaren 750S claims to offer an extensively new package over the 720S. With major reworks done to the engine, chassis, equipment list, and more, McLaren ensures that the new 750S makes a mark in the supercar world with its individualistic identity. Here are some aspects which make the new 750 the next big thing from McLaren to challenge the supremacy of other supercars.

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The McLaren 750S might be a new car with a whole new significance. However, one look is enough to make one believe it to be a restyled version of the now-discontinued McLaren 720S, one of the best mid-engined supercars ever. At the front, the new 750S has a new bumper with a different-looking carbon fiber splitter. In addition, the front profile also gets new air intakes in the headlamp housings and configurable surrounds for them.

There are some changes to the side and rear profiles, giving the 750S an identity of its own. The side profile now features redesigned air intakes towards the radiator, and adding a more graceful look to the supercar is the new choice of alloy wheels. At the back, the changes are more significant in the form of a new carbon fiber rear wing sitting higher than before. The centrally placed twin exhausts between the tail lamps now have a new heat extraction mesh. The rear bumper also looks revised with restyled air vents within them.

For the future, McLaren has some game-changing plans, which include the Artura Spider, a slew of electric supercars, and even a rumored SUV. However, like other carmakers, the ‘ICE age’ is nearing its end for McLaren. The new 750S has been finalized as the last supercar from McLaren to come with a pure IC engine, a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8.

From now, all the new models coming from McLaren will either have hybrid or fully electric powertrains. With this announcement, the 750S is one last hurrah for all those rich driving enthusiasts who want a pure gas-powered supercar with the coveted McLaren badge like the 720S.

The new McLaren 750S has shattered the benchmark created by its predecessor when it comes to being the lightest supercar from the British supercar brand. Compared to the now-discontinued McLaren 720S, the new 750S weighs up to 66 lbs lesser, with its curb weight being 3,062 lbs for the coupe and 3,170 lbs for the Spider.

The main contributors to this weight loss for the new McLaren 750S are the new carbon-fiber seats and newly designed 10-spoke forged wheels. Further weight-saving measures include a lighter windshield, instrument console, suspension setup, exhaust system, and rear wing. And if that's not enough, McLaren has a range of add-ons to make it even more lightweight.

As mentioned above, the new 750S gets the same 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged M840T V8 engine from the McLaren 720S. McLaren claims 740 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque from this retained engine in the 750S, which makes it 30 hp more powerful than the outgoing 720S. With the increase in power, the new 750S is marginally quicker than the 720S, and the reasons for this bump in performance are the new lesser-weighing components used in the engine.

The 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 used in the McLaren 750S features new lightweight pistons and an exhaust system, and a new secondary high-flow fuel pump. With higher boost pressure than that in the 720, the engine enables the 750S to cover the 0-60 mph sprint in 2.7 seconds and the 0-124 mph sprint in 7.2 seconds. The claimed top speed of the 750S is 206 mph. With this bump in power and lighter curb weight, it sets the new benchmark of power-to-weight ratio at McLaren.

Along with the new weight-saving measures, McLaren has also made some tweaks to the chassis of the outgoing 720S to make the new 750S a more dynamic experience behind the wheel. The most significant change is the retuned suspension setup, featuring third-generation proactive chassis control (PCC). This system continues to have multiple hydraulic hoses and accumulators for reducing body roll from the second-gen PCC. However, it now gets lighter dampers and springs and revised geometry, with the springs being softer at the front and stiffer at the rear than before.

Apart from a new design, the rear wing at the back of the McLaren 750S also weighs 3.5 lbs lesser, resulting in more downforce and more powerful braking at higher speeds. The supercar also gets a revised front-axle-lift system, which raises the front of the car six seconds quicker than before. While the 750S comes standard with Pirelli P Zero tires, it can also be equipped with stickier P Zero Corsa or Trofeo R tires at an added cost.

The new McLaren 750S is one of the rare modern-era supercars to continue having a hydraulic steering system. At a time when its peers are switching to more responsive electrically assisted setups, McLaren relying on hydraulic steering is a bit of a surprise. However, McLaren claims the steering setup has a quicker ratio than the stunning-looking 720S.

Most driving enthusiasts still swear by hydraulic-assisted steering setups. McLaren knows this fact very well, and given that its supercars have one of the finest hydraulic steering setups, it retained the same for the 750S for a more authentic driving experience. In addition, for enhanced stability, the new 750S features a 0.24-inch wider front track than the 720S.

Along with the tweaks done to the twin-turbo V8 engine, another reason behind the 750S being faster than the 720S has to be the reworked transmission. Like the engine, the seven-speed automatic transmission in the 750S comes from the outgoing McLaren 720S. However, in the 750S, the transmission unit has tweaks to the gearing, a revised kick-down control strategy, and a shorter final drive.

For a more engaging driving experience, the new 750S gets power adjustments on the steering column. As a result, one can change the drive mode without lifting a hand from the steering wheel. The new 750S is also the first McLaren to get the carmaker's control launcher, which allows the driver to change drive mode settings or turn on or off a drive mode while in motion.

Along with the exterior, there are some noteworthy changes in the cabin of the new 750S over the McLaren 720S. The most prominent alteration is the new instrument console, which, unlike the folding unit in the 720S, is a fixed screen mounted on the steering column and moves along with its direction of rotation.

With no buttons on its spokes, the steering wheel has rocker switches on either side of the instrument console. These switches allow the driver to change the drive modes and suspension settings on the fly.

Like the outgoing McLaren 720S, the new 750S will also be available in two versions, the coupe, and the Spider. While the hard-top coupe version comes in at $331,740, the Spider version with a retractable hard-top sits higher at $352,740.

McLaren has started accepting orders of the new 750S in the US and confirmed to start the deliveries of the first batch of the new supercar in the third quarter of 2023.

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With all the tweaks to its exterior styling, chassis, interior, and powertrain, the new McLaren 750S comes across as a more compelling option in the world of supercars. All the changes introduced over the now-gone McLaren 720S make the new 750S a stronger alternative to its direct rivals, including the Ferrari F8 Tributo, Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica, Chevrolet Corvette C8 Z06, and Maserati MC20.

With the new 750S representing the dusk of a pure IC engine from McLaren, it will go into the history books of the British brand as a grand milestone. You know exactly what to do if you have the required moolah in your bank account and love McLarens for their sheer aura.

Hailing from India, Jeo has grown up dreaming about a red-colored Porsche 911. This fascination led him to study more about cars and their functionality in his automotive engineering days from the past. His passion for writing about cars directed him towards blogging, which he has been doing for almost a decade.