The McLaren 720S Spider is a rear wheel drive car, with the motor placed amidships, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell designed by Frank Stephenson.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 710 bhp (720 PS/529 kW) at 7500 rpm and 770 Nm (568 lbft/78.5 kgm) at 5500 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic transmission.
The McLaren 720S Spider weighs a stated 1468 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 341 km/h, or 212 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 16.8/8.6/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 276.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Frank Stephenson | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2670 | 105.1 | |
| Voies AV | 1674 | 65.9 | |
| Voies AR | 1629 | 64.1 | |
| Longueur | 4543 | 178.9 | |
| Largeur | 1930 | 76 | |
| Hauteur | 1196 | 47.1 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.7 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1468 kg | 3236 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | McLaren | ||
| Type moteur | M840T | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4 litre 3994 cc (243.729 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 93 × 73.5 mm
3.66 × 2.89 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.27 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 720 PS (710 bhp) (529 kW) à 7500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 770 Nm (568 ft·lb) (78.5 kgm) à 5500 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 132.6 kW/litre 180.2 ps/litre 177.8 bhp/litre 2.91 bhp/cu in |
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192.79 Nm/litre
2.33 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter sec | ||
| Taux de compression | |||
| Carburant | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2422.7 kPa (351.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 499.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 2.8 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 2.9 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 10.4 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 341 km/h (212 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 490.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.49 PS/kg 360.66 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.36 kW/kg 483.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.48 bhp/kg 0.22 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 2.77 kg/kW 4.63 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 16.8/8.6/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.8/8.6/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.0/11.6/8.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.8/32.8/23.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.0/27.4/19.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 276.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 9J x 19 | ||
| Roues AR | 11J x 20 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 245/35 R 19 93Y XL | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 305/30 R 20 103Y XL | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 390 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 380 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 571780 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 McLaren 720S Spider added 2018-12-09. Last modified 2025-08-17. |
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