2024 McLaren 750S: pricing announced for Ferrari 296 GTB rival

McLaren has unveiled its most powerful series-production car yet, the 750S. Effectively an overhaul of the existing 720S, the 750S will be available in coupe and spider body styles, with pricing from $585,800 before on-road costs.

Outside, the 552kW 750S is more sculpted and aggressive than the 720S and McLaren claims the latest supercar is 30 per cent new compared to its predecessor.

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Revised V8 engine

Under the 750S’ partially-plexiglass rear deck is a revised version of the brand’s 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that features racecar-derived technology including a flat-plane crank and dry-sump lubrication.

It develops 800Nm (+30Nm) at 5500rpm, 552kW (+22kW) at 7500rpm, and revs to 85000rpm. There’s a seven-speed sequential gearbox onboard, all of which is enough to rocket the rear drive midship supercar from 0-100km/h in 2.8 seconds.

More astounding are the other acceleration times, though, the 750S is able to reach 0-200km/h in 7.2 seconds, and the quarter mile in just 10.1 seconds (coupe).

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Weight and chassis

McLaren has worked tirelessly to axe weight with a revised carbon-fibre tub – dubbed Monocage II – that allows the 720S to feature glazed A-pillars to maximise vision. The DIN kerb weight is 1389kg for the coupe – around 30kg lighter than the 720S – and the spider is only 49kg heavier.

The 750S features 19-inch front and 20-inch rear alloy wheels attached to the chassis via double wishbone suspension. There are adaptive dampers with nose lift functionality that offer three modes: Comfort, Sport, and Track Active.

As in the 720S, the 750S doesn’t feature metal anti-roll bars. Instead, it uses a linked hydraulic system – known as PCC III – in conjunction with passive coil springs to adjust roll characteristics in each drive mode.

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The 750S chassis modes match those of the powertrain and can be linked or selected separately to best suit the road/track conditions.

McLaren has retained its signature electro-hydraulic power steering though it gets a faster ratio and new pump. There’s also a Senna-derived ‘track’ carbon ceramic brake option available.

Pricing and availability

The 750S is available to order now, costing $585,800 for the coupe and $654,600 for the drop-top.

In Australia, the 750S will sit beside the just-launched plug-in hybrid Artura supercar ($449,550) and the softer McLaren GT ($403,500). External rivals include the Ferrari 296 GTB and Lamborghini Huracan.