Unsurprisingly, The McLaren 720S Is Way More Powerful Than Advertised
We’ve seen enough hypercar-baiting runs from the McLaren 720S now to know that the official 720hp (710bhp) power figure is probably a tad conservative. Lo and behold, turns out the 3.9-litre, twin-turbo V8 is indeed more potent than that.
Brooks from DragTimes was curious enough to put this 720S on the dyno, yielding 691hp to the wheels. Factor in drivetrain losses, and you’re looking at somewhere in the region of 770hp at the crank.
Rolling road results can of course vary from facility to facility, and there are always atmospheric conditions to bear in mind, but regardless, this is a clear sign that the 720S is much more powerful than Woking has been letting on.
Bring on the drag races…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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I mean… Im not complaining!
More power is good!
Dear McLaren,
Special order for F1 team:
McLaren 800S
Regards
F. Alonso
Still not as powerful as a Dodge Demon…
Well, we now definitely know that the 720S is a certified BEAST.
This car is staggering value for money even costing quarter of a million
Still, advertising less horsepower is better than advertising more horses
This isn’t the first time McLaren has underestimated power figures, when someone dyno’d a 570S, it made about 530 at the wheels, so it should be called the McLaren 580S (factored with 10%)
doesnt the 720 mean metric horsepower also, giving the car around ‘only’ 705ish bhp?
For those who didn’t watch the video:
It makes about 770hp at the engine
They measured 710hp at the wheel