McLaren has confirmed that the final orders of the 750S are being taken, and production of the current flagship McLaren supercar is ending in 2027. The end of the 750S era, however, doesn’t just mark the end of that model, but of a decade-long era of McLaren supercars based on the same platform. It was introduced in 2017 with the 720S, beginning a generation of lightweight supercars that combined V8 power with track-bred engineering for compelling performance.
Succeeding the 720S was the 750S, which was first unveiled in 2023. While it looked nearly identical to its predecessor, the 750S featured 30 percent new or changed components compared to the original car, with more power and less weight. 740 horsepower and just 2,815 pounds of dry weight made it an incredibly formidable high-performance machine.
However, it wasn’t just those two supercars that defined the past decade of flagship McLaren supercars. The track-focused, limited-production 765LT was introduced as the most recent model in McLaren’s “LT” legacy. Derived from McLaren’s Long Tail race cars, the LT cars combine increased power and exclusivity with the enhanced design and aerodynamic revisions of the long-tail body style. Unveiled earlier this year, the 788HS was the last model to feature the 720S-based platform, with only 200 examples allotted, each created through a highly bespoke commission program with MSO.
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As McLaren prepares to enter a new era, having revealed the MCL 6GT concept car and confirmed the development of a luxury performance SUV, and changing its branding for its new chapter, the end of the 750S and the platform on which it is based is a bittersweet goodbye to a decade of thrilling supercars. However, with the discontinuation of the 750S, anticipation is beginning to build for what McLaren has in store to succeed it.
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