The McLaren 720s - Trying to Tame 710 bhp at Millbrook Proving Ground

Getting the opportunity to drive the McLaren 720s is already pretty exciting, but the prospect of driving one at Millbrook Proving Ground is exhilarating. Millbrook is the UKs vehicle testing facility, where cars are pushed to the limit before being released to the public. There’s the mile-long straight which is exactly that, a road that is one mile long. There’s a high-speed bowl, a city route, a skid-pad, and best of all, a hill route (or alpine route), which mimics the nation’s best B-roads and sews them all together into one lovely ribbon of driving enjoyment.

As nice as Millbrook is, you really need a great car to enjoy it. Enter the McLaren 720s, a 710 bhp monster which weighs under 1,500 kg. This high-horsepower/low-weight formula means that the 720s can reach 60 mph in just 2.8 seconds, and a top speed of 212 mph. Behind the cabin sits the 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine which is connected to 7-speed SSG gearbox. All of this sits within the Carbon Fibre Monocage, that improves on the chassis of the McLaren 650s by including Carbon Fibre in the roof structure, saving up to 18 kg. The 720s that I would be driving was finished in McLaren orange special paint, with Scoria grey and orange interior. Lovely.

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