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Fast is a rs6, s65, aventador, 599, even a 458 feels faster. Stopwatch stats are one measure but so are seat of pants feel. Yes, i read the 720s does 0-60 in 2.9 sec, it just didn't feel that fast.
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Originally Posted by AsianBond
Fast is a rs6, s65, aventador, 599, even a 458 feels faster. Stopwatch stats are one measure but so are seat of pants feel. Yes, i read the 720s does 0-60 in 2.9 sec, it just didn't feel that fast.
Allocations were available to build now and receive in December at dealership I went to.
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Thanks for this, I'll can my deposit and pick up a CPO RS6. Which dealer did you use and where did you drive the 720S?
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Seriously.. while many driving impressions are subjective, performance figures are crisply defined by cold hard numbers. So, when a sports car approaches 1000hp hybrid hypercar MEASURED speeds, calling it "not that fast" makes one wonder if the butt dyno is just code word for talking out of ones ***. I'm curious.. if the 720s isn't fast, what "other super fast sports cars" have you driven which you consider fast? And I'm defining DRIVEN, not read about in a magazine.
Cars like the 720s have a lot of personalities - if one doesn't know how to find the "Bond" buttons these cars can feel unemotional appears the salesman missed an opportunity but he may have realized this was a no win situation. Old saying it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow which is IMO what took place.
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You're confusing speed with response. You probably felt an RS6 from dead stand and got AWD pull and thought it was "fast". The other cars have more immediacy (jerk) in the throttle response due to N/A. You just like N/A cars....not fast cars. 750 is accelerates far more quickly than anything on your list.
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Test drove a 720 this week. Not sure on some aspects of the busy styling (better in dark colour perhaps) but as a package, compelling. Put its significant power down with little fuss. Rear visibility was one of best aspects from practical road driving viewpoint. Do not order fully electric seats, the adjustment access is extremely poor.....Suspect I will enjoy 991 GT2 RS more though and waiting for allocation confirmation.
Going to borrow a 570 for 24hrs and see if viable to swap over from my Turbo S daily driver. The reports on here (and elsewhere) about reliabilty are a concern. And why no CD player option in McLarens?! I don't do MP3/I-tunes.
Going to borrow a 570 for 24hrs and see if viable to swap over from my Turbo S daily driver. The reports on here (and elsewhere) about reliabilty are a concern. And why no CD player option in McLarens?! I don't do MP3/I-tunes.
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I just drove the 720 and it was unreal. Insanely fast and responsive. Sound is much improved. The shifts of the transmission are way faster and the interior is higher quality than before. It is the best car I have ever driven.
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Originally Posted by kyrocks
I just drove the 720 and it was unreal. Insanely fast and responsive. Sound is much improved. The shifts of the transmission are way faster and the interior is higher quality than before. It is the best car I have ever driven.
Best colors for the car so far:
Onyx
Sarthe Grey
Paris Blue
Burton Blue
Saros
Memphis Red
Abyss Black
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I had placed a deposit on a huracan performance but after seeing the 720s, I just can't justify it. The 720s appears to be in another league of car altogether. My only concern is reliability, but from a build quality standpoint, the car looked as good as any I've seen.
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“You think you have a limit. And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.” McLaren - Ayrton Senna
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Originally Posted by Mooserds
CJ, does McLaren offer a factory delivery for US bound cars? I'm getting tired of playing this "allocation" game with Porsche GT cars.