Best Driver’s Car Contender: 2018 McLaren 720S

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00:00 (car engine revving)

00:03 When we first drove the McLaren 720S,

00:24 we described it as a game changer,

00:26 not just for McLaren, but for the whole supercar breed.

00:30 Suddenly, the likes of P1 and 918 Spyder

00:33 didn't seem so hyper anymore.

00:34 The 720S is just as fast,

00:37 looks like it's landed from space,

00:38 and offers its insane performance

00:41 in a package you'd happily drive every single day.

00:44 If that sounds good, the reality is even better.

00:47 The 720S clocks the quarter mile in 10.1 seconds,

00:51 it blitzed the 918 Spyder's lap record at Willow Springs,

00:54 and on canyon roads, it's so sharp and so fluid.

00:58 Very few cars scramble your brain like the 720S.

01:02 It seems to almost have superpowers,

01:05 floating over the surface yet generating massive grip,

01:08 accelerating with a relentlessness

01:10 that seems wholly unnatural.

01:12 The really incredible thing is that it delivers

01:15 its sniper accuracy and world-beating performance,

01:18 yet never forgets the driver.

01:21 Yes, the capability of the 720S is almost shocking,

01:24 but it never feels remote or automated.

01:27 The driver is at the very center of the experience.

01:31 The outrageous McLaren Senna

01:32 might have stolen all the headlines recently,

01:35 but in the 720S, McLaren might just have

01:38 the perfect supercar.

01:40 It'll take a truly special car to beat it

01:43 at Best Driver's Car 2018.

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