McLaren unveiled the 720S Spider, which is the second model under the company’s Track25 business plan.
The new 720S Spider has a carbon fibre structure at its core, like all McLarens, but has a designated Monocage II-S in this one. The upper structure with its rearmost section is unique to the 720S Spider, which accommodates the retractable hard top. The header rail across the windshield has been revised to integrate the central latching mechanism.
At #McLaren, we refuse to accept what’s gone before. We find a different way. A better way. The McLaren 720S Spider is a perfect example of this. A car that delivers the best of both worlds… a convertible supercar that’s just as thrilling as the Coupé. #SomeSeeMore #720SSpider pic.twitter.com/9ycvDIScUb
— McLaren Automotive (@McLarenAuto) December 8, 2018
The new 720S Spider houses a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged McLaren V8 which produces 710 bhp and 770Nm of torque. It sprints from a 0-100kmph in a quick 2.9 seconds as it boasts of a top speed of 341 kmph with the roof raised. The maximum speed with the top off is lowered to a 325 kmph, due to the difference in aerodynamics and the additional 49kg the Spider now carries.
The rollover protection technology brings benefits the size as well as the weight of the car. The lean buttress improves over-the-shoulder visibility for the driver and also increases the aerodynamic downforce.
The retractable hard top of the 720S Spider is the newest design which comes with a standard one-piece, carbon fibre roof panel. The folding mechanism of the rooftop is electrically driven instead of being hydraulically driven. The 720S has the fastest-operating convertible roof in the entire class of supercars as the roof is lowered or raised in just 11 seconds, which is six whole seconds faster than that on the 650S Spider.