Man so I’ve spent a lot of time behind the wheels of 720S, probably close to 2000 miles or so.
It’s a really fast car with great steering feel, but I am really so so about it when compared to some of its contemporaries for some reason. Every time before I get in I am excited to drive it but usually after an hour or so I just get…. bored?? The engine doesn’t sound special and is laggy unless you drive like an asshole, and the steering manages to have decent feedback but also be non-memorable at the same time.
To be fair I’ve only driven it on nice public roads, maybe it will shine on the track.
But anyway that’s probably why I’m slightly interested in the 750S. It’s supposed to make it feel less clinical by giving it things like a better sounding exhaust and quicker steering ratio.
Put it in esc dynamic mode in track on both settings. When esc dynamic is not pressed to doesn’t let the car put the power down and keeps cutting to avoid any sort of oversteer.
I’ve never driven a McLaren, but I have driven all kinds of other cars and the car I’ve driven that feels the most driver oriented is the Lotus Exige. I think 430hp stock with BMW 6 cylinder on a 1000kg car and can easily be tuned to 550. Doesn’t really have any electronic tech to make you a good driver. It’s a street legal track car and your ass feels connected to the road. Totally different class of car but it is a drivers car and it is not boring at any time. They have Emeya coming out soonish?
You’re right it started off as a Rover I-4 now it’s a Toyota V-6. the one I drove had a BMW s52 I-6 but I guess that isn’t standard. I haven’t looked at them closely in a loong time. Seems like the new Elmira you can get as a turbo I-4 or a supercharged V-6, very cool. If you ever get the chance to drive one, definitely take it.
True, Gen 1 had the Rover i4 and Gen2 the Toyota 1ZZ aswell as the Elise.
Then the Toyota V6, that was the one i drove in the Cup 380 configuration. Even better on the Nordschleife, that thing was at home there.
I wrote my Top 5 drives before and the Exige is in there, such a visceral, emotional and aural (is that spelled right?) Experience and its a torpedo.
The Emira sadly got the rather mundane AMG i4, i personally think it has too little emotion for the Lotus Badge, too much Business, too little play.
The Emira V6 go for 110k here in europe, thats too much for what it is on the other hand.
Man so I’ve spent a lot of time behind the wheels of 720S, probably close to 2000 miles or so.
It’s a really fast car with great steering feel, but I am really so so about it when compared to some of its contemporaries for some reason. Every time before I get in I am excited to drive it but usually after an hour or so I just get…. bored?? The engine doesn’t sound special and is laggy unless you drive like an asshole, and the steering manages to have decent feedback but also be non-memorable at the same time.
To be fair I’ve only driven it on nice public roads, maybe it will shine on the track.
But anyway that’s probably why I’m slightly interested in the 750S. It’s supposed to make it feel less clinical by giving it things like a better sounding exhaust and quicker steering ratio.
I’ve put 20k miles on my 720s. I get bored after driving it for an hour too. But I also get bored driving anything for an hour.
Test drove a friends 720s for half an hour and I loved it tbh. Feels like such an event.
There’s always more after the more.
Have you spent any time in an Atom or anything open-wheel?
Only a Formula Ford on the track.
Maybe try a motorcycle.
Put it in esc dynamic mode in track on both settings. When esc dynamic is not pressed to doesn’t let the car put the power down and keeps cutting to avoid any sort of oversteer.
I’ve never driven a McLaren, but I have driven all kinds of other cars and the car I’ve driven that feels the most driver oriented is the Lotus Exige. I think 430hp stock with BMW 6 cylinder on a 1000kg car and can easily be tuned to 550. Doesn’t really have any electronic tech to make you a good driver. It’s a street legal track car and your ass feels connected to the road. Totally different class of car but it is a drivers car and it is not boring at any time. They have Emeya coming out soonish?
Its a Toyota V6, isnt it? Supercharged camry engine.
You’re right it started off as a Rover I-4 now it’s a Toyota V-6. the one I drove had a BMW s52 I-6 but I guess that isn’t standard. I haven’t looked at them closely in a loong time. Seems like the new Elmira you can get as a turbo I-4 or a supercharged V-6, very cool. If you ever get the chance to drive one, definitely take it.
True, Gen 1 had the Rover i4 and Gen2 the Toyota 1ZZ aswell as the Elise.
Then the Toyota V6, that was the one i drove in the Cup 380 configuration. Even better on the Nordschleife, that thing was at home there.
I wrote my Top 5 drives before and the Exige is in there, such a visceral, emotional and aural (is that spelled right?) Experience and its a torpedo.
The Emira sadly got the rather mundane AMG i4, i personally think it has too little emotion for the Lotus Badge, too much Business, too little play. The Emira V6 go for 110k here in europe, thats too much for what it is on the other hand.