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McLaren Automotive has unveiled its most accomplished convertible supercar, the new 720S Spider, in Australia. Rob Pritchard, head of Asia Pacific, McLaren Automotive, said: “We’re excited to bring the 720S Spider to our Australian customers, a model which perfectly combines unrestrained supercar performance with incredible everyday usability. We’ve had a phenomenal response to the 720S Coupé, so we anticipate customers will be thrilled with the opportunity for an uncompromised and exhilarating open-top experience. It’s fitting that with McLaren’s rich racing history, the latest iteration from the McLaren Super Series arrives in the week of Australia’s premier racing event.” 

The new McLaren 720S Spider is the marque’s most accomplished convertible supercar, combining the true athleticism of Sport or Track mode with Comfort mode for performance on all types of roads or tracks. Delivering the exhilaration of open-air driving and levels of day-to-day usability unseen in the convertible supercar class, the new McLaren 720S is hand-assembled to maximise downforce, minimise drag, enhance powertrain cooling and optimise aerodynamic performance.

The design foundations of the new McLaren Spider are the seamless and organic forms introduced in 2017 with the 720S Coupé. The shapes produce an overall appearance akin to a futuristic sculpture.

The patented Retractable Hard Top (RHT) of the 720S Spider is a completely new design, with a one-piece, carbon fibre roof panel as standard. The hardtop maintains the distinctive silhouette and aerodynamic purity of the 720S Coupé and provides a full carbon fibre upper structure when the roof is closed. The folding mechanism for McLaren’s new RHT is electrically rather than hydraulically driven, making it the fastest-operating convertible roof in the supercar class, and is twice as quiet in operation as the first-generation Super Series convertible. The combination of e-motors and the strength of the carbon fibre RHT enables a maximum vehicle speed during operation of 50km/h (31mph)—a significant increase from the 30km/h (18.5mph) of the 650S.

The new 720S Spider is the equal of the Coupé in every respect for its ground-breaking design, cutting-edge technologies and ferocious pace, complemented by a breadth of ability and sophistication that delivers everyday usability belying its extreme performance status. The active rear spoiler, which automatically activates to either decrease drag or increase downforce and also acts as an airbrake to enhance vehicle balance under heavy braking, can rise at lower speeds and to a higher position overall in the Spider application, optimising downforce and balance to ensure that performance and driver engagement is on par with the 720S Coupé. The 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged McLaren V8 engine produces 720PS and 770Nm of torque, with a power-to-weight ratio for 720S Spider at lightest dry weight of 540PS/tonne.

Deliveries of the McLaren 720S Spider will commence in Australia in Q2 2019, priced from $556,000 plus onroads. For more information, please contact McLaren Sydney (02 8892 8165), McLaren Melbourne (03 8420 8888), or McLaren Gold Coast (07 5509 7110).

For more visit cars.mclaren.com

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