Next chapter in McLaren’s ‘Long Tail’ story revealed
The just-announced McLaren 765LT is lighter, more powerful and offers even higher levels of driver involvement than any road-ready Long Tail iteration before.
Dec 31, 2019
Offering exhilarating performance on both road and track, the McLaren 765LT has been revealed as the latest and most dynamically advanced LT model ever to emerge from McLaren Automotive.
The LT story began with the McLaren F1 GTR race car in the 1990s and since 2015 has seen road-legal LT models introduced. The new car elevates to new levels the attributes that underpin every LT: driver engagement, track-focused dynamics, minimised weight, optimised aerodynamics and increased power.
Incredible performance and astonishing levels of driver engagement are the result of hundreds of detailed engineering actions, undertaken to ensure the purest possible connection between driver and car. These stand-out attributes of the LT have been developed to deliver a wholly immersive driving experience to those who secure one.
Just 765 individually numbered cars will be available globally for customer order.
The McLaren 765LT is capable of dispensing with the 0-100km/h sprint in just 2.8 seconds, or 0-200km/h in an astonishing 7.2 seconds. Boasting peak power of 765PS (563kW) and 800Nm of torque from its twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine, the 765LT also features transmission gearing optimised for throttle response which is 15% quicker in-gear acceleration than even a 720S. This means the 765LT can achieve the fastest lap times of any McLaren Super Series model.
As per LT tradition, lightness is everything. At 1,339kg (DIN weight) and the new 765LT weighs 80kg less than 720S coupe, and at its dry weight of 1,229kg is more than 50kg below its closest competitor in comparable specification. All this weight saving results in class-leading power-to-weight ratio of 622PS (or 457kW)-per-tonne at the car’s lightest dry weight.
The steering of the 765LT retains distinguished electro-hydraulic assistance but has been further honed with a quicker ratio and a stiffer torsion bar for even purer driver feedback. The state-of-the-art, linked-hydraulic Proactive Chassis Control II suspension introduced with the 720S features updates to both software and hardware to meet the dynamic requirements of the 765LT; advances made during the development of the McLaren Senna and Speedtail have seen the suspension system algorithms revised to ensure even greater precision and control.
In comparison to the 720S, front ride height is reduced by 5mm (rear is unchanged) and front track is 6mm wider, changes that together improve both grip and balance.
Roll stiffness is increased, further enhancing vehicle stability and helping deliver almost telepathic driver engagement. The connection through the seat and feedback from the steering wheel allows the driver to fully exploit every aspect of each drive.
Deliveries will commence from September 2020, with pricing yet to be announced.
