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      10-16-2017, 10:09 PM   #1
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McLaren 720S at the strip - sub 10 second 1/4 mile time!

I think McLaren is underrating the power numbers on the 720S...

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I believe the car is pretty underrated. I remember seeing a stock 720s dyno 69x whp.
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Isn't the three seat thing supposed to be even faster?!
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Stupid fast. Wow
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Isn't the three seat thing supposed to be even faster?!
Yep. The BP23, a.k.a. "Big Mac", is a hybrid and reportedly develops more than 1K HP. The issue for it will be traction ... and McLaren's primary purpose for it, which it says isn't primarily straight-line performance.
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This car is really doing it.
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