{"id":15768,"date":"2020-05-08T10:15:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T17:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/?p=15768"},"modified":"2025-04-02T23:49:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T06:49:50","slug":"look-at-this-car-mclaren-720s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/gearheads\/look-at-this-car-mclaren-720s\/","title":{"rendered":"Look at this car: McLaren 720S"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center\">Stave off boredom with these pretty pictures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bored in the house? Live-stream concerts and true crime podcasts can only fill so much time, so we\u2019re bringing you a moment of zen each week in the form of some of our most favorite motorcars from around the Turo marketplace. We like cars, you like cars, so let\u2019s look at some cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The McLaren lineup is strictly comprised of <a href=\"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/gearheads\/october-car-of-the-month-mclaren-650s-spider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"blisteringly quick supercars (opens in a new tab)\">blisteringly quick supercars<\/a>. The $1.2 million hypercar P1 aside, at the top of the heap for <a href=\"https:\/\/turo.com\/us\/en\/car-rental\/united-states\/mclaren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"McLaren (opens in a new tab)\">McLaren<\/a> road cars sits the 720S. For gearheads, the 720S is equal parts engineering marvel and unadulterated <em>want<\/em>. The stat sheet caused double-takes when the car was released: 710 horsepower from the turbocharged 4-liter V8, 60 mph in 2.8 seconds, quarter mile in 10.1, and a top speed of 212 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is, by all accounts, one of the most complete driver\u2019s cars out there. There are zero compromises \u2014 this McLaren 720S has race car speed around circuits and in a straight line, and is far more comfortable around town than it has any right to be. Plus, it looks like this. Extravagant <a href=\"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/gearheads\/which-unusual-car-door-is-most-awesome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"dihedral doors (opens in a new tab)\">dihedral doors<\/a> frame the spellbinding skull-like face and a sleek, powerful cockpit lets you know you\u2019re sitting in something special. And just look at this color!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" class=\"wp-image-15782\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/y_JY4q44QLWbY5NLthgYdA-2.jpg?fit=762%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/y_JY4q44QLWbY5NLthgYdA-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/y_JY4q44QLWbY5NLthgYdA-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/y_JY4q44QLWbY5NLthgYdA-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/y_JY4q44QLWbY5NLthgYdA-2-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/y_JY4q44QLWbY5NLthgYdA-2-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15772\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3MHnkM_YTIGptwL49ozVig.jpg?fit=762%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1200\" class=\"wp-image-15774\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4IcVBJbBR_-KZOsmFQ0kWQ.jpg?fit=762%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4IcVBJbBR_-KZOsmFQ0kWQ.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4IcVBJbBR_-KZOsmFQ0kWQ-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4IcVBJbBR_-KZOsmFQ0kWQ-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4IcVBJbBR_-KZOsmFQ0kWQ-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4IcVBJbBR_-KZOsmFQ0kWQ-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4IcVBJbBR_-KZOsmFQ0kWQ-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15773\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IRY1maESTqeuVPME8AwzFQ.jpg?fit=762%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15777\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/awKnm8SUTOO_IkFlBDgfxg-1.jpg?fit=762%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15776\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/xG_iV2WNT4iDhJw2ue5f8Q.jpg?fit=762%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15778\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3AL6wjTgQ9eRQEE4C-1RHw.jpg?fit=762%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"950\" class=\"wp-image-15783\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GVdrrxKHQGKFhpqf5l2hTg-1.jpg?fit=762%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GVdrrxKHQGKFhpqf5l2hTg-1.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GVdrrxKHQGKFhpqf5l2hTg-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GVdrrxKHQGKFhpqf5l2hTg-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GVdrrxKHQGKFhpqf5l2hTg-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GVdrrxKHQGKFhpqf5l2hTg-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stave off boredom with these pretty pictures Bored in the house? 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