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Like every McLaren supercar since the 1980s, the 720S is built around a car- bon-fiber chassis. Using carbon-fiber, the lightweight composite material known for its strength, allows McLaren to achieve unmatched weight-power ratios. It isn't just the chassis that's carbon-fiber — beginning with the 650S, the predeces- sor to the 720S, McLaren developed the Monocage, a self-contained, carbon-fi- ber 'tub' that comprises the cab. For the 720S, McLaren re-engineered the Mono- cage II, extending it over the rear engine compartment. Portions of the Monocage II are exposed and lacquered, forming a teardrop-shaped roof that blends seam- lessly into the back of the car. The 720S is the perfect ratio of neck-breaking speed and comfortable control. The supercar performs equally well on the racetrack as it does on city streets, thanks to McLaren's Proactive Chassis Control and electro-hydrau- lic power-steering. Its new M480T en- gine, a twin-turbocharged V8, maxes at 212 mph and can rocket the 720S from 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds, and 0-124mph in less than 8 seconds. The 720S, equipped with carbon-ce- ramic brake discs and redesigned, 6-piston callipers, can go from 124mph to a complete stop in 4 sec- onds, assisted by a full-width rear wing which automatically deploys as an airbrake to maintain vehicle sta- bility under hard stops. The rear wing can also be used to improve downforce at high speeds, if the driver chooses the corresponding setting. This rear wing, or spoiler, is one of several aero- dynamic features designed to increase downforce, including narrow channels behind the front wheels which redirect air coming from the wheel-wells. D O N ' T F O R G E T T O B R A K E . VUE ON AUTOMOTIVE V U E N J . C O M 120

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