FUEL’S GOLD
MCLAREN 765LT
R5.7 million / cars.mclaren.com
We’re on the track and it’s bucketing down.
Poor visibility, standing water, low tyre temperatures and unpredictable grip would be disconcerting behind the wheel of a Renault Twingo, yet we’re sliding under the dihedral door of a particularly fruity McLaren: its latest ‘Longtail’ Super Series car, the 765LT. Gulp.
This car is based on the already very fast and eye-catching 720S, with power increased to 755bhp in old money. The engineers don’t seem worried. They pop on some slightly more treaded tyres and off we go.
Powering down the Hangar Straight in the dry, you might expect to touch 290km/h; in the wet, we’re hitting 240km/h but spinning the wheels in fifth gear. In
