McLaren 720S GT3X

TO BEGIN WITH, YOU CAN’T HELP wondering about the McLaren 720S GT3X. Wondering if, despite its 740bhp twin-turbocharged V8 that is so much more powerful than the GT3 engine on which it’s based, it is actually just an expensive irrelevance that has no real purpose in life.

After all, it costs £720,000, can never be raced and can’t legally be driven on the road either. A cynic (or maybe even just a realist) could easily accuse it of being little more than a folly on four wheels with a great big wing on the back.

But the very fact there will be just 15 examples made will surely enhance its appeal among its intended audience, even though only half this allocation has so