2018 McLaren 720S

A supercar for roads that deserve one

Las Vegas is a city you arrive in. Arizona is a state you drive through — and that changes what matters in a car. The 720S’s 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 has been opened up with an upgraded exhaust and ECU tune, now making [power figure], but what you’ll notice on a long desert road isn’t the peak number. It’s the midrange, and the fact that you can hear it working through every corner of the Beeline Highway.

BBS forged wheels cut unsprung weight, which matters more here than anywhere — these are roads with real elevation change and real corners, not stoplight sprints. A full carbon fiber body kit adds front splitter, side skirts, and rear diffuser. The car looks like what it is.

The drives this car was made for

Sedona and back. Two hours north through Oak Creek Canyon, red rock the entire way. A full-day drive the 720S makes feel short.

Barrett-Jackson and auction week. Every January, Scottsdale fills with people who know exactly what a 720S is and exactly what’s been done to this one. Cars like this book out months ahead of auction week.

Golf season and winter escape. From November through April, Scottsdale has the best weather in the country and roads to match. This is when the car is worth having for a week, not a day.