Convertibles add weight and reduce stiffness, though they can be undeniably seductive. But do they make any sense with supercar levels of performance? The McLaren 720S Spider and 911 Turbo S Cabrio should provide the answer -
around in the rain with the top lowered and loving every second. Sure, I’m certain I looked like a complete berk, but the workings of that incredible V10 felt so close it was as if each piston stroke was a heartbeat.
To be truthful, that sort of detail does rather get lost in the all-enveloping roar when you’re travelling in the 720S, so accelerative is this 710bhp projectile. Be brave or foolish enough – and persistent enough – to disengage the ESP and, as you feel the full, nanny-free force of the twin-turbo V8 it’s an urgent reminder that cars like this are too fast for the road, however feeble it may sound to say it.
Yep, if you’re after a drop-top that offers a 100 per cent authentic supercar experience, along with the kind of raw performance that feels like it wants to rip your face off, then it’s hard to beat the 720S. The styling divides opinion, but I happen to think it looks more individual, futuristic and handsome with each passing day, and there’s no denying that it’s a wildly exciting car. It is, though, still very much one about speed – exaggerated in the open version.
Indeed, in its default mode it feels almost sleepy, with only a hum from the engine as it quickly shuffles up the ratios. So much so that it’s easy to forget there’s 641bhp and, more to the point, 590lb ft of torque under your right foot. Twiddle the mode wheel and the Turbo S springs to attention, suddenly delivering great gusts of propulsion that suck in the horizon at a terrific rate.
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