McLaren Automotive now offers 720S GT3 EVO

McLaren Automotive is now offering the 720S GT3 EVO, which can be ordered as a newly-built race car or as an update package to an existing 720S unit.

The McLaren 720S is a sports car that builds on the success of the brand’s pace-setting customer racing machine — the McLaren 720S.

Per the Woking-based carmaker, the 720S GT3 EVO comes with key bodywork improvements, including the front bumper and splitter, which are now fitted with quick-release fastenings for easy removal and replacement. These new appointments feature improved aerodynamics, designed to increase overall downforce, as well as to shift the overall balance forward, and also make the car more consistent in traffic.

Further, the McLaren 720S GT3 EVO also gets a front bonnet gurney that helps with balance and improves cooling performance. And, compared to the McLaren 720S, the 720S GT3 EVO features a re-positioned auxiliary lamp for better night visibility in longer-distance events.

At the rear, the McLaren 720S GT3 EVO features an adjustable wing pylon mechanism as well as a taller wing gurney to enhance downforce without upsetting the car’s overall balance.

McLaren Automotive also improved the suspension of the 720S GT3 EVO. These come in the form of all-new TTX40 Ohlins four-way adjustable dampers with high-frequency pistons and adjustable lengths. Both front and rear upper wishbones have been changed, with the front now adjustable to improve tire management options, including a new clevis for increased droop. The rear has an improved geometry to suit upright changes.

The British luxury sports car maker also said that the uprights for the McLaren 720S GT3 EVO are also new. They now feature a bolted brake caliper for quick changes of the whole system as a unit and a built-in track rod clevis, making it more robust in wheel-to-wheel contact situations.

This also applies to the rear upright, which also has improved geometry for tire management, increasing setup options. The 720S GT3 EVO’s brakes now have closed-face bells for improved disc durability.

“The McLaren 720S GT3 has been an incredible success in GT3 racing since its phenomenal debut four years ago, leading the Gulf 12-Hour race for several hours. Since then it has recorded many race wins and championships, most recently, titles in the Asian Le Mans Series, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and GT World Challenge Europe last year, and has begun 2023 with a podium in the Daytona 24 Hours. In that time we’ve maintained a close relationship with our customer racing teams and have incorporated many of their recommendations into the new EVO package, improving consistency of performance and serviceability, which will ensure that the McLaren 720S will continue to set the pace in GT3 racing for many more years to come,” said McLaren Automotive Director of Motorsport Ian Morgan.

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