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Porsche 911 Turbo S versus McLaren 720S in drag race – Drive
The McLaren’s significant power-to-weight advantage would seemingly make this a one-horse race, but the result may surprise you.
10 Aug 2020
The Porsche 911 Turbo S is powered by a 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat six-cylinder engine that produces 478kW/800Nm.
The lightest variant weighs 1715kg.
Pricing in Australia for the Porsche 911 Turbo S starts from $473,500 plus on-road costs.
Meanwhile, the McLaren 720S is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that produces 530kW/770Nm.
The lightest variant weighs 1419kg.
The McLaren is therefore more powerful (by a margin of 52kW), and carries substantially less weight (by a margin…
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