REVIEW
McLaren 750S Spider
750 hp of supercar intensity, with more real-world usability than you might expect
2025 · rwd · 750 hp · 800 Nm
REVIEW
McLaren 750S Spider
750 hp of supercar intensity, with more real-world usability than you might expect
2025 · rwd · 750 hp · 800 Nm
IN THIS REVIEW EXTERIOR INTERIOR DRIVING PERFORMANCE PRACTICALITY PRICE FINAL VERDICT VIDEO GALLERY
The McLaren 750S Spider takes everything that made the 720S special and turns the intensity up another notch. Lighter, sharper and more powerful, it delivers 750 hp, immense speed and exceptional driver feedback without becoming needlessly difficult to use on normal roads. Add an 11-second retractable roof, a surprisingly compliant ride and a twin-turbo V8 that makes every drive feel like an occasion.
PROS
- Exceptionally direct and precise steering
- Explosive twin-turbo V8 performance
- Surprisingly compliant ride for a supercar
- Fast 11-second retractable roof
- More usable and practical than it looks
CONS
- Extremely expensive, especially with options
- Carbon-ceramic brakes can feel very firm at low speeds
- Fuel consumption rises quickly when driven enthusiastically
- Luggage space is still limited by everyday-car standards
750 hp
POWER
800 Nm
TORQUE
2.8 sec
0-100 KM/H
332 km/h
TOP SPEED
EXTERIOR
Tokyo Cyan grabs your attention first, but the details are what make the 750S Spider fascinating. The radiators are hidden inside the headlight units, while the bodywork is shaped around function as much as appearance. Glass C-pillars help manage airflow around the rear, and the active wing doubles as an air brake above a gloss-black diffuser and transparent hexagonal mesh that deliberately exposes some of the mechanics underneath.
Gloss-black Vortex wheels measure 19 inches at the front and 20 at the rear, backed by carbon-ceramic brakes with silver calipers. The almost invisible taillights and stealth sports exhaust keep the rear remarkably clean, while the dramatic dihedral doors rise to almost two metres when fully open.
INTERIOR
The cabin is minimalist, focused and refreshingly free of steering-wheel clutter. Two rotary controls put the handling and powertrain modes directly at your fingertips, while the automatic/manual selector sits alongside them.
One of the cleverest details is the single shift paddle, which allows you to change both up and down without moving your hands around the wheel. The instrument display also moves together with the steering column, keeping it directly in your line of sight.
The vertical infotainment screen covers the essentials, including heated seats, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and the Bowers & Wilkins sound system. Our test car was fitted with electrically adjustable comfort seats with memory, which made longer drives easier than you might expect from a car this focused.
DRIVING
The first thing you notice is how little distance there seems to be between your inputs and the car's reactions. The steering is razor-sharp, the chassis responds immediately and the whole car feels compact around you.
The suspension is firm, as you would expect, but it never feels needlessly punishing. That matters because the 750S does not only come alive at extreme speeds. Even on normal roads, you get a strong sense of what the front tyres are doing and how much grip is available.
The carbon-ceramic brakes deliver enormous stopping power. At lower speeds, the pedal can initially feel very firm, but once you adapt to it, the braking becomes much easier to judge.
What makes the 750S particularly impressive is that all this precision does not make the car nervous or exhausting. It feels serious, focused and incredibly responsive, but still gives you the confidence to enjoy it away from a racetrack.
PERFORMANCE
The 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 sends 750 hp and 800 Nm to the rear wheels through a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The numbers are serious: 0-100 km/h takes 2.8 seconds, 0-200 km/h just 7.3 seconds, and top speed is 332 km/h.
Compared with the 720S, the 750S is 30 kg lighter and gains another 30 hp. On paper, those changes do not sound revolutionary. On the road, though, the result feels incredibly immediate.
Throttle response is aggressive when you ask for it, the gearbox reacts quickly and the acceleration builds with an intensity that never seems to fade. The car feels brutally fast, but not in a numb or detached way. There is always a sense of mechanical urgency underneath it.
And then there is the soundtrack. With the roof down, the V8 and stealth sports exhaust become a major part of the experience, giving the acceleration far more character than the numbers alone suggest.
PRACTICALITY
For something that looks this uncompromising, the 750S Spider is easier to live with than expected. The 150-litre frunk provides useful luggage space and includes straps for securing smaller items, plus a 12V socket and a light. With the roof closed, another 58 litres of storage is available behind the cabin.
The retractable roof disappears in just 11 seconds and can be operated at speeds of up to 50 km/h. Even with the roof closed, you can lower the rear window independently, which gives the cabin a more open feel without retracting the entire roof.
Our test car was also equipped with a front axle lift and 360-degree camera. Those options make a real difference in daily use, especially when dealing with speed bumps, steep entrances and tight parking spaces.
During our test we averaged 16.4 l/100 km with enthusiastic driving. Taking things easier brought that down to around 11.4 l/100 km. That is still hardly economical, but it does show that the V8 is not always as thirsty as the performance figures might suggest.
PRICE
In Belgium, the McLaren 750S Spider starts at €345,000 including VAT. Our test car, fitted with additional options, came to €383,000.
At this level, the price is obviously difficult to justify in rational terms. The real question is whether the experience feels special enough to match the number on the invoice.
In the case of the 750S Spider, a large part of that value comes from how much character the car delivers beyond the headline performance figures. It feels exotic before you even start the engine, and very little about the experience feels ordinary once you are moving.
For current specifications, options and availability, visit the official McLaren 750S Spider page.
JOHNNY DRIVES VERDICT
After a week with the McLaren 750S Spider, what stayed with me most was not the outright speed. You expect a 750 hp McLaren to be brutally fast. What surprised me more was how easy it was to spend real time with the car without feeling like every journey had to become an event.
It is incredibly direct and serious when you push it, but it also settles down when you do not. The ride is better than expected, visibility is manageable, the lift and cameras make everyday obstacles less stressful, and the roof transforms the atmosphere in seconds. None of that makes it an everyday car in the normal sense, but it does make it a supercar you can actually imagine using often.
What I liked most is that the 750S never feels diluted by that usability. The steering still feels special, the V8 still dominates the experience and the whole car has a sense of immediacy that makes even relatively ordinary roads entertaining.
The price is enormous, the brakes need some adaptation at low speed and the fuel consumption becomes serious very quickly, but none of those things really change my conclusion. The 750S Spider manages to be spectacular without constantly making you pay for that spectacle in compromises.
For me, that balance is what makes it such a convincing supercar.
€ 345000
Base price (Belgium)
rwd
DRIVETRAIN
2
SEATS
7-speed dual-clutch
TRANSMISSION
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