{"id":682039,"date":"2026-07-09T09:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/682039\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:32:10","slug":"new-mclaren-788hs-marks-end-of-the-line-for-750s-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/682039\/","title":{"rendered":"New McLaren 788HS marks end of the line for 750S family"},"content":{"rendered":"

McLaren\u2019s signature V8 supercar is bowing out with the new 788HS, a track-focused machine built by its Special Operations (MSO) division.<\/p>\n

It’s the final chapter in the lineage that started with the\u00a0720S<\/a>\u00a0in 2017, then continued through\u00a0the 765LT (which finished second in Autocar\u2019s 2020 Britain\u2019s Best Driver\u2019s Car contest)\u00a0and the 750S<\/a>\u00a0of 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ‘High Sport’\u00a0also represents the start of a new age for the Woking-based manufacturer, which\u00a0merged with British start-up Forseven<\/a> in April 2025.<\/p>\n

McLaren’s focus has thus far been on stabilising its position by clearing debts and working to improve production quality, but it’s due to detail its future plans in the coming months.<\/p>\n

\"McLaren<\/p>\n

The swansong 788HS represents a total overhaul of the 750S, bringing additional power, an aggressive aerodynamics package and a reworked chassis.<\/p>\n

The headline figures are outputs of 777bhp and 590lb ft from its twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8, making it the most powerful derivative of McLaren\u2019s mid-engined supercar (the 765LT\u00a0had 755bhp).<\/p>\n

That is thanks in part to new forged pistons and a new exhaust system with four tailpipes. The latter, McLaren claims, provides greater \u201cintensity\u201d up to the 8500rpm rev limit.<\/p>\n

The engine mounts, meanwhile, have been fettled to send more feel through to the cabin.<\/p>\n

\"McLaren<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, new carbonfibre bodywork helps to cut dry weight to 1265kg, down from 1277kg in the 750S.<\/p>\n

Together with the additional output, this enables\u00a0the 788HS to hit 62mph from rest in 2.8sec (matching the 765LT).\u00a0It reaches 124mph in 7.0sec and goes on to a top speed of 205mph.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"McLaren\u2019s signature V8 supercar is bowing out with the new 788HS, a track-focused machine built by its Special…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682040,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-682039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}