Description
This car is Lot 123 to be auctioned by Bonhams|Cars at The Bond Street Sale, 12 December, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
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Available 12th December 2024 from 09:00 until 17:00, at 101 New Bond Street, London.
Lot 123
One of 15 with only 450km from new
c. 2022 McLaren 720S GT3X Coupé
Registration no. not registered
Chassis no. PA4/ 2
One of only 15 made
Track-only supercar
450 kilometres from new
The ultimate McLaren Track Car
Making its debut in 2017, the McLaren 720S represented the latest stage in the British company's transformation from leading Formula 1 team to top-flight supercar manufacturer. "New 720S is a milestone for McLaren: ballistically quick, stable and approachable," declared Top Gear magazine. Beneath the sleek, aerodynamically efficient bodywork there was a new carbon-fibre chassis (enabling the use of dihedral doors) riding on active suspension developed from that of the preceding 650S. Blistering performance was delivered by the mid-mounted, 720PS (710bhp) M840T 4. 0-litre engine: the twin-turbocharged V8 propelling the car from 0-62mph (0-100km/ h) in 2. 9 seconds and on to a top speed of 212mph (341km/ h). Power reached the ground via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox, while inside the cabin the driver would be greeted by a combination of modern and racing inspired elements trimmed in Alcantara and leather.
In August 2018 McLaren launched the GT3 competition version, incorporating all the modifications permitted in that category, which meant that some 90% of the car was different from the street-legal model. Two years later the GT3X appeared, the newcomer being a racer-derived track car aimed at wealthy enthusiasts. "The McLaren 720S GT3X represents the pinnacle of design and development for track performance based on the 720S platform," declared its maker. Like the GT3, each GT3X model started life as a bare carbon chassis to be completed at the racing team's headquarters. The GT3X was, and still is to date, the only car within the McLaren product range to be solely developed and built by the motorsport department.
Prior to launch the GT3X had undergone an intensive testing programme at some of the most demanding circuits. The car runs the GT3 aero package with an optimised cooling package coupled to an enhanced power-train. Power is supplied by a derestricted, race-prepared version of McLaren's familiar M840T 4. 0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine featuring upgrades and enhancements to deliver a significant increase in power over the 720S GT3. Maximum output is over 700bhp (709PS) and there is also a 'push-to-pass' system delivering an additional 29. 5bhp (30PS). Inside the cabin a revised roll cage and interior packaging enables an optional passenger seat to be installed. Any doubts that the 720S GT3X would deliver the goods on track were emphatically quashed at the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed when it set the fastest time on the famous hill climb.
Top Gear found driving the GT3X an exhilarating experience, even more so than that of the limited-edition GTR models in the McLaren stable: "This feels the more genuine machine... The way it remains so balanced when you charge into corners heavy on the brakes, the way the suspension packs such fluency into so little travel. A Senna GTR may be a similar weight and yet more powerful, but I found this easier to manage, more predictable and more communicative."
The pristine GT3X we offer is one of only 15 made. Current usage logged electronically and maintained by McLaren. No servicing has yet been required as it has covered only 450 kilometres from new.
