McLaren 720S Tries To Do a Burnout, Ends Up Drifting Around a Human Pole

First of all, there's the drag racing adventures. Warming up the tires before the start of a run is important and supercars, such as the McLaren 720S, simply can't do this, which means owners have to turn to complicated tricks like using tire warmers.

Secondly, we're talking about emotional purchases here and there's no way of denying many aficionado's need for tire smoke.

We've chosen the McLaren 720S as this is one of the top supercars on sale today. Nevertheless, it is also one of the last on the list when one aims to pull a burnout or even perform precise drifting maneuvers.

Nevertheless, YouTuber Street Speed 717, who owns a McLaren 720S, set out to deliver the kind of stunts mentioned above. And you'll be able to check out the results in the piece of footage at the bottom of the page - note that the smoking action kicks off at the 4:30 point of the clip.

Now, we'll remind you that there is at least one McLaren 720S out there that has been fitted with a line lock (the kind of hardware that allows the driver to only brake the front wheels, so the rear ones can spin freely). In fact, here's that Woking animal warming up at the drag strip.

So far, we've seen the 720S pulling a 9.7-second quarter-mile in stock form and without using tire warmers.

Of course, the dual-clutch transmission that currently defines the supercar market, isn't too happy about such shenanigans, with this being the main reason why these toys aren't too good at the tire-killing game.

As for the McLaren 720S, its tech setup simply doesn't favor precise control while drifting. For one thing, the machine comes with an open rear diff, as it relies on advanced electronics applying the brakes on individual wheels to control wheelspin. Then there's the twin-turbo nature of its V8, which means the power delivery isn't linear.