Photo: McLaren
Doing it for the kids is one of the biggest helping hands one can offer. McLaren did just that through the Naples Winter Wine Festival, offering a 720S modified by MSO to whoever bids most. The car sold for $650,000, with all proceeds from the auction donated to the at-risk children programs overseen by the peeps at the Naples Children & Education Foundation.
As you can tell from the pictures, the mid-engine supercar is a one-off. Based on the Luxury specification of the 720S, the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8-powered British interloper features extensive use of optional carbon fiber trim, MSO-specific Nerello Red paintwork, and Saddle Brown leather upholstery with Nerello contrast stitching. Nerello Red is a nod to the Nerello Mascalese grape found in the Mascali area of Catania, Sicily.
See the grape motifs located right under the 720S logos on the doors? They are complemented by a dedication plate which marks the specialty commission, which is saying something about the attention to detail of an MSO-ified vehicle. And when you think about it, $650,000 is not that much to pay for a world-class supercar that starts at $284,745 in the U.S. without any option ticked from the list, let alone one-off customization.
“The McLaren 720S is an extraordinary vehicle - in fact, demand exceeds supply, which makes it even more exciting for us to be able to offer this MSO 720S to the winning bidder, who will be able to take delivery immediately,” said Tony Joseph, president of McLaren North America. “The work done by the Naples Children & Education Foundation to help transform the lives of children is so important, and we are honored to donate a vehicle to this cause."
The suck-squeeze-bang-blow comes from an evolution of the engine in the 650S, now displacing 4.0 liters and developing 710 ponies and 568 pound-feet of torque. That sort of firepower translates to 2.8 seconds to 60 mph and a top speed of 212 miles per hour, provided that the driver finds a long enough stretch of road to test the 720S at its maximum potential.
See the grape motifs located right under the 720S logos on the doors? They are complemented by a dedication plate which marks the specialty commission, which is saying something about the attention to detail of an MSO-ified vehicle. And when you think about it, $650,000 is not that much to pay for a world-class supercar that starts at $284,745 in the U.S. without any option ticked from the list, let alone one-off customization.
“The McLaren 720S is an extraordinary vehicle - in fact, demand exceeds supply, which makes it even more exciting for us to be able to offer this MSO 720S to the winning bidder, who will be able to take delivery immediately,” said Tony Joseph, president of McLaren North America. “The work done by the Naples Children & Education Foundation to help transform the lives of children is so important, and we are honored to donate a vehicle to this cause."
The suck-squeeze-bang-blow comes from an evolution of the engine in the 650S, now displacing 4.0 liters and developing 710 ponies and 568 pound-feet of torque. That sort of firepower translates to 2.8 seconds to 60 mph and a top speed of 212 miles per hour, provided that the driver finds a long enough stretch of road to test the 720S at its maximum potential.
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