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    Re: Mclaren 765LT

    CGX car nut:
    RC:
    crayphile:
    RC:
    crayphile:
    Tons of sports cars and motorcycles on the roads, more than actually without a lockdown. Smiley 

     

    Nuts and irresponsible. I know this has been discussed elsewhere on Rennteam - and I have stayed out of it! My philosophy from the start has been what can I do as an individual on the economic front right from guaranteeing the salary of my least well paid employees through to not taking my cars out on the viral spread front.

    Smiley I said it before and I say it again: This has something to do with intelligenceSmiley

    When we saw how many people were at the lake last weekend, we left immediately. Impossible to keep social distancing, especially since basically nobody was wearing a mask (yes, outdoors but people were like less than half a meter away from each other, very crowded).

    Oh, the irony!  You and your family go to the lake yet when others, whom you deem less intelligent, are already there you leave post haste. What an elitist view you possess.  

    Can we move this off the 765LT thread, we've got a perfectly good Coronavirus thread where argumentative discussion is welcomed kiss


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    I thought the Coronavirus thread was where we talked about the Yaris and the Yaris thread about the MC20?


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    Exactly!


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    SSTUNNING!! ENJOY IN GOOD HEALTH!!!  Love the color combo!


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    So, the 765LT......

    My data point for this car is the 720S which I did 15000 miles in. The 765 on start up is much noisier and full of vibrations coming from the engine into the carbon tub, at rest they don't come through the steering wheel but there is a real drama with the noises and feelings emanating from the beast behind you.

    Blipping the engine at idle the engine revs slightly quicker and feels smoother and the Ti exhaust has a higher pitch, it sounds really nice.

    Setting off using a normal or sport setting whilst engine set to "active" mode and the auto box changes up way too quickly whilst trundling around much quicker into higher gear than the 720 it is like they had to get this car into a higher gear ASAP in order to hit those emissions targets, if you left it to it it would be in 7th gear groaning along at 30mph which really sounds horribly strained. Of course using the paddles is the answer and they are lovely to use.

    The ride of course feels firmer than the 720 but still it is not firm and is perfectly acceptable for daily driving, the throttle response and engine tractability at part throttle settings is as you would expect perfectly resolved and the car could easily trundle around all day like any other car. The tyres feel very "solid" kind of like they have a high pressure in them but I guess it is the stiffness in the walls, they also feel pretty sticky even cold and traction is good.

    Brakes feel slightly wooden on initial bite like all Macs and despite the bigger front (Senna) calipers they didn't feel different to the 720S if anything they were quieter in use. 

    I don't run in new cars these days so of course I have given the car the full beans and wringing it out to 8XXXrpm ifor a few gears.....it is as you would expect from the numbers but then I felt the 720S was "terrifying" but this thing !!!! OMG the noises it makes combined with the vibrations it feels like you are sitting on a warhead which is exploding, it is utterly fabulous and scary at the same time when it changes gear 1st to second the grip is insane for such narrow tyres and it really feels like it is trying to wheelie, second to third and it again gets faster in the rate of acceleration... it is not scary as in "I'm gong to crash" since it is amazingly well controlled and doesn't spit you off the road but wow 0-200kph in 5.Xs is an incredible feeling in itself but combined with the LT package it is a memorable thing.

    The handling on roads is obviously fool proof and the car can be chucked about and take judicious use of the throttle you can be a hooligan and still be quite safe they have a great nanny package on it, makes it a lot of fun.

    I always thought my 720S was a well built car, it didn't creak or rattle but this 765 feels even more solid even with its stiffer suspension there are no creaks or groans and it feels very well put together I'm particularly pleased about this aspect.

    The problem I am having is finding an excuse to drive it, I imagined I was going to daily drive it but with the pandemic and the attention it gets it just doesn't feel right to be seen smoking round in this beast also because I have younger kids who all want to go in it we end up going in something else, I just got a nice kids seat for my 30 month old who is the one who screams the loudest if he's left behind if I go out for a spin broken heart

     


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    997 GT2 2014 3.9 Mezger, 800PS @ 1.2 bar

    2021 McLaren 765LT incoming 

    993 Turbo, 2006 built 3.8, 577PS/797NM, 1440kg DIN sold to a worthy enthusiast.


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    After seeing the picture, I really thought that small kids in the UK are really blessed that they are permitted to drive a car like the 765LT but then I remembered... Smiley Smiley

    Nice report, thanks. Smiley


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    Sounds epic, literally. Love to meet this beast, maybe Dreamcar too sometime. Sounds insane.

    Enjoy it Smiley


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    thanks a lot for sharing the experience
    I always read your posts with much attention.... lot of detailled & technical information!

    Still...I prefered the GT2 smiley


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    WOW, enjoy in good health!

    Epic car and I guess your little boy will have a tremendous blast 🤗


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    pgouveia:

    thanks a lot for sharing the experience
    I always read your posts with much attention.... lot of detailled & technical information!

    Still...I prefered the GT2 smiley

    Thanks guyskiss

    GT2 is in daily use, up to 66K miles, just had a full geo set up this afternoon, it's important for those runs to the supermarket blush


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    997 GT2 2014 3.9 Mezger, 800PS @ 1.2 bar

    2021 McLaren 765LT i

    993 Turbo, 2006 built 3.8, 577PS/797NM, 1440kg DIN sold to a worthy enthusiast.


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    congrats on the 765


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    GT2 is epyc!!!! SmileySmileySmileySmileySmileySmiley


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    Geo setup?  I thought I knew most terms but this one is new to me....yes


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    Impressive report, the 765LT is a beast! Thank youSmiley


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    Where in the world do you exercise a car with that performance? No doubt a blast to drive but.......yes

    That said, it’s a stunning looking car.kiss


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    nberry:

    Where in the world do you exercise a car with that performance? No doubt a blast to drive but.......yes

    That said, it’s a stunning looking car.kiss

    Long straight roads, super early in the morning. Smiley Smiley


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    4trac:

    Geo setup?  I thought I knew most terms but this one is new to me....yes

    Geometry check?


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    Thanks for the review. Emotions.... that's what I am now mostly  looking for in  cars and this one seems to give plenty. 


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    Gnil:

    Thanks for the review. Emotions.... that's what I am now mostly  looking for in  cars and this one seems to give plenty. 

    Agreed Smiley


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    +1


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    Gnil:

    Thanks for the review. Emotions.... that's what I am now mostly  looking for in  cars and this one seems to give plenty. 

    I agree. My RS is an entertainment pod. I get excited at the thought of taking it out for some exercise. Smiley


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    Let's hope this is a one time event.

    https://jalopnik.com/new-mclaren-765lt-goes-up-in-flames-at-a-gas-station-1846767333


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    15:35 - Rolling Race
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    pretty equal, maybe a slight advantage for the P1.


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    hunterone:

    pretty equal, maybe a slight advantage for the P1.

    Not even that. That lower gearing in the 765 kicks in and goes. Not certain the p1 would ever catch it. Park any P1 and collect it. Buy the 765 to drive. 


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    Not sure why the police didn't go and arrest Brooks already for illegal racing on public road. 

    All his videos are incriminating evidences. 

    He is setting a bad example for people to follow.

     

     


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    hunterone:

    pretty equal, maybe a slight advantage for the P1.

    The P1 is indeed an impressive car but god forbid something brakes down...you wait months for a repair. Smiley


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    Whoopsy:

    Not sure why the police didn't go and arrest Brooks already for illegal racing on public road. 

    All his videos are incriminating evidences. 

    He is setting a bad example for people to follow.

     

     

    Get off my yard!  Crazy kids. 
    Most of the time he points out he is doing this ‘out of the country’. 
    It takes a bit more evidence than the videos but you are not wrong. 


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    Whoopsy:

    Not sure why the police didn't go and arrest Brooks already for illegal racing on public road. 

    All his videos are incriminating evidences. 

    He is setting a bad example for people to follow.

    He was in Mexico, wasn't he? Smiley Smiley

    Truth to be told: I agree with you. There are enough places in Florida where you can do this stuff without risking to get your license suspended for life and get arrested. A friend in the US once told me that if a highyway cop catches you at 150 mph on the highway, he shoots you on the spot and asks questions later. I guess this was supposed to be a joke but reality is, it is a very high risk to do these speeds on (not closed) public roads there. 

    I do not understand how an intelligent person like him can risk this but I guess YouTubers often think that they do people some sort of public service and they couldn't be more wrong.

    In Germany, the speeding laws are very tough right now: Speeding fines are not really much higher than before but if they can prove that you raced a second or more cars on a public road, they can really f.ck you bigtime. If something happens and someone dies, you can end up in prison for life(!). Not pretty. Cars will be confiscated.

    This happens when some idiots think they are above the law and they ruin it for us all. Sad but true.

     


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