McLaren Confirms The 750S Dies In 2027, And Its Replacement Has To Beat A Supercar Enthusiasts Already Love
McLaren confirmed today that the 750S will end production in 2027, closing out final orders for a supercar that reviewers have spent two years calling one of the best in its class. The news caps a decade-long platform that started with the 720S in 2017 and ran through the track-focused 765LT and the recently revealed 788HS.
That timing matters because the 750S isn’t being retired for falling short. Car & Driver clocked it as the quickest rear-wheel-drive car the magazine had tested, a title it held until the Corvette ZR1 took it over. McLaren is walking away from a car with that kind of reputation on purpose, betting its next mid-engine supercar can clear a bar the 750S set awfully high.
What Buyers Get Before The 750S Disappears
The numbers explain why this one stung some enthusiasts to lose. The 750S makes 740 hp and 590 lb-ft from a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, good for a 2.3-second 0-60 run in Car & Driver’s testing and a curb weight of 3,206 pounds for the coupe. About 30 percent of its parts are new or revised over the 720S, and McLaren says it shed up to 66 pounds along the way despite the power bump.
Final orders are open now, and buyers can still go through McLaren Special Operations for bespoke builds, following past commissions like the 3-7-59 Theme and Project Viva. The platform’s last word arrived earlier this year in the 788HS, a limited-run, F1-aero-inspired send-off with 777 hp that McLaren has already confirmed as the final evolution of the 720S-derived lineup.
Why McLaren Is Retiring A Car This Well-Liked
McLaren isn’t hiding behind the usual vague platform-lifecycle language. Chief Commercial Officer Henrik Wilhelmsmeyer called the 750S a car that represents “everything that defines a McLaren supercar,” adding that it “will leave behind an extraordinary legacy.” That’s not spin for a car getting quietly phased out; it’s an admission that the next one has real work to do.
The 720S/750S architecture picked up awards practically every year it existed, and the 750S itself has been named a best performance car by multiple outlets since its 2023 debut. Retiring a platform with that track record only makes sense if McLaren believes the replacement can match it, not just update it.
The Replacement Has A Different Engine Entirely
McLaren’s next mid-engine supercar won’t be a bored-out continuation of the same V8 formula. Reports point to a new hybrid coupe slotting between the Artura and the outgoing 750S, built around a twin-turbo V6 making roughly 810 hp, with pricing expected near $315,000 and a reveal targeted for 2027.
That’s a meaningful break from a decade of naturally aspirated-feeling, V8-only halo cars. Whether a hybrid V6 can deliver the same visceral case the 750S made for itself is the open question McLaren will have to answer when the car actually shows up. For now, the exact specs and reveal date remain unconfirmed, so anyone cross-shopping should treat the 2027 window as the target, not a promise.
If you’ve wanted a 750S, the clock is officially running. McLaren isn’t rushing the replacement’s reveal, and buyers who want the last real expression of the V8-powered 720S formula should get their order in before the window closes.
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