Three Twin-Turbo Fantasy Machines

If petrol-driven supercars really are on the way out, they’re not leaving quietly – as shown by these three twin-turbo fantasy machines

STUFF SAYS You’ll struggle to get anywhere close to this car’s limits

Flame and fortune

The quad-exit titanium exhaust adds to the visual drama, especially when it glows with blue flames.

Put a wing on it

Most of the car’s rear is open to let heat escape, and the rear wing doubles as an airbrake under heavy braking.

Ratio gaga

The 4.0L twin-turbo V8 produces 765ps (755bhp), hence the name, resulting in a class-leading 614bhp per tonne.

My kind of down

Radically lightened by 80kg and lower to the road, the 765LT creates 24% more downforce than the 720S.

MCLAREN 765LT R5.7 million / cars.mclaren.com

We’re on the track and it’s bucketing down.

Poor visibility, standing water, low tyre temperatures, and unpredictable grip would be disconcerting behind the wheel of a Renault Twingo, yet we’re sliding under the dihedral door of a particularly fruity McLaren: its latest ‘Longtail’ Super Series car, the 765LT. Gulp.

This car is based on the already very fast and eye-catching 720S, with power increased to 755bhp in old money. The engineers don’t seem worried. They pop on some slightly more treaded tires and off we go.