THIS is the NEW Generation! McLaren 720S First Drive

Let's go for a first drive in the new McLaren 720S! Taking the Super Series to a new level, the car has 720hp and 770Nm from a 4.0 litre twin twin-scroll turbocharged V8 and so much by way of trick tech that there's a lot to show you.
Let's get started with a very detailed walkaround of the aerodynamics, Monocage II, interior and a number of details that stand out to me. Next up it's time for a drive, to take the car to the roads and see what it's like.
To give a short conclusion, spoiler coming, the 720S is a game changer and by far the best car in its class. The performance is on another level and everything like the steering, suspension set-up and ride quality, gearbox and practicality works seamlessly together. Where it lacks is quite enough drama and excitement, especially when compared to the 675LT from the previous series, even thought it's faster on paper and even more so on the road.
Thanks for watching, Tim
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[@Shmee150]

Let's go for a first drive in the new McLaren 720S! Taking the Super Series to a new level, the car has 720hp and 770Nm from a 4.0 litre twin twin-scroll turbocharged V8 and so much by way of trick tech that there's a lot to show you.

[@Phoenix-zk4yb]

MALKO. LINGE. he did one with Josh cartu

[@staystrongtom]

Shmee have you ever seen the Aventador J?

[@alasdairskelly7741]

Shmee150 looks like a ferrari

[@christianmartinez1137]

Shmee150 buy one shmee!!

[@blackopsss1998]

710 hp actually

[@Victory-hu7ny]

Coming up: MY NEW McLaren 720S! New mods on my 720S! Collecting my 720s! First drive in MY 720s! Should i trade the 720s for a 750s? Why i sold my 720S MY NEW McLaren 750S

[@GriZzTr1CkZz]

Victory2571 u forgot the PPF part..

[@tiersofemotion222]

Victory2571 hip

[@Andi090386]

And you can configure the 720S into Shmee Blue, better known as Burton Blue.

[@grill38]

YOU FORGOT "NEW WRAP" ? ☺

[@GriZzTr1CkZz]

grill38 oh, what a sh(a)mee

[@SahilMishra1]

Honestly it is the best first impressions/review of the 720S till now. Shmee explained all the features and also gave a good opinion (keeping in mind of what segment this car is) while others just keep on comparing it with the LT.

[@Shmee150]

A huge thanks for the support, really appreciate it!

[@daudadnan5]

Sahil Mishra Totally Agree

[@ColsCuba]

Best review so far in KZbin , good job Tim

[@cedb7115]

Sahil Mishra he is soo biased towards Mclaren and other British cars. sounds like he is on their payroll

[@N7Bluerose]

Finally! A more detailed look at the car and it's specs. Everyone else just screemed about how fast it was and how it lacked drama because it doesn't have some insane like exhaust. Thank you Shmee for the most comprehensive preview of the 720s so far.

[@TGE]

Thorough, decent look at the car. Ta!

[@MkGOLFRcarreraGTS]

TGE TV RAH🔥

[@massiveglove5334]

Dirty bird

[@ken4yaya]

Some people might complain about the spirit of this car, but I think this is another practice in technical mastery by probably one of the youngest supercar companies. Sparing the refined brutality of the LT FOR an LT spec 720s, we'll see yet another step up in this beautiful car that will solidify McLaren YET again as a TOP contender. Just think about all the stuff they've been able to cover in this car alone, yet somehow they've got room to improve. I was honestly expecting them to charge MORE than the $250K USD, and were I able to get one, I'd consider this a TREMENDOUS value for money, on such a well thought out, brutally fast, and functional supercar you can daily effortlessly. Great full length review Schmee! Cheers!

[@_spyderman_]

finally someone showed the interior... seb, Sam , Paul , James all concentrated on the driving...

[@jedistarkiller5961]

McLaren has come a long way to be one of the best car makers in the world

[@curtisparidisshow]

Jedi StarKiller a short way in fact, their company is pretty new! Started up in 2000 when they started making road cars

[@micglou]

They made the F1 early 90's... and McLaren was founded in 1963. But the 'current' stand alone company that makes the current cars actually was 'founded' in 2010.

[@gabewilson554]

Jedi StarKiller yes

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Really well done video Tim! It sounds so good! I'm so glad McLaren have given this car a more distinctive sound. I love how you showed all the interior details too.

[@jonikomasu]

Shmee is a proper car reviewer. Very professional.

[@ANDRE_675]

It's weird that the title it's not TEST DRIVING MY NEW 720S lol

[@Shmee150]

I haven't bought one!

[@ANDRE_675]

Not yet ;)

[@Father_Nature88]

If I know shmee well enough he'll 100% buy the track focused version!! He's a smart man!!

[@ANDRE_675]

Perry Watkins I agree with you btw the track version will be called 760LT and it will be revealed in 3 or 4 years

[@OMrkithO]

nah they'll add 20 more hp call it 747LT - but get this! this one has monster wings and it will fly :D :D :D

[@mountie789]

Best 720s video of all the you tubers and journalist videos I've seen - very informative! Excellent!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@playstar99]

Everyone uploaded a video about the 720S, but I especially waited for Shmee -- because I know that he is the ultimate McLaren maniac ;)

[@Shmee150]

Thanks for the amazing support!

[@stevegoyak9494]

great review Tim

[@dewille-pl]

I saw other reviews but Shmee's one is the best. Like professional car review with all details,specs and own opinion while others just driving around with smile and excitement

[@dewille-pl]

couldn't agree more on Tim's 720S review vs others. Another think is only Shmee showed us a full exterior out of the tarmac with full explanation etc - rest of guys just jump in and start screaming their excitement like kid who has been given the key to candy store.... They may have a better video quality and sometimes editing (still don't know why Tim won't buy a better cams or a better mic at least..) but overall Shmee has the best content

[@tyler9703]

I don't care what anyone says, this is THE best looking modern car out there.

[@HankDCFC]

A truly beautiful car and it actually appears to be somewhat practical in terms of having some luggage space so that you could use it as a GT car.

[@edmundteo1439]

765lt look nice hope mclaren makes a 765lt body and 720s chassis

[@127eb]

After many 720s reviews, this is by far the best review. Well done on an excellent video !

[@TheFragranceJock]

What a channel! Utterly awesome my friend! Keep the videos coming so that guys like me can dream!

[@dxutube]

Significantly more detail than other YT reviews, well done Tim excellent work

[@skiysi4]

Nice video and intresting details! There is so many videos but you come with lot of more information I don`t know after other guys videos...

[@joeljeffrey9139]

Shmee does a fantastic job dissecting these cars features, drive-ability, and story behind them. Unlike some other KZbinrs that basically say, it's great.... Yeah I know that what else about the car? That's why I keep tuned to this channel

[@ProjectRedhorn]

Wow, this is some quality content, amazing job Tim. Loving your videos at the moment!

[@jpbanker976]

Video content is now of elite quality. It's a pleasure to see the progression. Cheers Shmee

[@jose11417]

How do compare the 720S to the LT

[@Shmee150]

More to come on that topic

[@CollectWithRyan]

jose it's not really comparable both cars are kind of in two different categories. The 720S isn't meant to be a LT replacement rather a new S series replacement. The LT is more raw while this is more a "all round" car. Go and watch Mr JWW's review he's a LT owner and soon to be a 720S owner and did a great job explaining the difference

[@willywillywillywillywilly]

jose "it's not comparable". Lol.

[@GeneralmoffblogsBlogspotmoffvs]

Shmee150 definitely like to hear more on this.

[@nikb6528]

Willy, please stay professional. No need for scoff.

[@christiancarswefind5890]

So before watching this video, I watched the other four guys' videos and I honestly don't know why I watched theirs first. This has everything i wanted to know about the car where as there's only talks about the experience. Very good video Tim and very informative! Thank you!

[@aj_brz4851]

Great review Tim! The loud start is one of my favorite features. Perfect to show off!

[@paulocouto5001]

Shmee... Lets get you to the milion subs. Congrats on the recent deveploments in your channel, keep up the good work!!

[@nyx2k0]

without a doubt, the best review of the new 720s there is.

[@Soldadummy]

I like your work man. All of the other videos about this car that ive seen included press shots and giggling etc... sideways action... etc. I like that stuff too. However, your attention to detail is invaluable.

[@TheFunkhouser]

Wow guys.. were into the future of cars.. the things we thought about when we were kids! The shape, the style, the performance etc.. its starting to happen right now, SO cool!! 👍 Go New Zealand!! Mr McLaren ;)

[@SilverShux]

Mclaren releasing new models faster than Apple, lol.

[@Joker-pz6nr]

I wish lamborghini could do that too!!!!! That way they can build faster cars to challenge ferrari!!!!!

[@sneaky_krait7271]

SilverS Isn't that hard is it?

[@SilverShux]

No, it's shit.

[@TodunOlusola]

Who's excited for the 750 LT

[@adampetten5349]

This car punches a hole in the atmosphere itself. Absurdly fast. 750 even more so.

[@MTobin1000]

Tim, great job with this 720s intro video. I've been looking forward to this (along with every other car enthusiast) for a long while now. You did a wonderful job. (Mike in Ohio)

[@zohairkader6670]

Long time viewer, new subscriber. Awesome review, and camera shots! Vancouver, British Columbia, CDN

[@philithunder9667]

Beautiful design!

[@larssonk22]

It cracks on start up!? That's brilliant! Amazingly detailed review as always Shmee 👍

[@netweed09]

It''s defaults to 'Sport' on startup that already has a lovely crazy exhaust note, but for the full party, at the flick of 2 switches that 'secret start' is available too

[@davidevans6052]

Without doubt the best review of the 720 Iv seen today . Great stuff Tim

[@Niftynudger]

A thorough and informative review Tim, thank you.

[@jose11417]

The 720S is a baby hyper car the car is sick

[@Shmee150]

It's hypercar fast too

[@ShanesAutos]

jose have you decided what shade of blue you want on your 720S? 😁

[@jose11417]

The color i will get is mso cerulean blue or volcano red

[@netweed09]

says 'baby' to this monster, lmao

[@osamabinladen824]

It's not sick, it's healthy!

[@kumarravi9658]

finally...shmee version is here..was eagerly waiting fr ur views on 720s..nd u nailed it...really luvd da video..thnkss

[@Shmee150]

Thank you for the support!

[@milesheard8149]

Great video! One of the best content creators in terms of showing off the detail.

[@7thletterstudios648]

Tim always gets the info I want. Great video.

[@jrnascimento1448]

When you see the others youtubers' review about this car, you hate the car but now that I watched shmee's one, I'm starting to like the 720s a lot. Tim went deeper in the car's configurations and caracteristics.

[@illusional1]

how can you like and dislike a car because a bunch of rich kids give their diarrhea-thoughts on it ? comments like " with a aftermarket-sports-exhaust it would be cool" etc. and then you see them munching sandwiches and jerking off on carrera GT's ? seriously - none of these guys will be in a serious state of development of a sportscar play a role in this life. the only reason why they get invited to the press-drives is for "advertising" matters and being a niche-channel for marekting in a slight way. getting to see a proper review with a acknowldged unbiased driver that articulates his words and lets the pictures speak while dropping certain infos slightly on the right point is completely different.

[@MikiCentury]

illusional1 I agree with ya. Tim's video is a proper review.

[@trim105]

jr nascimento Y'know you could watch one of the 720s reviews from proper auto journalists not youtubers. 'Carfection' in particular never disappoints and their 720s was enjoyable and insightful.

[@illusional1]

@Burns Shmeetheslitherysssssnake did not do a good review. he talks too much. noone needs the specs of the car prayed up and down if they are not buying it. nevertheless he is a marketing-niche for manufacturers and you will most likely not hear him talk negative truth about a car which is something i do not like. he wants to grow his business. anyways.

[@illusional1]

@trim i share your view on this. youtubers and their "review" are more likely a VLOG (Videlog) but lack in most cases professionalism - starting with editing cuts articulation and then most likely funded knowledge. Because someone had sex with 100 women would not make me buy a book about sex written by that person or trust him knowing women and relationship things well.

[@barrybritcher]

looks good, bring on the LT. ( and make the paddles quiet)

[@SamuelCharpentier]

Super cool review! Thank you very much :) Cheers from Switzerland

[@mtgcars]

everybody is saying how jww and seen trough shit are better than shmee but shmee gives much much more info of the car and different perspectives. shmee is the king of car reviewers :)

[@yung_richtah]

seriously, as a package, this is the best supercar right now

[@netweed09]

It has it all. It's even a GT, and 1 of the fastest at that

[@osamabinladen824]

Well, the 720S Spider.

[@jerrybillings3039]

*David Lee will buy one of these, and have McLaren name it, "730S".*

[@Thomas-fo4dv]

COMRADE DONALD TRUMP That's salomondrin lol

[@marijnwillem6265]

Thomas david lee boight his 730s

[@Thomas-fo4dv]

I know but Salomondrin kinda gave the 730S its fame. He even named his GLE the 730S Edition. LOL

[@aaronseeker]

You have be 10yrs.

[@123bigred]

COMRADE DONALD TRUMP that dude is gay

[@frcgfd107]

Thanks, I've been waiting for this one!

[@gregfair1749]

Awesome review!!!! Love how unbiased and genuine you were about all the features and the performance of the 720s! By far one of my favorite Mclarens!

[@sspyridonidis]

New special car on 1.000.000 subscribers? 😁

[@Shmee150]

A few months to go

[@daudadnan5]

Stavros Spiridonov probably an AMG GT-R

[@Joe-xm7tb]

He already said he bought one.

[@hkzhustler]

should have waited for the LT version

[@kylekeogh2731]

Zvbmusic he's probably going to get both. He had a 650 before he got the LT and a 12c before that...

[@martingothberg3593]

Such a beutiful car in my opinion

[@markboros]

Nice review Tim. Been waiting for your opinion. Great attention to detail of its features. Enjoyed it.... and despite my initial thoughts on the launch dealer car colour (Luxury edition), this colour looks good. Its growing on me.

[@HankDCFC]

Thank you for putting out an alternative review in that you tell us what the car is like to live with rather than just focusing on the performance of the car for which there are countless videos. Well Done and keep up the great work.

[@alexheard225]

Top editing man

[@Shmee150]

I wouldn't say this is good, I had to do it solo and didn't have @benzeneben with me for this one

[@alexheard225]

Nah it's great i wouldn't have known you didn't have @benzeneben on this one. Nice

[@AbdennourNasri]

Hi shmee we are guys😎

[@Shmee150]

Hi, nice to have you here!

[@inmortal131]

Abdennour Nasri iiiiiiiii

[@atilaszlo8288]

He who must not be named he did start a video like that a few weeks ago...haha, it was very funny

[@atilaszlo8288]

He who must not be named i can't remember which one exactly...

[@bend4200]

i think it was about his new garage ;)

[@willywillywillywillywilly]

That variable drift control and its interactive display is so cool.

[@michaelmerrithew8185]

A truly proper review....thank you....and I can't wait for mine....all mine...! 👍

[@jedistarkiller5961]

The LT version of this car is gona be called 745 LT

[@sneaky_krait7271]

nah hopefully 780LT

[@willywillywillywillywilly]

Jedi StarKiller 750, baby!

[@TheChrisglasgow]

Jedi StarKiller 785 LT bud.

[@Thomas-fo4dv]

1080LT

[@phantom2k10]

Jedi StarKiller this car hasn't even landed and already people are talking aboyt the lt lmfao

[@mugdays]

RIP Ford GT. No way that is able to compete with the 720S.

[@patrickpelletier6315]

mugdays wasnt meant to either. this generation of the Ford GT isnt meant to be as much of a Grand Tourer as before. you still can but it's a car for high performance driving. so it's competition is really the 458 Speciale and the 675LT

[@utkarshkaushik617]

shmee this video is long but very interesting and informative about the McLaren 720s very nice video shmee keep doing this kind of good work

[@willywillywillywillywilly]

Those downshifts are so freaking quick. By the time the paddle clicks back out, the car is already powering through the next gear.

[@tomtellem]

Sometimes the new 720 reminds me of a pagani

[@tomtellem]

5:19 here f.e.

[@madlegion5247]

Agreed, the roof and side resembles the pagani huayra. The back is quite clearly McLaren though.

[@CarswithB]

U are right it got some similarities

[@Km12345rrrr]

Pietro Lombardi it's the rear end!

[@N0opti0s]

Pietro Lombardi I see Lotus...

[@solomontetteh]

Some aspects remind me of the Zenvo ST1

[@Buuster1999]

Solomon Tetteh Yeah man youre right especially the headlights

[@sk9238]

This is proper first drive video big thumbs up , waay better than the others who says things out of topic.

[@KlemenJereb]

Wasn't a fan of it when I first saw it, but every time I see it, I like it more and more...beautiful car.

[@yannis7815]

Shmee, the 720s, the amg gtr or the ford gt? which one would you take?

[@jonathonpaddock9281]

Yandog1 well he is getting the ford gt and the amg gtr but not the 720s

[@CarswithB]

This car is hypercar performance and doesn't sound as good as others! too much speed to be honest for a road car... But it looks amazing

[@larry5289]

This man complaining about "too much speed". This man also decided to snort heroin for 10 years while chompin on some mercury.

[@netweed09]

Ok calm down flyboy, it's only an opinion,, he likes the car i like it all though

[@TheCTM124]

shmee you did a great job showing us this beast. im glad i got the chance to see one in person just only being a few weeks old and i will own one in the future.

[@seedood]

Great video. Thanks.

[@dylancalahan499]

It's gregb.23's birthday today

[@Shmee150]

Happy birthday to gregb.23!

[@mybugatti100]

Keep it mind that this is meant to replace the 650s. Not 675lt, so please don't rage just yet 675 lt fanboys

[@FordMustangYT]

This video was very helpful cause other youtubers only told how good it drives. But this video shows what is all about and the features of the 720 S!

[@emibatt4545]

That was a great intro for this car.. video and music :)

[@Jr-gm1gr]

Real life identical progen T20…💯😂😂

[@mustafashahbaz1157]

U gettin one? Or will you wait for an lt one?

[@Shmee150]

I imagine I may get one, stay tuned for more on that in due course. At the moment I have not bought one.

[@jackmorris9053]

Shmee150 is that what you want us to think ;)

[@alexyoung9710]

Aren't they all sold out

[@mustafashahbaz1157]

Shmee150 Awesome dude,can't wait for shmee150 to grow,a hypercar soon would be a cherry on top! Cheers mate

[@alexyoung9710]

***** yeah I commented before I finished watching the video

[@Supercarsfromeu]

That Dashboard flip when you put it in "trackmode" is just awesome!

[@daudadnan5]

This Video is most detailed than any other youtuber great job shmee

[@TheUltimategeneral]

Tim do you think this car is better than the competition like the Lamborghini

[@Shmee150]

Massively, it is by a very long way the best car in its class.

[@Frosty5004]

I really think that the 720S sets a new standart to supercars, but likesaid by James, Paul, Sam, if you try to find the car with drama, this isn't it.

[@altavelmcnamara]

MEK If you want drama, you should by 458.

[@Frosty5004]

Some day I will, that's my dream car :)

[@benjamin7114]

Certainly far better than Porsche , better than lamborghini but they are so hardworking too , never know what they have up their sleeve.

[@natebait88]

Kind of looks like the Pagani Huayra from the side

[@Shmee150]

Quite a few people have said that interestingly

[@netweed09]

Yes but those headlights,,,,

[@tonyp1089]

Wow! What a beauty! Another superb review

[@karlhillcoat-williams8674]

Great review .... lots of detail

[@BenJ.G]

Great look at all of the features and small details. In all honesty I would've appreciated some of your thoughts on the car as a whole and a better look at its true performance capabilities as well. I know you are a quite sensible gentlemen, but harder driving might give a better impression of what the car is all about. Maybe I'm overstepping and there are further videos from this day on the way later on? Regardless, I so love everything you do and appreciate your traveling the world for the sake of amazing material! Really did enjoy the car and your video as always.

[@Shmee150]

Unfortunately, I did not have the chance to drive it on track. Maybe this will happen in the future.

[@BenJ.G]

Yeah that's a shame that some of the press missed out on that! I hope you get a chance to take it on track too someday. Thanks again for everything you do.

[@BlizzerdTech]

Looks like a pagani and la ferrari combined

[@TheGoldenSkill]

Been waiting for your POV. 🤙🏿

[@shiznuts]

Certainly did your homework! 👍 Great presentation of the car, more so perhaps than the other YT-ers? Also, you seem to get where this fits in, whereas others were just looking if it would fit in with their lifestyle and taste. I just keep can't help but imagining this thing scooping up leafs and twigs 🍂💨 as it rides around in autumn though . 😅

[@N.Wesselmann]

looks so much better than the previous gen

[@SimBoum]

So ugly…and I used to love mclaren a lot!

[@PriZeVoLtZz]

Sim B bruh it's beautiful AF imo

[@angelobuilds]

fab review! cheers

[@paulossaharidis6892]

I love it...just love it! And I disagree with others youtoubers that said it hasn't the drama they want. It's like it supposed to be because it's not the LT version

[@renandecandio29]

Am I the only one who thinks this car isn't pretty?

[@Richard68434]

Renan DeCandio yup just you.

[@netweed09]

Yes; judging by that ugly hunk in your pic ,)

[@Bratenwender3]

Weird looking car! Don't really like it! :/

[@sageyowns26]

i think its beautiful...one of the best looking cars of the past few years!

[@ravibo1997]

Bratenwender3 the shape reminds me of a Pagani Huayra

[@thewhistlerkid]

I was hoping someone else would say it before I did

[@robertkunath264]

Not really fond of the new headlight design, it somehow makes me think of a frog.

[@meltin1]

Bratenwender3 i agree... weird proportions...

[@litespeed65]

Good review-very detailed.

[@allensaunders449]

As usual the most indepth review nice

[@risforracing]

I love the car, but I don't like your face!

[@JorgeHernandez-fm1pg]

NightMercy 6 lol

[@grant1259]

Can you not like do the figures in MPH like you are a ENGLISH you tuber and that's what we use...

[@Shmee150]

Didn't I do them in both? Actually only about 35% of my audience comes from mph audiences and 65% from km/h so I try and balance.

[@grant1259]

Which is fair enough, if that's the case you need to do videos if every other language to balance that out too.

[@minimalischminimalisxh9668]

grant, lazy enough?..

[@grant1259]

It's not about being lazy, it's just like your favourite program being spoken in a different language and having to Google what there saying.. in the UK we don't use KPH so you can imagine most the the people having to Google which is rather annoying. And yes shmee does try to do both but not all the time he seems to side towards using kilometres.

[@minimalischminimalisxh9668]

grant, almoust whole world has Kph system and also speak english.. Btw YT is world social media and not just for U. K. based people..

[@frederikparsbergjrgensen688]

Stunning review, Tim. Didn't know it had that much luggage space, that is crazy!

[@ryangilbert6452]

Thanks for the video. Would have love to see the wing in the deployed position. I look forward to the next one.

[@Fuzion180]

Looks incredible, top insight into the car! can't wait to get one

[@theslipernator1402]

The only people who can afford this car and are genuinely interested will be driving them already. Amazing vehicle.

[@xxholdmyrpgxd6037]

Mclaren always amaze me from the F1, MP4-12c, P1, 650s, 675lt, 570s, 570gt, 688hs now this Gorgeous 720s this company is so unique and precise on aerodynamics. Mclaren is superior above all, never disappointing. 😍😍

[@Jagman58]

Excellent review