WHY THE 720S GETS TOP MARKS

There’s a decent chance you already know that Mclaren’s new 720S, star of this week’s special 10-page road test, is our latest five-star car. And if you do, you’ll probably know why.

But if not, and as a prelude to what’s to be found in those earlier pages, our reasons for awarding the new-generation 710bhp carbonfibre supercar an all but unqualified recommendation can be summed up very neatly. It was quicker around our benchmark handling circuit than Woking’s £866,000 P1, it’s a more broadly talented and better road car than a Ferrari 488 GTB, it’s more technically enthralling, and it’s more exciting to drive than any road car Mclaren has built before. Turn to p30 for the details of the latest from Britain’s ascendant supercar power.