The 212-MPH McLaren 720S Supercar is getting a special edition

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McLaren appears to have taken a page from Ford’s playbook when he dropped the latest edition of his benchmark supercar, the 720S.

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Like the American automaker with both the Ford GT and the Mustang Shelby GT500, the British brand has clad its Super Series roadster in the famous Gulf Oil livery.

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The sponsor, who has since died, had a long relationship with 24-hour Le Mans winners, be it the Ford GT40 from 1968 or the McLaren F1 GTR from 1997 as well as numerous McLaren F1 racing cars.

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McLaren’s bespoke special operations division spent 20 full days painting the eye-catching coat. The exterior bears an iconic racing blue base and an orange stripe that is color-coordinated with the brake calipers. The scheme continues inside, with matching blue and orange seat stitching and “Gulf” logos embroidered and painted on the rocker panels.

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While the look is historic, the mechanics are completely modern. McLaren’s dual-turbocharged V8 cranks crank 710 horsepower and 569 pound-feet of torque to give the carbon fiber shell 720S a 60 mph sprint time of 2.8 seconds and 212 mph.

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There’s no official word on the cost or number of products produced, but as Motor Trend notes, the Gulf Oil-Edition McLaren 720S will definitely cost more than $ 300,000.