McLaren 750S Wins Big at Top Gear Awards, Named Performance Car of the Year
The McLaren 750S has officially been named Top Gear Magazine’s Performance Car of the Year 2024, following its dominant showing at the publication’s prestigious Speed Week. The award was presented to McLaren at a ceremony held in London on November 26, recognizing the 750S as the standout performance car of the year.
Tested to the Limit at Speed Week
Each year, Top Gear Magazine assembles the world’s most exciting performance cars for a week-long evaluation across both road and track, with Speed Week being the ultimate test of driving excellence. For 2024, the 750S joined an elite group of competitors on Spain’s Navarra circuit and later tackled the winding roads of the Pamplona region.
The McLaren 750S emerged as the undisputed winner, leaving a lasting impression on Top Gear’s expert panel of judges. Its explosive performance, razor-sharp handling, and driver-focused design drew widespread acclaim.
Praise for Precision, Power, and Driver Engagement
In their December 2024 issue, Top Gear Magazine described the 750S as a sensory revelation:
“Very few cars engage your senses like the 750S – not because of any vices, but simply because the forces coming at you are so alien. It is outrageously fast and agile, it communicates so clearly and it’s so willing to adjust its line and angle of attack according to driver inputs. There’s shock and awe but also fingertip subtlety.”
Such feedback underscores what McLaren engineers set out to achieve with the 750S—a car that doesn’t just dominate on paper, but delivers thrills with precision and poise.
Recognition for McLaren’s Relentless Innovation
Reacting to the award, Michael Leiters, CEO of McLaren Automotive, said:
“Thank you to Top Gear for naming the McLaren 750S its Performance Car of the Year. This award is recognition of its incredible performance and class-leading supercar credentials. The verdict is also testament to McLaren’s determination to consistently push boundaries and beat our own exceptional benchmarks in driver exhilaration and desirability.”
A Benchmark in the Supercar World
The McLaren 750S builds on the brand’s established reputation for producing cutting-edge, lightweight supercars. With a perfect blend of track readiness and road compliance, it offers driving purists an unmatched connection to the car—both through the steering wheel and the seat of their pants.
This Top Gear accolade cements the 750S as not just a remarkable machine in McLaren’s lineup, but as the definitive performance car of the year on the global stage.
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