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2020 McLaren 720S Spider: Devilishly divine droptop

It's hard to find fault with McLaren's exquisite 720S Spider.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
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Meet the 2020 McLaren 720S Spider -- an absolutely lovely supercar.

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The 720S Spider is only 108 pounds heavier than the 720S Coupe, all thanks to the electronic roof mechanism. 

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The car's 4.0-liter, twin-turbo V8 puts out 710 horsepower and 568 pound-feet of torque.

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McLaren says the 720S Spider will accelerate to 60 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds.

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Of course, if you insist on doing top-speed runs with the top down, you'll be limited to 202 mph.

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The 720S' weird headlights carry over to the Spider.

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The large rear wing has been reprogrammed to handle the aerodynamic changes of driving with the top down.

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The 2020 McLaren 720S Spider starts at $315,000.

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