McLaren 750S vs Ferrari 296 GTB: Road And Track Battle | Top Gear

McLaren 750S or Ferrari 296 GTB – which is the greatest supercar of our time?

Both cost around £240,000 each, and while the Ferrari has the bragging rights thanks to a twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 engine working with an electric motor for a total of 819bhp, the McLaren actually has the better power-to-weight ratio. Its 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 is good for 740bhp, but with a carbon tub and no battery pack it weighs literally hundreds of kilos less than the Ferrari.

To find out which is best, we put them head-to-head, on road and on track – and because this is the UK, in all weathers too! Top Gear’s Head of Car Testing, Ollie Marriage, and Associate Editor Jethro Bovingdon, are your referees…

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro & The Stats
01:46 Road Test
08:20 Road Test Verdict
11:12 Track Test
17:21 Track Test Verdict
19:04 And The Winner Is…

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[TopGear]

So which of these two would you take home?

[ralphb]

That blue on the Ferrari just feels and looks wrong.

[lemuelbreakfast]

Brilliant video!
That red & blue colour scheme on the 296GTB just doesnt do it for me though

[seanmurphy]

I own a white 296 GTB which I personally really like the look of. It's a car that really looks much better in person. I've owned mostly Porsches before this including the new GT3 RS and GT4 RS.
What I like about the 296 is how much fun it is on the road even at normal speeds. You feel the torque from very low down in the RPM because of the hybrid system and it sounds awesome all the time.

The GT3 RS sounds amazing when the revs are high which is also where most of the torque is, but you have to be going very fast with the gearing to experience that (much like what they mentioned in the video about the McLaren). Really it belongs on the track.

The GT4 RS on the other hand sounds amazing all the time but doesn't have the feeling of speed of the Ferrari. They're all different cars and so are we. Trying to say one is best is very difficult because everyone has different preferences that change all the time.

I hope McLaren have a handle on the reliability issues they've had in the past. As people have mentioned it's really hurt the resale value which is a big factor with how much these cars cost and those two factors are why I've never owned one, but I still hope to one day.

[yarre]

"You cannot lose"
Depreciation enters the chat.

[Joseandresyanes]

please retire that specific 296 from press, I have seeing it for the last 2 years and begining to t.hink is the only one on the streets

[GemmyDonCars]

Someone messed up in the spec department for that Ferrari. I'd still have that over the McLaren.

[DukerBoyYoutube]

This video brought back memories of the 458 and the MP4 12C . Just 2 brilliant super cars makers bringing their best every time ❤🤩

[farishanafiah]

While McLaren does make a road car with hybrid powertrain in the shape of the Artura, it's not in the same league as the 296 GTB. The 750S successor needs to be a hybrid to be on par with the Ferrari.

[rapide]

296 All day everyday, sounds way better than the 750S, looks better as well.

[Emadavid]

750 all day, everyday including weekends and holidays

[MM-xrtz]

296, but i'd have to take it to Pininfarina for them to ad round rear lights and sort the Vet front lights out.

[gcm]

That colour spec on the Ferrari is the ‘here’s what not to do’ demonstrator.

[markoon]

Those camera views from the hood looking back on the driver were awesome 👍

[Tothefloor]

Classic UK road test in the rain. Not fun to watch these rain ☔️ videos.

[glennmicheal]

296, 488 and the 458 comparison . Really want to see that

[barryfastcars]

Excuse me while I dream of a parallel universe where this beautiful Ferrari is named 508 GTB, using a 5.0L naturally aspirated V8 revving to 10, 000rpm with a no-plug hybrid system to gently supplement torque while running ancillary systems off the battery instead of the motor like the GMA T.50. I guess I'll wake up now.

[tyler]

This is the comparison I've been wanting to see! I've always felt comparing the 296 to the Artura wasn't right because they're really two different classes of car, this is a much closer comparison even though the 750 isn't a hybrid.

[ALMXDP]

I think the takeaway from this video is that peak Supercar occurred some time ago.

[km]

Mclaren actually beat a ferrari in a topgear test? This is shocking, if you know you know