New McLaren 720S Le Mans gets winning look

McLaren will celebrate 25 years since it was victorious at the Le Mans 24 Hour by launching a special-edition based on its 720S.

Inspired by the legendary McLaren F1 GTR that won the world's most gruelling endurance race on this day a quarter of a century ago (June 18, 1995), the McLaren 720S Le Mans will be limited to just 50 units.

F1 GTR design cues include commemorative badging on the side skirts, floor mats and head restraints, but McLaren has also added a gloss-black roof scoop, carbon-fibre front louvres, gold painted brake callipers and new five-spoke alloy rims that look like they've been lifted straight from the Le Mans-winning car.

The McLaren 720S Le Mans is painted either in McLaren Orange or Sarthe Grey on top, while the British supercar-maker has applied Ueno grey on the lower half.

Inside, there's either orange or grey accents on the Alcantara carbon-fibre bucket seats and a special build plaque.

In addition, for added geekiness, McLaren says each special 720S Le Mans will have a VIN number beginning with 298 – a nod to the number of laps the winning F1 GTR completed.

Under the boot lid, the twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 is unchanged from the standard McLaren 720S, so its mammoth 527kW/770Nm outputs make the Le Mans special capable of hitting 100km/h in the same rapid 2.9 seconds before topping out at 341km/h.

If you fancy one of the 50 720S Le Mans models, the limited-edition McLaren supercar commands a £36,000 ($A65,000) price premium over the standard 720S in the UK.

It's not yet known whether any examples are destined for our market, nor how much McLaren Australia would inflate the $489,900 price of the regular 720S.