The Week in Cars #8
All 789bhp of the McLaren Senna prototype is unleashed at Silverstone, Bentley's new Continental GT wafts onto the streets, and BMW's silent i8 Roadster is driven for the first time. Mercedes-Benz's huge G63 AMG also rocks up. Finally, Brabham finally unveils the £1.2m BT62. Mira Orange Senna flies around Silverstone. Image credit: Autocar McLaren Senna prototype Anyone remember the P1? Of course you do. 903bhp pedalled 1375kg of hybrid V8 madness around, and 640kg of air was happy to help out with sticking the whole thing to the track. Well this time, you've got no batteries, no electric motors, and no 'form over function' thinking here. McLaren accepts that this isn't the nicest thing to look at, but anyway, the 720S is one of the best looking cars of the decade, and that's £550k less, and not sold out. Anyway, here you have 789bhp, 590lb-ft of torque and 800kg of downforce. Dry weight? A bag-of-crisps-like 1198kg. That's courtesy of a f