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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