mclaren special operations the inhouse arm of mclaren automotive has announced a special gulf oil livery for the mclaren 720sit features the brands iconic colors this livery marks the renewed relationship between the two brands that was announced last yearthe partnership came about in 1968 and went on till 1973 in this the teams raced in both formula 1 and canam in 1990 the association roared back to live with mclaren f1 gtrs winning the 1996 bpr global endurance series and the gt1 class at the 24 hours of le mans in 1997only a few customers will be able to get the special livery for their cars via msoreunited last year gulf is now the preferred lubricant supplier to mclaren automotive all highperformance cars from mclaren will only use gulf oil and fuel which is optimized for the enginesmclaren is offering a limited run for customers where they have the opportunity to deck out their cars with the gulf livery the reveal of the 720s marks the culmination of a project between the 2 companies to make a livery that captured the unique identities of the two togetherthis project is a showcase of msos capabilities and echoes the recent full restoration of the mclaren f1 gtr 25r a car raced in the 1990s said mike flewitt chief executive officer mclaren automotive the 720s in such an evocative livery and interior finish created in close association with gulf which perfectly shows the potential for our customers to work with msos skilled team to personalize their mclaren he addedthe 720s continues to remain the benchmark supercar for mclaren it has a twinturbocharged v8 built inhouse that produces 720ps and 770nm of torque it can hit a 100 from naught in 29 seconds and has a maximum speed of 341 kmph