The McLaren 750S JC96 Is the Marque’s First Supercar Just for Japan

McLaren just unveiled a new version of its acclaimed 750S supercar—but this one is only for Japan, with new downforce improvements, too.

The 750S JC96 debuted on Wednesday, and the marque says it’s the first time it has “defined” a car only for the Japanese market. Just 61 will be made for customers. The 750S JC96s take inspiration from McLaren F1s that competed in the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 1996, in a country that many McLaren customers call home.

The 15-spoke forged wheels, in particular, were inspired by the F1s that competed in the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans. Downforce upgrades for the Spider, or convertible, version of the car, come in the form of the 750S MSO High Downforce Kit, which McLaren says has never been available on the Spider version of the car before.

Buyers will be able to choose basically any color of paint on the spectrum, though McLaren says four of the 61 customer cars will have the “JC96 Tribute Livery,” an homage to the racing F1s. The number of customer cars, incidentally, was chosen because the two drivers who won the Driver’s Championship in All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 1996, John Nielsen and David Brabham, raced with number 61.

“Our Japanese clients demand track-inspired performance but without compromising on the tailor-made personalization and attention to detail that truly makes a McLaren their McLaren,” Henrik Wilhelmsmeyer, McLaren’s chief commercial officer, said in a statement.

Under the hood will be the same brutal engine that powers other 750Ss: a 4.0-liter, twin-turbo V-8 that makes 740 brake horsepower and can get from a stop to 60 mph in 2.3 seconds, according to Car and Driver‘s testing. Inside, there are some extra flourishes, too, including golden pedals that are unique to the 750S JC96. Buyers can also customize the interior much like the exterior, in a virtually limitless number of combinations.

McLaren did not release pricing, but you can expect a significant premium over the 750S’s base price, which is around $320,000 in the U.S.

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