The McLaren 750S will accelerate to 100km/h in 2.8 seconds, and will max out in excess of 330km/h.

In the huge-displacement world of supercars, a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 might sound a little on the small size when put up against V10s and V12s out of Italy.

But this mid-mounted, twin-turbo powertrain perfectly compliments the overall balance of the 750S, and when its 552kW and 800Nm (fed through a seven-speed automatic) meets the lightweight McLaren, the results are staggering.

The McLaren 750S can be yours in hardtop ($585,800) or drop-top Spider ($654,600) guises.

You're not getting much in the way of niceties, though, with the McLaren 750S offering less interior tech and comforts than a mid-range hatchback (“it now has Apple CarPlay,” they exclaimed excitedly).

The McLaren 750S is a strict two-seater, accessible by ducking under the skyward-opening scissor doors before sinking into the cabin.

Standard this time out are carbon-fibre backed seats, which save weight but don't add much in the way of comfort.

McLaren says you can expect 12.2L/100km on the combined cycle, with emissions pegged at 276g/km. But you can also expect to win the lottery — it still doesn’t make it likely.

It’s hard to imagine how softly you’d have to treat the 750S to get anywhere near those numbers, but I know that you almost certainly won’t. The temptation is simply too great.