| Production: | 2017-present |
| McLaren M840T engine | |
| Manufacturer: | McLaren & Ricardo PLC |
| Designer: | Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
| Configuration: | 90° flat-plane V8 |
| Valvetrain: | 32-valve (4 valves x cyl.), DOHC |
| Displacement: | 3994cc |
| Bore: | 93mm |
| Stroke: | 73.5mm |
| Turbocharger: | MHI Twin-turbo with intercooler |
| Fueltype: | Unleaded petrol + Ethanol (both blends may vary) by BP Ultimate (2017-2020) later Gulf Pro/Endurance Fuels (2021-present) |
| Fuelsystem: | Multi-point electronic indirect fuel injection |
| Coolingsystem: | Water-cooled |
| Redline: | 8,500 |
| Oilsystem: | Dry sump. Castrol EDGE Supercar (2017-2020) later Gulf Formula Elite 5W-40 fully-synthetic motor oil (2021-present) |
| Power: | NaN0NaN0[1] |
| Torque: | NaN0NaN0 |
| Weight: | 1700NaN0 |
| Sp: | uk |
| Predecessor: | McLaren M838T |
The McLaren M840T engine is a 41NaN1, 90-degree, twin-turbocharged, flat-plane V8 petrol engine, designed, developed and produced by McLaren, in partnership and collaboration with Ricardo, and introduced with their 720S sports car model, in 2017. It is an evolution of the M838T engine, introduced in 2011.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
McLaren bought the rights to the Tom Walkinshaw Racing developed engine, itself based on the Nissan VRH engine architecture,[9] which was designed for the IRL Indycar championship but never raced. However, other than the 93mm bore and 73.5mm stroke, little of that engine remains in the M840T.[10] [11] [12]
Developed with help from Ricardo, the engine redlines at 8500 rpm, but 80% of the engine's torque is available as low as 2000 rpm.[13] [14] McLaren claims that the engine has the highest horsepower to emission ratio of any current production engine.[15]
M840T engine uses double MHI turbochargers which names TD05H-06*20HF1T-12T.[16] [17] Despite the name, these are not the same turbochargers which used in the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX (X).
The engine is built at Ricardo's engine assembly facility in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.[18]
McLaren's new M840T engine debuted as an evolution of the M838T used in the 650S.[19] It is a 39941NaN1 twin-turbocharged V8 engine. However, the stroke has been lengthened by 3.6 mm to increase the capacity and 41% of the engine's components are new. The engine uses new twin-scroll turbochargers which have a low inertia titanium-aluminium turbines which spin with maximum efficiency with the help of actively controlled waste gates.[20] [21] The engine in the 720S was rated at a power output of 7200NaN0 at 7,500 rpm, giving the car its name; the maximum torque is 5680NaN0 at 5,500 rpm.[22]
| Models | Years | Codename | Power | Torque |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720S | 2017 - 2023 | M840T | 7200NaN0 @ 7500 rpm | 7700NaN0 @ 5500 rpm |
| 720S GT3 | 2018 - 2022 | - | ||
| 720S GT3X | 2021 - 2022 | - | ||
| 765LT | 2020 - 2023 | 7650NaN0 @ 7500 rpm | 8000NaN0 @ 5500rpm | |
| 2023– | 750 PS (740 bhp) | - | ||
| Senna | 2018 - 2020 | M840TR | 8000NaN0 @ 7250 rpm | 8000NaN0 @ 5500rpm |
| Senna GTR | 2019 - 2020 | 8250NaN0 | ||
| Senna GTR LM | 2020 | 8450NaN0 | ||
| Elva | 2020 | 8150NaN0 | ||
| Speedtail | 2020 | M840T | 7560NaN0 Electric: 3120NaN0 Total: 1050PS | 8000NaN0 Electric: 3500NaN0 Total: 11500NaN0 |
| GT | 2019 - | M840TE | 6200NaN0 @ 7500 rpm | 6300NaN0 @ 5500 rpm |