Rent a McLaren 720S Spider in Cannes

The 720S Spider strips the roof away without asking you to give up the coupe's composure, which is the point of driving one along the coast rather than parking it for photographs. Lift the retractable hardtop, and the dihedral doors still open the same way, but now the wind noise at cruising speed stays low enough to hold a conversation — useful on the slower stretch of Boulevard de la Croisette in the morning, and more useful still once the road opens up west toward Théoule-sur-Mer, where the Esterel cliffs sit close enough to the tarmac to change colour with the light. 2022 is the only model year on offer here, in a single specification — one car, not a configurator exercise, which keeps the handover simple: the mid-mounted V8 produces 720 hp, enough to feel immediate rather than abstract in second and third gear, and the two-seat cabin is tight in the way a proper driver's car should be, not in the way that makes long distances uncomfortable. It rewards a road with corners more than a road with traffic, which makes the inland route through Mougins toward Grasse a better fit than a crawl through Le Suquet's narrower lanes. Rental starts at €1,700 per day, with collection arranged around wherever the trip actually begins — a Croisette hotel forecourt for an early departure, or elsewhere in Cannes if that suits the schedule better. Deposit and insurance terms are confirmed at booking, and the car is handed over with the fuel level and mileage terms clearly stated, so there's nothing to interpret on return. For a morning built around open-air speed rather than a scheduled itinerary, it's a straightforward car to reserve and a demanding one to drive well — which is usually the appeal.