For all the other McLaren vehicles, see Category:McLaren.
The Megalodon is a retired supercar that was introduced in the 2017 Winter Update, alongside the Volt and the ATV. This car was the seventh most expensive vehicle in the game, and the third most expensive supercar, being costlier than the La Matador, Stallion, and JB8, yet still more affordable in relation to the Brulee and Torpedo, or, near the end of the Megalodon's obtainability, the Eclaire and Roadster, at a price of 
300,000.
Overview
The Megalodon was deemed underwhelming by the community due to its price-to-performance ratio. asimo3089 later confirmed that the Megalodon would soon get a buff shortly after its release. The buff was implemented in the Rocket Fuel Update, giving the Megalodon better handling and top speed. However, the vehicle still lost in comparison to cheaper supercars, including the Stallion, and the Xrk or the Desert crawler.
On June 25, 2020, Badimo announced on Twitter (now X) that the Megalodon and SUV would be retired in the next update. This announcement was made once again on June 30th. The Megalodon was retired on July 12, 2020 as part of the Revamped Power Plant Update, along with the SUV and six vehicle textures. After its retirement, attempting to buy this vehicle will now notify the player with the text "Vehicle is retired".
In February 2021, the Airtail superseded the Megalodon, but it too was retired less than a year later, in January 2022.
In 2021, the Megalodon was given pinstripes to denote its retired status and was renamed to "Megalodon" from "McLaren" later on as part of a wave of vehicle renaming, possibly to avoid copyright. However, the pinstripes marking its retirement were later replaced by a plaque saying "CLASSIC".
Players who attempt to buy the Megalodon will instead be notified with a message reading "Vehicle is retired.", even if they have the 300,000 required to buy the Megalodon. Currently, it has no purchasable replacement.
Performance
Similarly to some other vehicles, the Megalodon traded high top speed for incredible handling, which is among the best in the game, as well excellent braking and a swift launch. Its drawbacks aremainly the launch speed, which although comparable to the agent, is alright for its price.
On February 28, 2025 Update (aka Season 25 Update), the Megalodon received a significant acceleration, top and reverse speed buff. Overall, the Megalodon is really good vehicle.
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Top speed
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Reverse speed
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| The Megalodon has a top speed of 220 MPH, which is slightly faster than the Fire Truck and Proto-08. Comparable to the Shogun and Roadster, but it is slower than vehicles like the Desert Crawler and Banana Car. | Reverse speed is pretty good, capping at 75 MPH. Comparable to the Airtail. |
Launch
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Acceleration
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| It has an average launch speed, being slightly faster than the Stallion. It can reach 53 MPH which is mediocre for a supercar. Fortunately it can beat the Bloxy by a mere 2 MPH. | It has improved acceleration since its buff, being able to reach its top speed in around 13 seconds. It barely holds performance strongly compared to other cars like the Stormrider which can gap this vehicle rather easily. |
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Off-roading
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| With a default turning radius of 1.4, the Megalodon handles through corners pretty well due to its small size and having lower top speed than all hypercars. | Ground clearance is decent when using high suspension. Hill-climbing ability is excellent. It has one of the best off-roading of a supercar and comparable to the Torpedo, Airtail, and M12 Molten. |
Braking
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Durability
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| It quickly comes to a nearly full stop, taking about half a second thanks to the McLaren Ceramic brakes. It is comparable to the Airtail, Mighty and Snake, but loses to the Roadster. | With a health of 100, the Megalodon places above its McLaren brethren with ease, only losing to heavier vehicles such as the Cybertruck. |
Update History
- This information has been compiled manually. Not all updates, patches, or hidden updates may be included.
Update 23 December 2017:
- Added the McLaren.
Update 4 February 2018:
- Buffed the speed and acceleration.
Update 3 March 2018:
- Buffed the speed and acceleration.
Update 14 August 2018:
- Buffed the speed.
Update 15 June 2020:
- Buffed the speed again.
Update April 8th, 2021:
- Renamed Mclaren to Megalodon.
Update 4 September 2021:
- Removed stripes and replaced with custom Plaque reading "CLASSIC", including all retired vehicles.
Update 14 August 2022:
- Buffed top speed significantly from 168 to 198 MPH, its reverse speed from 50 to 70 MPH, and acceleration.
Update 9 October 2022:
- Slightly nerfed its top speed to 190 MPH.
Update 6 October 2023:
- Buffed top speed from 190 to 200 MPH.
- Buffed reverse speed from 70 to 72 MPH.
Update 28 February 2025:
- Acceleration increased.
- Buffed top speed from 200 to 220 MPH.
Gallery
2021 Fall Update/Without Stripes
With Stripes, Atmosphere
Atmosphere
HD/Racing (Feb 2020)
Pre-HD
Customizations
Thumbnails
Retirement
Notifications
GUI
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Trivia
- This is the first McLaren vehicle added to the game, second being the now-retired Airtail, third being the MCL36, fourth being the Snake and fifth being the Power-1.
- In the 2017 Winter Update thumbnail, the Megalodon was actually called the "RoClaren", with "Ro" being short for Roblox.
- The Megalodon is one of the most heavily modified vehicle in the game in terms of performance, having its properties changed in many updates since its release, namely its top speed, acceleration, and handling but never its launch speed that it crucially lacks.
- Upon release, the Megalodon spawned on a curb near the Water Tower.
- It was moved shortly after to the bridge heading up to what is now the Museum.
- In the April 2020 Live/Oceans Update, a building was placed in this area.
- The
300,000 price tag of the car before its retirement was quite accurate to the real-life model. The McLaren 720S, which the Megalodon is based on, has a starting price of $295,500 USD when bought new, making the Megalodon the most accurately priced car in Jailbreak when compared to its real-life counterpart. - The Megalodon has a 6-speed transmission.
- Around the time of the Megalodon's retirement and the release of the new Power Plant, Badimo forgot to remove the spawn of the Megalodon in old servers, but it was still retired, meaning that even though it had a natural spawn point, it couldn't be bought.
- When going at max speed, the Megalodon's engine used to go silent, similar to the Stallion, JB8, and Eclaire.
- The sound was updated and now is expected to have a natural pitch
- The Megalodon is the only vehicle that has been renamed more than twice, first from "RoClaren" to "McLaren", then "McLaren" to "Megalodon".
- It has a Twin Turbo M840T V8 engine.
Miscellaneous Trivia
- The Megalodon is the first car to have been buffed more than once.
- The Megalodon is one of the many vehicles to have its name changed. Other cars include but are not limited to the Stallion, Eclaire, Posh, JB8, and Celestial.
- The Megalodon is the first vehicle to have detailed daytime-running headlights, before the Beam Hybrid, La Matador, and the Ray 9.
- After the return of the 5 Days of Vehicles update, the pinstripes of the Megalodon were removed and a "Classic" tag was added, same with the other retired vehicles.
- The Megalodon has had more buffs than any other vehicle, with a total of 6 buffs.
