- Dealers got a behind-the-scenes look at McLaren’s upcoming models well ahead of their public debuts.
- McLaren plans to expand beyond supercars, with an SUV and a sedan-like GT reportedly on the way.
- A new mid-engined V6 hybrid supercar is reportedly coming in 2027, with a $313,000 starting price.
For the better part of my career, I’ve heard McLaren saying no to anything other than supercars. However, management and ownership have changed recently, and Woking has a new vision. While the British automaker remains tight-lipped about what’s coming, dealers say they have seen the future: a wide variety of models to tap into uncharted territory.
According to a fresh report from Automotive News, dealers have apparently been given a closer look at what’s coming next. The plan calls for McLaren to launch at least one new model per year through 2028, with the lineup growing considerably in both size and scope. The biggest shocker, unsurprisingly, is the long-rumored SUV.
So far, McLaren has resisted the temptation to jump on the high-riding bandwagon. Meanwhile, rivals such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Bentley, and Porsche have all cashed in on the appetite for ultra-expensive performance SUVs. Well, that resistance appears to be ending.
Known internally as the “P47,” the SUV is expected to arrive in 2028 and will reportedly have four doors and five seats. Dealers who saw a clay model described it as larger than a Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT, with a similarly sporty silhouette. It allegedly wears massive 24-inch wheels and has a muscular, heavily sculpted body designed to stand out in the increasingly crowded exotic SUV segment.
There Could Be Another Practical McLaren
But the SUV isn’t the only major departure from McLaren’s modus operandi. Rumors point to a “front-engine sedan-like gran tourer,” and while details remain under wraps, it’s likely to be the everyday McLaren for those who don’t want to sit up high as they would in the SUV. Logic suggests it'll replace the GTS, but with one major change: sources say it'll adopt a more practical 2+2 layout.
Look at what rivals are doing: Lamborghini is working on a gran tourer of its own, as previewed by the Lanzador concept. Ferrari has the Luce in the same segment, though Maranello’s heavily criticized prancing horse is exclusively electric. Aston Martin has decades of GT experience, and the DB12 is its latest and greatest grand tourer.
A New Supercar Is On The Way
Don't worry, supercars won’t be neglected, either. Having recently retired the 720S/765LT/750S series, with the 788HS serving as an epilogue, McLaren is putting the finishing touches on what comes next. The “P34” is claimed to be a mid-engined performance car with a twin-turbo V6 that forms part of a hybrid powertrain with a combined output of 810 hp.
The company is said to have developed the gas engine and gearbox in-house, and one dealer claims the electrified setup will deliver around 800 pound-feet (1,085 Newton-meters) of torque. Longer than the Artura, it may cost from $313,000 and feature a McLaren F1-inspired look, with a plush leather interior and a tempered-glass engine cover atop the V6.
The new supercar is reportedly scheduled to go on sale in 2027, and McLaren wants to sell 1,000 units in the model’s first year. There’s no timing yet for the SUV and GT, but they’re likely not far behind.
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Motor1's Take: Make no mistake, McLaren is still very much in the supercar business. It’s just no longer interested in being only in the supercar business. That could be the biggest change in the company’s history since the F1 put McLarens on the road in the first place back in the 1990s.
It makes sense for the higher-ups to bet that buyers who want performance don’t necessarily want to sacrifice rear seats, luggage space, or long-distance comfort. And if Ferrari can sell a Purosangue, Aston Martin a DBX, and Lamborghini an Urus, McLaren clearly wants a piece of that very lucrative pie. Sacrilegious it may be, but we’re past the phase when that mattered. It’s all about the money.
