Roughly eight years ago, McLaren kickstarted the hybrid-electric supercar race with the magnificent yet unhinged P1. The Artura succeeds the P1 as McLaren?s ultimate hybrid supercar, but the new Artura is not a replacement for the P1. For starters, the McLaren Artura has less horsepower than the P1. It is also more “economical,” with base prices starting in the $225,000 range, much less than the P1?s astronomical $1.5 million asking price.

Despite this, Artura is truly special. It?s the first series-production High-Performance Hybrid supercar from the British automaker. Artura is also the first McLaren to be built on the brand?s all-new McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture (MCLA). As a footnote, the MP4-12C is the first production car designed and built wholly by McLaren, and every McLaren since then has been based on the 12C?s carbon-fiber composite chassis.
In essence, Artura is new from the ground up, and it swims in the same ocean as the iconic P1 due to its plug-in hybrid electric powertrain. ?Every drop of McLaren’s experience and expertise has been poured into the Artura,? said Mike Flewitt, McLaren Automotive CEO. ?Our all-new, High-Performance Hybrid delivers all of the performance, driver engagement, and dynamic excellence for which McLaren is renowned, with the additional benefit of EV driving capability.?

McLaren Artura: Styling & Design

Forgive me for nitpicking the styling this early on. I think McLaren played it safe in d...