While the rest of the industry is tied up in the frenzy of autonomy and electrification at CES in Las Vegas this week and the upcoming North American International Auto Show in Detroit, McLaren would like us to look three months down the road to the Geneva auto show, where the Brits will unveil the second-generation Super Series car. The 650S successor will be the first of 15 new cars scheduled in McLaren?s Track22 business plan, and the launch will be the first time McLaren has ever built a second-generation version of one of its road cars.
McLaren made the announcement by releasing an image of the the Monocage II, the next version of the company?s carbon-fiber body tub that serves as the structural foundation for its cars. This new one helps lower the new car?s weight to a claimed 2829 pounds, which McLaren said is 40 pounds lighter than a similarly equipped 650S. McLaren says the reshaped Monocage also allows for a bigger entrance and lowers the door sill to allow easier access and better overall visibility from inside the cabin. It was also built to give the new generation Super Series a lower center of gravity.

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