McLaren Plans First SUV and Sedan Before the End of the Decade

• The British sports car maker is expected to launch its first SUV in 2028.

• This model is expected to be accompanied by a hybrid coupe and a sedan-like GT.

• The company will also introduce a line of heritage-inspired limited-run sports cars.

While McLaren hadn’t yet succumbed to the SUV frenzy that reached most of its competitors, including Ferrari and Lamborghini, this is soon to change.

Indeed, the British sports car maker is expected to launch its first utility model in 2028, which will also be its first four-door vehicle.

Few details are known about this upcoming model at the moment, except that it will be powered by a hybrid V8 engine.

This SUV could replace the Artura as the brand’s entry-level model, as the plug-in hybrid sports car is set to be discontinued in 2028.

The SUV is not the only four-door model planned by McLaren, as the company is reportedly also looking to add a “sedan-like” GT sports car to its lineup over the next year or two.

Even fewer details are known about this future product, but we expect it to compete with models such as the new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door coupe.

A related hybrid coupe is also planned, and together, these two models should replace the current GTS grand tourer.

Finally, McLaren is also working on a line of heritage-inspired sports cars that will recall some of the brand’s most iconic past models.

These vehicles, which were previewed by the McL 6GT presented at the Monterey Car Week, will be limited-run models.

The first of these is codenamed P50 and will be produced in only 500 units, each of which will be priced at about $1.5 million.

All of these plans for the future are made possible by the company’s recent acquisition by Abu Dhabi-based CYVN Holdings.

The new owners merged McLaren with British startup Forseven and maintain ties with Chinese EV maker Nio and Gordon Murray Technologies.

Collaboration with Nio is expected to help McLaren develop its upcoming hybrid models while working with Gordon Murray Technologies is expected to result in advances in the engineering and weight reduction departments.

Source: Automotive News