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Now, McLaren to merchantability SUVs too; Hybrid McLaren crossover coming up
According to media reports, Michael Leiters, CEO of McLaren Automotive, has admitted that the British marquee is moving connected an SUV. Without calling it an SUV, Leiters stated that they are moving connected a conveyance with "shared performance", meaning it volition acceptable much than 2 people.
The upcoming SUV could travel with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, based connected a McLaren engine. Reports though suggest that the conveyance mightiness not beryllium a solo project, arsenic the institution is unfastened to partnering with different automaker. Having said that, Leiters did notation that they would guarantee "not to suffer thing which is halfway to McLaren and the DNA of the brand." The McLaren hybrid SUV is reportedly expected to beryllium priced astatine astir $400,000.
Apart from the upcoming hybrid SUV, McLaren is besides said to beryllium processing a lightweight EV supercar. McLaren is targeting a kerb value of 1,496 kg for the electrical supercar, which is astir identical to its Artura PHEV. Talking astir the EV supercar, Leiters stated, "For me, a supercar that weighs 2 tons is nary supercar."
Having said that, McLaren stopped abbreviated of giving a timeline for either the hybrid SUV oregon the EV supercar.
Source: Road&Track
Last edited by RahulNagaraj : 11th June 2024 astatine 16:23.
