It’s not every day we get to see a niche sports car manufacturer deciding to take a more mainstream approach and flood the market with an army of new models.
While attending the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed which kicked off on Thursday, McLaren announced an updated development plan for the company, one that will see it produce no more than 18 new models and derivatives by 2025.
What’s more important is the fact that the British builder committed to turning the entire range of new sportscars and supercars into hybrids by the same year. That includes a new Ultimate Series successor of the P1.
And since having a supercar using the same battery as say a Nissan Leaf would simply not do, McLaren announced it will be investing heavily into the development of a lighter, superfast-charging, high-power battery system.
This new battery is supposed to give future McLaren electric cars over 30 minutes of range around a race track. Also, all new McLaren cars will have cyber protection, improved vehicle tracking and over-the-air (OTA) software updates.
In all, the increased offer in the McLaren catalog is hoped to allow the builder to produce at the McLaren Production Centre in Woking 6,000 car each year, 75 percent more than today. To sell the surplus, McLaren plans to expand to other markets as well, including Russia, India and Central/Eastern Europe.
“Everyone at McLaren Automotive remains constant in their focus of designing and crafting the world’s best drivers’ cars,” said in a statement Mike Flewitt, McLaren CEO.
“We are a luxury brand that is committed to investing in innovation, whether that’s in the development and manufacture of our own carbon fibre tubs as part of a new £50m British-based production centre, new powertrains with our entire range due to be hybrid by 2025 or the deployment of technology to enhance the driving and owning experience.”
In the document attached below you can find the details of the expansion plan as announced by McLaren.
While attending the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed which kicked off on Thursday, McLaren announced an updated development plan for the company, one that will see it produce no more than 18 new models and derivatives by 2025.
What’s more important is the fact that the British builder committed to turning the entire range of new sportscars and supercars into hybrids by the same year. That includes a new Ultimate Series successor of the P1.
And since having a supercar using the same battery as say a Nissan Leaf would simply not do, McLaren announced it will be investing heavily into the development of a lighter, superfast-charging, high-power battery system.
This new battery is supposed to give future McLaren electric cars over 30 minutes of range around a race track. Also, all new McLaren cars will have cyber protection, improved vehicle tracking and over-the-air (OTA) software updates.
In all, the increased offer in the McLaren catalog is hoped to allow the builder to produce at the McLaren Production Centre in Woking 6,000 car each year, 75 percent more than today. To sell the surplus, McLaren plans to expand to other markets as well, including Russia, India and Central/Eastern Europe.
“Everyone at McLaren Automotive remains constant in their focus of designing and crafting the world’s best drivers’ cars,” said in a statement Mike Flewitt, McLaren CEO.
“We are a luxury brand that is committed to investing in innovation, whether that’s in the development and manufacture of our own carbon fibre tubs as part of a new £50m British-based production centre, new powertrains with our entire range due to be hybrid by 2025 or the deployment of technology to enhance the driving and owning experience.”
In the document attached below you can find the details of the expansion plan as announced by McLaren.