MCLAREN ARTURA :
THE ALL-NEW , NEXT-GENERATION , HIGH-PERFORMANCE HYBRID SUPERCAR
McLaren ’ s first series-production High-Performance Hybrid supercar focuses more than half a century of the company ’ s racing and road-car experience and expertise into a nextgeneration supercar that blends ground-breaking technology with McLaren ’ s dedication to pure driver engagement .
Underpinned by the McLaren philosophy of super-lightweight engineering , the all-new Artura is the distillation of every attribute inherent in a McLaren – distinctive design , unrivalled performance , dynamic excellence and engineering innovation – with electrification now bringing the additional benefits of even faster throttle response , lower emissions and being able to run in pure EV mode for emissions-free journeys of up to 31km .
All-new from the ground up , the Artura presented McLaren engineers and designers with new opportunities to innovate , chief among these being how to preserve McLaren ’ s super-lightweight engineering philosophy when adding hybrid powertrain elements including an E-motor and battery pack .
A demanding programme of weight reduction , encompassing every area of the Artura from the chassis platform – this is the debut of the new McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture ( MCLA ) – through the uniquely compact HPH powertrain system to the weight of cabling used in the electrical systems ( where a 10 % reduction was achieved ), resulted in the Artura having a lightest dry weight of 1,395kg . The total weight of hybrid components – which include an 88kg battery pack and 15.4kg E-motor – is just 130kg , helping to deliver a DIN kerbweight of 1,498kg that gives the super-lightweight Artura a significant weight advantage over both hybrid and non-hybrid supercars .
THE ART OF LUXURY Issue 59 2023