Revealed: McLaren Artura supercar with hybrid V6

The all-new 2021 McLaren Artura is the first series-production plug-in hybrid for the brand. Photos: McLaren

The all-new 2021 McLaren Artura has been officially unveiled, with the all-new hybrid V6 introducing supercar technology and performance.

Available to order now with a choice of four specifications with an expected local pricing range to start from NZ$375,000 - $385,000 onwards. 

The all-new 500kW electrified McLaren Artura will replace the brand's outgoing Sport Series models, slotting into the range between the McLaren GT and flagship 720S.

Mike Flewitt, CEO, McLaren Automotive, said “every drop of McLaren’s experience and expertise has been poured into the Artura”. 

“Our all-new, High-Performance Hybrid delivers all of the performance, driver engagement and dynamic excellence for which McLaren is renowned, with the additional benefit of EV driving capability. 

“The introduction of the Artura is a landmark moment – for McLaren, for our customers who will appreciate and enjoy this car on every emotional and rational level, and for the supercar world.”

The McLaren Artura will have a powertrain combining a mid-mounted 3-litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol engine.

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. 

The first series-production plug-in hybrid, combining a mid-mounted 3-litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol engine with a rear-mounted electric motor for a total output of 720Nm. This is sent exclusively to the rear wheels via a bespoke eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

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 is just 130kg (which includes an 88kg battery pack and 15.4kg E-motor), resulting in a DIN kerbweight of 1498kg which is on par with comparable supercars that do not have hybrid powertrains, giving the Artura a super-lightweight advantage. 

The E-motor is powered by a battery pack comprising five lithium-ion modules, offering a usable energy capacity of 7.4kWh and a pure EV range of 30km.

The McLaren Artura has an E-Motor and will have a pure EV range of 30km.