The 720S-replacing 750S is in the ramp up phase now towards production, with the first deliveries expected at the end of this year. The car is already sold out to the end of 2024.
Leiters believes these two cars sit together far better in McLaren’s range than anything previously as they have clear positioning and differences, both in terms of cylinder count (the Artura is a V6, the 750S a V8) and a technology (the former is hybrid, the latter pure ICE).
These two models will be McLaren’s core range until the proposed 2028 expansion, and Leiters believes that the firm can still grow in the supercar market, not necessarily through volume but with increased pricing and “more specials”.
On future electric models in its supercar range, Leieters said there were three pillars to the firm’s line-up and future plans: pure internal combustion engined models, hybrids and EVs. The 750S and Artura sit in the first two pillars respectively, with Leiter saying he expects hybrids to make up 90% of McLaren volumes in five years.
On EVS, he said the firm “did not want to do a car weighing 2000kg and with 2000bhp as anyone can do that” and instead if it was to launch an electric car it would have to be “comparable to a 750S weight wise”. He added: “We are working on concepts and have really exciting ideas around that, and if in time it is there it has to outperform what we can do with ICE.” That last comment not only refers to performance but also how the car drives, and the emotional experience for the driver.