A successor to the iconic McLaren F1 will arrive before 2020, according to a new report out of the United Kingdom.
Autocar sources suggest a limited edition F1 successor will be produced to pay homage to the original road car. The publication reports that the new vehicle will retain a number of the F1’s trademark features, including the three-seat layout, complete with a central driving position.
But it will play the role of a super-powerful GT car rather than a record-breaking hypercar, according to the publication.
“It applies the F1’s three-seat configuration to a different need: rapid, cross-continental travel with supreme speed and style,” an insider told Autocar.
“The result will be the most exquisitely crafted and luxurious road-going McLaren yet made.”
The report adds that the vehicle – codenamed BP23 – will likely employ an uprated version of the British brand’s familiar twin-turbocharged 3,8-litre V8, tuned to deliver more than 520 kW with no electrical assistance.
Details around design are still sketchy (you can view Autocar‘s renderings here), but the magazine’s source confirmed that the F1 successor would not be “retro”.
“It takes McLaren’s current language into a new arena. There are lots of nods to the F1, but this is not a retro car. It’s relevant to the modern day,” the source said.
Autocar believes that 64 units will be built, mirroring the number of McLaren F1 road cars produced. The price? Somewhere in the region of £2-million (nearly R38-million)…
