McLaren Artura hybrid teased ahead of Feb 17 debut

A new teaser of the McLaren Artura has been released ahead of its global debut on February 17, confirming that the British supercar marque's McLaren 570S replacement will have an advanced plug-in hybrid powertrain.

Posting a single side profile image of its sharp-suited Sports Series model, McLaren has shown us that up front there's plenty of 720S influence with boomerang-shaped headlights while at the rear it looks like it's lifted its ultra-thin tail-lights from the Elva speedster.

The accompanying video released is even more revealing, with the Artura getting the firm's trademark dihedral doors that incorporate huge air-intakes that feed its equally all-new V6 hybrid powertrain.

Initially, it was thought that the twin-turbo V6 might get mild-hybrid tech to boost power and, crucially, slash emissions.

But a shot of the dash in the video reveals that the Woking-based car-maker has developed an all-new plug-in hybrid powertrain that will provide a pure-electric range of up to 32km.

Not that buyers will necessarily buy it for its green credentials, as the McLaren Artura will sell on its pure performance.

And in that department, the entry-level McLaren should produce around 450kW – enough to usurp the long-serving Ricardo-developed twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre V8 and provide it with “blistering performance”, says the car-maker.

Higher torque will be another benefit of the hybrid set-up, with peak pulling power set to monster the already muscular 600Nm in the McLaren 570S.

Performance, meanwhile, should trouble some hypercar rivals with 0-100km/h dispatched in less than 3.0 seconds and a top speed of well in excess of 340km/h.

Created to rival the Ferrari F8 Tributo, the McLaren Artura will not only debut the company’s new advanced hybrid V6 powertrain but introduce its all-new carbon-fibre architecture.

Replacing the old Monocell, the new McLaren Lightweight Carbon Architecture has been developed to package both the batteries and electrical architecture needed for the shift to hybrid power.

The new structure is set to offer even lighter weight and higher levels of rigidity compared to Monocell-underpinned supercars.

Developed under the ‘High-Performance Hybrid’ (HPH) codename, the McLaren Artura moniker is believed to come from the Celtic word ‘noble’.

Until now, hybrid power has been reserved for McLaren Ultimate Series models, with the McLaren P1 the first to be introduced with an electrified V8. 

Since then, the wild McLaren Speedtail has shown the benefits of hybrid power, with the 4.0-litre V8 hybrid producing a monstrous 773kW and 1150Nm of torque – enough to hurtle the teardrop-shaped hypercar to a 403km/h top speed.

Stay tuned, as McLaren is set to continue the teases of the Artura in the lead-up to the British supercar's launch.