Speedtail McLaren Speedtail (BP23 Project)
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The McLaren Speedtail is a limited production hybrid sports car manufactured by McLaren Automotive, revealed on October 26, 2018. This car is the fourth edition in the McLaren Ultimate Series, after the Senna, the P1, and the F1. The car is also part of the 18 new cars or derivatives that McLaren will launch as part of its Track22 business plan.
tristatez28lt1
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McLaren let many things slip when the company presented its Track22 plan back in 2016. One of the biggest curiosities regarding the automaker’s future lineup is the BP23, a hyper-GT that has been just confirmed to be sold out.
Until this point in time, we know that the car codenamed BP23 will make it to production with a three-seat layout as a nod to the road-going model that put McLaren on the map: the F1. And just like the F1, the BP23 promises stellar performance. It won’t be an out-and-out hypercar like the F1 and P1, though.
McLaren underlined from the very beginning that with the BP23, the company intends to create a luxury-oriented mile muncher that can go the distance with as little effort as possible from the driver. It’s a sort of grand tourer, if you will, Hence the ‘hyper-GT' handle McLaren employs to describe the future model.
Today, the Woking-based outfit released a teaser sketch of the BP23, which reveals the general lines of the car from a rear three-quarter perspective. It’s easy to notice that the rear end is all about aerodynamics, while carbon fiber will be used a lot to make the vehicle as light as possible. The extremely slim taillights, meanwhile, are a design trademark of all modern McLaren vehicles.
The release of this teaser is joined by a bit of additional information, including the announcement that all 106 examples of the breed have been pre-sold. It’s quite a feat considering the MSO division is hard at work developing the three-seat model, which is due to arrive in customers’ hands at some point in 2019.
Oh, and another thing: expect a “hybrid powertrain” that will offer “the most powerful” setup ever used by McLaren for a road-going car, as well as the “most aerodynamic” trickery the British automaker is capable of. Reading between the lines, I’m betting a tenner that the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 that debuted in the 720S will act as the exciting half of the hybrid powertrain.
The BP23 is the second Ultimate Series product after the P1. A replacement for the P1, on the other hand, is due “before 2023.”
Until this point in time, we know that the car codenamed BP23 will make it to production with a three-seat layout as a nod to the road-going model that put McLaren on the map: the F1. And just like the F1, the BP23 promises stellar performance. It won’t be an out-and-out hypercar like the F1 and P1, though.
McLaren underlined from the very beginning that with the BP23, the company intends to create a luxury-oriented mile muncher that can go the distance with as little effort as possible from the driver. It’s a sort of grand tourer, if you will, Hence the ‘hyper-GT' handle McLaren employs to describe the future model.
Today, the Woking-based outfit released a teaser sketch of the BP23, which reveals the general lines of the car from a rear three-quarter perspective. It’s easy to notice that the rear end is all about aerodynamics, while carbon fiber will be used a lot to make the vehicle as light as possible. The extremely slim taillights, meanwhile, are a design trademark of all modern McLaren vehicles.
The release of this teaser is joined by a bit of additional information, including the announcement that all 106 examples of the breed have been pre-sold. It’s quite a feat considering the MSO division is hard at work developing the three-seat model, which is due to arrive in customers’ hands at some point in 2019.
Oh, and another thing: expect a “hybrid powertrain” that will offer “the most powerful” setup ever used by McLaren for a road-going car, as well as the “most aerodynamic” trickery the British automaker is capable of. Reading between the lines, I’m betting a tenner that the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 that debuted in the 720S will act as the exciting half of the hybrid powertrain.
The BP23 is the second Ultimate Series product after the P1. A replacement for the P1, on the other hand, is due “before 2023.”
tristatez28lt1
Tire Trailblazer
We should merge this and the F1 successor thread as it is the same car.
hoffmeister_fan
Kraftwagen König
I was hoping they'd venture away from the tried-and-true Ricardo V8 for some sense of variety, but a V8 does balance power and efficiency well.
Bucketslash11
Das Beste Enthusiast
kris singh tried to get one
sako97
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slicknick
Driving Dynamics Pro
And Manny Khoshbin did
Mark_Belloc1201
Autobahn Newbie
McLaren BP32 will be 3-seat version of "Chiron"
slicknick
Driving Dynamics Pro
McLaren BP32 will be 3-seat version of "Chiron"
Not sure about the "BP32", but I'm really looking forward to the BP62
(edit: I think) That is a 720. It's a mule 720 on the outside, underneath... BP-who knows..
sako97
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