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McLaren Artura – First Impressions

17th April 2023

The new McLaren Artura PHEV petrol-electric supercar – The exclusive sports car maker has turned the corner, says Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). A huge multi-million pound investment, new management with encouragement for a brand that has uncompromisingly delivered drivers' cars, has now enabled, embraced and enriched the latest hybrid powertrain technology. But, of course, … [Read more...]

A new McLaren arrives

14th May 2021

First view of the McLaren Artura… …By Chris Adamson. (Photographs as individually credited, from McLaren and from Chris). Hybrid hypercar pioneers McLaren first wowed the motoring world with the 2012 debut of the P1, now, almost a decade later, they are set to go hybrid mainstream – well, if you can call a car that costs over £180,000 mainstream that is. Welcome to the Artura, a high … [Read more...]

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