The Full Force of McLaren – McLaren Artura makes debut in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, 19th May 2022 – The all-new McLaren Artura was unveiled in Malaysia today at the McLaren Kuala Lumpur showroom. This next generation supercar has marked the beginning of both a new chapter for the pioneering luxury supercar company and a new era in supercar technology and performance.

McLaren’s first series-production High-Performance Hybrid supercar focuses more than half a century of the company’s racing and road-car experience and expertise into a next-generation supercar that blends ground-breaking technology with McLaren’s dedication to pure driver engagement.

“Opportunity also lies in creating high performance supercars for the future. McLaren Artura offers a bold vision for what this will look like. As a high-performance hybrid, it blends thrilling performance, driving dynamics and engagement with EV driving capability. The next generation McLaren, it is the distillation of more than half-a-century of McLaren’s racing and road car expertise and experience, playing a major role in our vision for the future. There is much opportunity for growth, and we look forward to sharing further news on this in the year ahead“,  said Paul Harris, Managing Director, McLaren Automotive, Asia Pacific and China

“The McLaren Artura paves the way for a brand-new breed of hybrid supercars to be introduced by the McLaren brand. A combination of pioneering design, ultra-light engineering and extreme performance derived from an enhanced internal combustion - electric hybrid engine, is set to blaze the trail with class-leading dynamics, response and driver experience. We are confident that the Artura brings about a new era of supercar motoring in Malaysia, and a refreshing appreciation of how the latest advancement in hybrid technology is propelling the future”, said Ravinder Singh, Chief Operating Officer, McLaren Kuala Lumpur.

Until now, hybrid-powered McLaren cars were only found in the rarified Ultimate Series,  the legendary McLaren P1TM pioneering the technology, followed by the Speedtail Hyper-GT using an electrified drivetrain to achieve a top speed in excess of 400km/h. Everything on the McLaren P1™ was designed with one purpose in mind: to enhance its performance. 916PS generated by the 3.8-litre twin turbo V8 engine coupled to an electric motor gives tremendous power and instant throttle response with an electronically limited top speed of 350km/h and 0-100km/h in just 2.8 seconds.

The Artura incorporates an all-new 120°-angle twin-turbo 3.0 V6, assisted by a compact 94bhp axial-flux E-motor. At just 160kg it weighs 50kg less than a McLaren V8 and is significantly shorter, enhancing packaging efficiency. The Artura’s combined output of 680PS and 720Nm and a DIN weight of 1,498kg enables blistering acceleration of 0-100km/h in 3.0 seconds; 0-200km/h in 8.3 seconds; and 0-300km/h in 21.5 seconds.

With acceleration figures now verified, the all-new High-Performance Hybrid powertrain in the McLaren Artura sets new benchmarks for performance, building on the levels of high-performance hybrid excellence set by the McLaren P1TM and the Speedtail Hyper-GT.  With a starting price of RM1,050,000 but accessible with a wide variety of personalisation possibilities and options, the new McLaren Artura now offers a chance for owning a supercar that gives a driver’s experience that resonates to that of a hypercar.

With the Malaysian government’s push towards the adoption of EVs (Electric Vehicles), the future of automobiles is inevitably going to be in the electric market and the Artura will be leading the transformation among the supercar motoring in Malaysia.

• McLaren Automotive’s first series production high-performance hybrid supercar – McLaren Artura has arrived at the McLaren Kuala Lumpur showroom

• The all-new Artura was revealed as McLaren’s first-ever series-production High-Performance Hybrid (HPH) supercar

• Blends thrilling performance, driving dynamics and engagement with EV driving capability

• First model to be built on all-new McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture (MCLA), uniquely optimised for HPH powertrains and built in-house at the McLaren Composites Technology Centre (MCTC)

• Lightweight body featuring superformed aluminium and carbon fibre has perfect supercar proportions; ‘form follows function’ design philosophy gives ‘shrink-wrapped’ pure and functional look

• Class-leading power-to-weight ratio of 488PS/tonne at lightest dry weight

• Powertrain comprises all-new twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine with an E-motor and energy-dense battery pack, producing combined outputs of 680PS (671bhp) and 720Nm (530lb ft)

• 585PS (577bhp) – approaching 200 horsepower per litre – and 585Nm from all-new V6 engine alone

• 95PS E-motor delivers instant torque of up to 225Nm, ensuring sharpest-ever throttle response from a McLaren supercar and ferocious acceleration: 0-100km/h in 3.0 seconds; 0-200km/h in 8.3 seconds; and 0-300km/h in 21.5 seconds

• The Artura is the most fuel-efficient McLaren ever produced (50+mpg, 129g/km CO2 in combined EU WLTP*); 7.4kWh battery supports 30km* electric-only range

• Five-year vehicle warranty; six-year battery warranty and 10-year body warranty

• Available to order now at a starting price of RM1,050,000 before tax