What you're looking
at is our best glimpse yet at the forthcoming McLaren project dubbed BP23 –
shorthand for Bespoke Project 2 with 3 seats – following the previous X-1
revealed at Pebble Beach in 2012.
Those who've been following its development through
the bits and pieces of information we've received this far will know that's the
same number of seats as the legendary McLaren F1 – with a central driving
position and two outboard seats.
Just how McLaren figures its drivers will be able to
tour around, paying at toll booths and whatnot from the central driving
position, we don't know. That's what's kept the British supercar manufacturer
from reviving that seating layout until now, we've been told. But that won't
stop Woking from selling each and every one.
Pre-sell them, in fact, before the vehicle is even
unveiled to the public. McLaren will only make 106 examples, and they've all
been spoken for already – at an assuredly astronomic cost. Each of those
fortunate customers will work closely with McLaren Special Operations to
configure their supercar to his or her liking, with the first among them to
expect delivery in 2019.
