McLaren’s Ultimate Series is set to receive a third
allnew vehicle and this time it’ll be powered purely by electricity, Autocar
reports. The car, still unnamed, is tipped to arrive after the hardcore P15
hypercar late this year and 2018’s three-seat BP23, and will offer performance
on par with the 675LT.
Word about an all-electric hypercar for the Ultimate
Series first emerged in June 2016 but at the time, it was thought the car was
being developed purely as a testbed for the British marque’s hybridized future.
However, it would appear that the vehicle has been given the green light for
production in a move that will allow McLaren to beat Ferrari, Lamborghini and
Porsche to the EV supercar punch.
Alongside this EV, it is reported that the
next-generation Sports Series model will arrive in 2020 as a hybrid and be
joined by a hybrid Super Series the following year.
