A replacement to the McLaren 570S is set to arrive
next year and it will include both hybrid and autonomous technology. As part of
the company’s ongoing Track22 strategy, a host of McLaren models will adopt
hybridization in the coming years. The first in this new line of hybrids will
be an all-new Sports Series models.
Speaking to Autocar, McLaren boss Mike Flewitt
confirmed that the revised Monocell II architecture to be used by the next 570S
has been designed for a hybrid powertrain from the outset.
As for the vehicle’s self-driving ability, Flewitt
didn’t say much other than confirming that the brand will be careful with what
kind of autonomous technology it will implement in its vehicles: “We will be
selective. Autonomy in its own right isn’t that appealing to our customers, but
we need to have capabilities designed in for safety, legislation and
emissions.”
The McLaren 570S only arrived in 2015, but McLaren,
unlike its rivals, has a 4 to 5 year lifecycle for its models. Before a successor
to the 570S lands, it is possible that a hardcore LT variant could be launched
as a swansong to Woking’s entry-level model.
