At the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, McLaren Automotive revealed its future plans. Under the Track25 business plan which will have an investment of around £1.2 bn, the company will launch 18 new models and derivatives between now and 2025.
The Sports and Super series range will go 100 per cent hybrid by 2025. The company said that they’re also evaluating new augmented driving features, and help develop a lighter, superfast-charging, high-power battery system for performance applications that is expected to have over 30 minutes of electric range around a race track.
The soon-to-open McLaren Composites Technology Centre (MCTC) has received £50m investment for developing and manufacturing lightweight components. Once fully operational, the MCTC will mean around 57 per cent of vehicle content by value will be UK sourced.
Investment in 18 new models or derivatives will help lift production by almost 75 per cent over current levels to around 6,000 cars a year by the middle of the next decade, the company said.
Also, in order to improve the ownership experience, the cars will feature enhanced cyber protection, improved vehicle tracking and over-the-air (OTA) software updates.
The McLaren P1, claimed to be the world’s first petrol-electric hybrid-hypercar, will have a successor as part of the Track25 plan. Launched five years ago, the P1 was limited to 375 units.
“Everyone at McLaren Automotive remains constant in their focus of designing and crafting the world’s best drivers’ cars. True to McLaren’s spirit, however, our ambitions, continue to grow and our £1.2bn Track25 business plan which covers 18 new models, including a new McLaren P1, is clear proof of that. We are a luxury brand that is committed to investing in innovation, whether that’s in the development and manufacture of our own carbon fibre tubs as part of a new £50m British-based production centre, new powertrains with our entire range due to be hybrid by 2025 or the deployment of technology to enhance the driving and owning experience,” said Mike Flewitt, CEO, McLaren Automotive.
Currently in 31 markets around the world through 86 retailers, McLaren is looking at both expanding in existing markets as well as evaluating several major new markets including Russia, India and Central/Eastern Europe.
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