A new era will begin for McLaren Automotive this March. The Woking company’s automotive division will launch of the second generation of its Super Series. This will happen at the 87th Geneva International Motor Show. The company’s Track22 Business Plan with 15 new cars. The second-generation Super Series is the first model range of these. It is also the first replacement of a product family by the British manufacturer of luxury sports and supercars.
“Super Series is the core of the McLaren business and personifies the blend of extreme performance, crafted luxury and unparalleled driver involvement that is the McLaren heartland,” explained McLaren Automotive CEO, Mike Flewitt. “This is the first time we have replaced a product family and the new Super Series will be absolutely true to McLaren’s pioneering spirit in being a revolutionary leap forwards, both for our brand and the supercar segment.”
The new Super Series has an ultra-lightweight, carbon fibre central structure
The Monocage II is immensely rigid. Yet it weighs less than the carbon fibre and metal cockpit architecture of the first-generation Super Series. The Monocage II contributes to a lightest dry weight of just 1,283kg for the new car. That is lower than the closest competitor and 18kg lighter than a McLaren 650S with comparable specification.
The development of Monocage II has allowed McLaren to incorporate a wider cabin entrance and lower sill to improve access into a driver environment that will offer excellent all-round visibility. The new chassis structure also enables a lower centre of gravity. That allows further sharpening of the dynamic performance . Owners wishing to showcase the carbon-fibre construction chassis can specify a ‘Visible Monocage’ option. It exposes the material on the inside area of the A-pillar.
The Super Series lineage began in 2011 with the launch of the groundbreaking 12C. The 12C Spider followed in 2012 and in 2014 McLaren introduced the 650S Coupé and 650S Spider. The first generation of the McLaren Super Series was further expanded in 2015 with the launch of the limited edition 675LT Coupé and 675LT Spider.
