MCLAREN UNVEILS ARTURA The brand's first-ever series-production High-Performance Hybrid supercar represents the distillation of more than a half-a-century of expertise and experience in race- and road-car engineering. Written by Andre James/Photos courtesy of McLaren McLaren's unveiling of Artura marks the beginning of both a new chapter for the luxury supercar company and a new era in supercar technology and performance that blends thrilling driving dynamics with EV capability. In announcing the launch of Artura, Mike Flewitt, CEO, McLaren Automotive commented, "Every drop of McLaren's experience and expertise has been poured into the Artura. Our allnew, High-Performance Hybrid delivers all of the performance, driver engagement, and dynamic excellence for which McLaren is renowned, with the additional benefit of EV driving capability. The introduction of the Artura is a landmark moment – for McLaren, for our customers who will appreciate and enjoy this car on every emotional and rational level, and for the supercar world." All-new from the ground up, the Artura is the first model to be built on an all-new McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture, uniquely optimized for High-Performance Hybrid (HPH) 74 slmag.net
powertrains and built in-house at the McLaren Composites Technology Centre. The compact and lightweight 2,993cc twinturbocharged V6 petrol engine works in harmony with an axial flux E-motor located within the transmission bell housing. The E-motor is powered by a battery pack comprising five lithiumion modules, offering a usable energy capacity of 7.4kWh and a company-reported pure EV range of 19 miles in E-mode. Designed to excel on both road and track, the instantaneous nature of the motor's torque delivery – known as 'torque infill' – is key to the car's razor-sharp throttle response. McLaren reports that the Artura can achieve 0-60mph in just 3.0 seconds, with 0-124mph taking 8.3 seconds and 0-186mph in 21.5 seconds. Top speed is limited to 205mph. McLaren's has deployed an electronically controlled differential (E-diff ) for the first time in Artura. Lighter, more controllable, and smaller than a mechanical locking diff, the E-diff locks and unlocks individual rear wheels. This action increases performance and driver
