Video: McLaren Artura Review

12th January 2023

Simon Ostler

We wondered when McLaren might consider refreshing its range of sportscars, and the arrival of the McLaren Artura symbolises what we hope will be a bold and adventurous next step for the company. It’s more than a decade since McLaren Automotive relaunched with the MP4-12C, and since then, while power figures have slowly inflated and the engineering has been honed over time with updates and spin-off iterations, it feels like the likes of the 570S and 720S have been around for quite a while.

The early signs are intriguing. The move to a plug-in hybrid V6 powertrain is the obvious change, but what else has McLaren done to set the Artura, a supposed new dawn for the company, apart from what has come before?