Overview
- McLaren revealed the McL 6GT concept at Monterey Car Week on Friday, previewing an ultra‑exclusive production model it aims to build in 2028.
- The company confirmed the concept’s core recipe as a mid‑mounted V8 driving the rear wheels through a six‑speed manual, paired with hydraulic steering and physical, knurled switchgear to emphasize driver engagement.
- McLaren says the 6GT will sit outside its core line-up, but it has not published final power, weight, acceleration figures, price or planned production volumes for the road car.
- The design and narrative deliberately reference Bruce McLaren’s original late‑1960s M6GT, with details such as the founder’s signature, a reinterpreted number plate graphic and a ‘Speedy Kiwi’ logo that were informed by an MSO restoration of the archive car.
- The reveal signals a deliberate contrast with the wider supercar industry’s move to electrification and automated gearboxes, a choice likely to appeal to driving purists even as some outlets have speculated about a roughly $1.5 million price that McLaren has not confirmed.