Launch of the W1 will signal the last of McLaren’s outgoing generation of cars. McLaren says at least one of its next models will have more than two seats. A high-powered SUV may play an important role in the brand’s future line up. While there’s no denying that McLaren builds some very impressive cars, its range has stagnated over the past few years. However, things are changing, and they’re changing fast, with a number of new models being readied to hit the market by the end of 2030, all featuring combustion powertrains. With fresh funding, the British brand is expanding. The Abu Dhabi-based CYVN Holdings investment group, which owns McLaren, merged it with British startup Forseven early last year. Prior to the merger, Forseven had been developing several vehicles in stealth mode under the leadership of Nick Collins, who now serves as the CEO of the merged group. Read: McLaren’s Future Plans Include A Mystery Model With More Than Two Seats McLaren had intended to preview several new models late last year but has pushed back key announcements until this summer for unspecified strategic reasons, Autocar reports. According to Collins, the company has also started showing full-size models of its future cars to dealerships around the world, and intends to launch all of them in the coming four years. What’s Coming? “From this summer, we start to go external [with our plans], whether it’s because we’re starting to deliver W1s or because we’re showing you product,” Collins revealed. What McLaren has up its sleeve has yet to be confirmed, but the first new model it does show will probably be a concept, serving to preview its next-generation of vehicles. All of these models will feature internal combustion engines, as McLaren doesn’t believe that its customers are ready for an EV, at least not yet. The cars will also use technology from Chinese automaker Nio, in which CYVN owns a 21.7 percent stake. Last year, Collins said that at least one of the new models in the works will have “more than two seats,” but failed to specify if it will be a sedan, an SUV, or something else. An SUV would be the most logical option, particularly given how popular models like the Lamborghini Urus and Ferrari Purosangue have been. Illustrations Sergiy Dvornytskyy
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