Join McLaren's Plan To Present High-Sex Electric Cars

JAKARTA - The automotive industry has continued to experience major changes in recent years, especially with the development of electric vehicle technology.

McLaren, one of the super exclusive automakers, has introduced several supercars after introducing McLaren P1, the world's first hybrid supercars in 2012 such as Senna, Speedtail, Elva, and Solus GT. However, none has really continued the lineage of the legendary duo, 1992 McLaren F1 and P1.

However, the latest developments in the world of electric vehicle technology, which will continue into the end of the decade, have made the possibility of the presence of similar models higher than ever.

It is known, Porsche as a competitor is busy working on Porsche Mission X, an electric model that is the successor to Porsche 918 Spyder, which was previously a rival to McLaren P1.

In response, McLaren CEO Michael Leiters said electric vehicles (EVs) are one of three pillars of McLaren's powertrain development, in addition to internal and hybrid combustion engines.

According to him, in the next five years, 90% of McLaren's sales will be dominated by hybrid engines. However, currently, McLaren is still "not sure" about the electric supercar.

One of the main reasons is the weight of the vehicle. McLaren doesn't want to make cars weighing 2 tons and 2000 dk, this is not McLaren's spirit. We want to create cars that weigh comparable to cars with combustion engines in about 750 hp; McLaren doesn't need 2000 dk of power, "said Leiters, quoted from Autocar, August 14.

Leiters added that McLaren also hopes for technological changes to EVs that not only improve their capabilities but also make the driving experience interesting and appropriate to McLaren brand identities.

"We have to prepare for a new changing era and future. The success of 750S shows that our customers still like cars with inner combustion engines, but there may be other customers who are interested in other things."

More broadly, Leiters welcomed the EU's proposal to keep e-fuel-fueled cars circulating.

"For our case, the production is not much and the distance from vehicles is also low. You have to invest a lot during the production of electric vehicles. How can we keep up with it? That doesn't make sense, does it? So, in my opinion, it is very important to always consider the environment and conditions in decision making," he concluded.