McLaren Artura - 1st Impressions

[SSO]

Just posted a blog on my 1st impressions on the McLaren Artura:

https://karenable.com/the-new-mclaren-a ... pressions/

Has McLaren nailed it or missed?

[duncs500]

Is that how they spell warranty in the US?

Interesting read, it does sound like a good package, and I think it looks great. What I haven't seen in anything I've watched or read is its green credentials, I guess if you're going to go to the trouble of making a PHEV then that should be part of the conversation. Only thing I've seen is that it'll do 20 miles on pure electric, which is hardly ground breaking.

[Jobbo]

Did McLaren pay you anything to post the article?

Agree on the colour; lovely. Since it's very McLaren to look at, I think the drive stories are going to be the important ones - very different engine, drivetrain which presumably builds on the P1.

[SSO]

Did McLaren pay you anything to post the article?

Agree on the colour; lovely. Since it's very McLaren to look at, I think the drive stories are going to be the important ones - very different engine, drivetrain which presumably builds on the P1.

Sadly ...........no. (I don't get any special treatment from any of the manufacturers)

Agree, drive reviews will be critical.

[SSO]

Is that how they spell warranty in the US?

Yes, UK & the US are separated by a common language.

I did tell someone I was tri-lingual though - I speak English, American, & Australian.

[Rich B]

Have they fixed that issue you told us about with the P1's battery where it would need replacing at extortionate cost if you didn't plug it in? Presumably it's a totally different system?

[SSO]

Have they fixed that issue you told us about with the P1's battery where it would need replacing at extortionate cost if you didn't plug it in? Presumably it's a totally different system?

This is a very different system

[duncs500]

Regarding the actual green characteristics, is there a significant improvement in real world CO2/km?

[speedingfine]

I'll take it

I think it's the best looking car they've made of the modern era. That side intake and flying buttress arrangement is the best resolved of Evija, F8 etc.

[RobYob]

I did tell someone I was tri-lingual though - I speak English, American, & Australian.

Notes lack of expletives....slightly raises eyebrow.

Fuck me. Never seen a bloke speak less fucking Australianlike since some dipshitcunt tried to correct me when I greeted the fellas "''Owthefuckareyouzezguys?"