The McLaren Artura is quicker than a Porsche 911 off the line, but still not as fast as the Tesla Model X Plaid. The hybrid supercar has had its acceleration figures verified with its zero to 60 mph time coming in at 3.0 seconds. The Model X Plaid gets there in 2.5 seconds and the911 Carrera 4S Coupe takes 3.5 seconds.
McLaren also divulged its figures for acceleration to longer distances:
- Zero to 124 mph: 8.3 seconds
- Zero to 186 mph: 21.5 seconds
- Standing quarter-mile: 10.7 seconds
The car’s time to 124 mph makes it slower than the McLaren Senna and 765LT by several seconds. Lotus brags that its Evija all-electric hypercar can hit 186 mph from a standstill in a blistering 9 seconds. The Artura’s quarter-mile time makes it as quick as a 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. The car has an electronically-limited maximum speed of 205 mph.
The Artura uses this electric motor to help it set its performance marks.Photo courtesy of McLaren Automotive
“The McLaren Artura’s all-new, super-lightweight electrified powertrain is at the cutting-edge of high-performance-hybrid technology, engineered to offer all of the advantages of internal combustion and electric power in one package and establish new benchmarks for combined performance and efficiency in the supercar class,” said Geoff Grose, Chief Engineer, McLaren Automotive. “The ‘clean-sheet’ design of the Artura has allowed us to focus on how to make this power accessible to the driver and deliver the levels of engagement expected from a McLaren.”
The Artura gets its power from a newly developed twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 engine that generates 617 brake horsepower and 531 pound-feet of torque. The engine is 110 pounds lighter than the twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 that’s in other McLarens. The engine is paired with an electric motor and a 7.4 kilowatt-hour lithium ion battery.
The battery pack is nested in the car’s architecture and takes just 2.5 hours to charge from zero to 80 percent under the perfect charging conditions. The automaker says that the battery can be charged up to 80 percent in “minutes” under “normal driving conditions”. McLaren backs the battery with a six-year/50,000-mile warranty.
Drivers can adjust how the car’s electric motor is deployed to prioritize range or power, or choose to shut off the internal combustion engine altogether and run on electricity only.
