We can still expect better days at McLaren Automotive in the years to come. This as Mike Flewitt, the British carmaker’s chief executive officer, has revealed what’s in and what’s out of the company's plans in the near future. These include a new hybrid offering that can complete the sprint to 60 in a little over two seconds.

3 Hybrid McLaren

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In interview with Car and Driver, Flewitt disclosed that the carmaker is planning to build a new all-wheel-drive hybrid supercar that is powerful enough to accelerate from a standstill to 60 mph in just 2.3 seconds. This performance is achieved by employing electric motors on the front wheels.

This new AWD hybrid supercar will be underpinned by a next-generation platform and powered by a plug-in hybrid powertrain, both of which will be officially introduced in spring of next year. This new plug-in hybrid is expected to allow the McLaren to go all electric for a distance of 15 to 20 miles.

The first of the vehicles underpinning this new platform will be unveiled at end of 2020 with sales in the United States to start in early 2020. Flewitt likewise revealed that McLaren plans to hybridize all its offerings in three to four years.

2 EVs Maybe In The Far Future

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Even with this level of electrification, the British carmaker isn't ready yet to build an all-electric supercar. Flewitt cited several reasons, including the fact that lithium-ion batteries of today are still too heavy and too costly. Furthermore, their energy densities aren’t sufficient to achieve the brand’s performance values.

According to Flewitt, a solid state battery would be welcomed at McLaren. But while he expects this battery technology to be commercialized starting in 2023 to 2025, it may take 30 years before McLaren could really offer an all-electric supercar.

1 No To SUVs

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While the rest of auto world is scrambling to build SUVs (Aston Martin recently unveiled the DBX) McLaren has scuttled the idea. Flewitt stated in Car and Driver that its current mid-engine architecture isn't yet suitable to underpin an SUV.

As such, a new platform is needed, which would cost up to $1 billion to develop. Since SUVs would be a costly move with no sure returns for McLaren, the carmaker is dangling a big “No” as early as now.

Source: Car And Driver)