McLaren McL 6GT Previews 2028 Exclusive Supercar, First Since the F1 With a Manual Transmission
The concept revives Bruce McLaren’s 1969 road-car vision with a manual transmission, rear-wheel drive and carbon-fiber construction, McLaren said.
- Revealed during 2026 Monterey Car Week, The McL 6GT is a concept previewing a production model scheduled for 2028 that reintroduces a manual transmission to McLaren's lineup.
- Bruce McLaren's original 1969 M6GT inspired the new design, which incorporates "Racing Loop" taillights; the founder's project remained unfinished after his 1970 testing accident at Goodwood.
- Unlike modern supercars chasing 1,000 horsepower, McLaren Automotive CEO Nick Collins said the car "imagines what our inspirational founder had wished to complete" with hydraulic steering and physical controls.
- McLaren hasn't offered three pedals in a production road car for more than three decades, with the shifter incorporating a three-dimensional "Speedy Kiwi" emblem to enhance mechanical feel.
- Positioned outside McLaren's core portfolio, The McL 6GT will use a carbon-fiber monocoque and arrive in 2028, suggesting exclusivity and pricing well beyond standard models.
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McLaren McL 6GT Previews 2028 Exclusive Supercar, First Since the F1 With a Manual Transmission
A little more than a month ago, during the Goodwood Festival of Speed, McLaren Special Operations did the unthinkable and presented to the world the M6GT, the car the company’s founder, Bruce McLaren, always dreamed of making, but never got to. Little did we know at the time that the 1970s design would inspire a production version, which was previewed this week in California, during the Monterey Car Week. (continue reading...)
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