The McLaren P13 is arriving sooner than we thought. While we already know that McLaren plans to put the P13 up for sale in September 2015, recent details have emerged surrounding the sports car's official unveiling and price tag. The P13 will debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show with a $210,000 price tag.
A report from Edmunds confirmed these new details surrounding the British automaker's new entry-level sports car. Speaking with McLaren Managing Director Mike Flewitt, the auto site managed to confirm the company's plans for the P13.
For one, the P13 'code' won't be used as the official production model of the sports car. Also, it will carry a similar size to the McLaren 650S and will have the same mid-engine, two-seat setup within a carbon-fiber body.
But according to Flewitt, the two McLarens will still be completely unique from each other, despite the shared components. "It's difficult to style mid-engine cars to look different, not least for cooling reasons; side-mounted radiators dictate a lot of style," he explained.
As far as the engine is concerned, the P13 will use the same 3.8-liter, twin-turbo, V-8 engine as the 650S. The only difference is that McLaren will detune the former's V-8 powertrain to somewhere between 400 to 500 horsepower, creating a 0-to-60-mph sprint time of about four seconds - a second slower than the 650S. Likewise, top speed is about 185 mph for the P13, compared to the 207-mph top speed of the 650S.
The McLaren P13 is expected to compete with the likes of the Ferrari California T, the Audi R8 V10, and the Porsche 911 Turbo S.
In addition to the news about the P13, Flewitt also talked about another future McLaren: the P15.
Contrary to previous rumors, the P15 will not be the replacement for the P1. Instead, the supercar, which will cost $500,000 to $600,000, will sit just above the 650S and launch in 2017.
That should still create a wide space between all of McLaren's models and its flagship supercar - the P1 - which features the very best of McLaren technology to go with an output of 903 horsepower and 1,100 pound-feet of torque and a price of $1.15 million.
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McLaren CEO Talks About the Future P13 and P15 Supercars originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 28 May 2014 13:00 EST.
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