McLaren has recently divulged preliminary details about its upcoming entry-level model that has codename P13.
Scheduled to go on sale in 2015, the model will comes with a base price of around 120,000 GBP (approx. 197,000 USD / 143,300 EUR). The attached sketch was done by Autovisie after a drawing was made by McLaren’s design chief Frank Stephenson. It can be seen that the P13 will borrow many styling cues from the P1 but in a smaller package. The vehicle will utilize the same carbon fiber MonoCell chassis as seen in the 12C and P1.
The McLaren P13 will be fitted with a detuned version of the firm’s V8 3.8-liter twin-turbo engine outputting 444 hp (331 kW). McLaren Automotive European sales chief David Brimson describes the new model as “a true high-performance sports car with the same DNA as the 12C and P1.”
The model is most likely to be revealed in September 2014 at the Paris Motor Show while sales are expected to commence in the spring of 2015. Production of the car will start around the same period when McLaren will finish building all 375 P1 units.
