McLaren Automotive has revealed the McL 6GT, a production-ready supercar concept featuring the company's first manual gearbox since the 1992 F1 model.
The Woking-based carmaker unveiled the vehicle at Monterey Car Week. McLaren Automotive said the McL 6GT fulfills founder Bruce McLaren's original supercar dreams, celebrating tactile, analogue, and deeply mechanical driving while connecting the brand's heritage to the present.
Taking Bruce McLaren's original supercar as its inspiration, the company stated that the model will inform a future-facing approach to McLaren cars that will captivate character. The production version of the supercar is set to arrive in 2028. McLaren Automotive has not disclosed the price or exact launch date, but expects to share additional details next year.
Engine specifications and mechanical design
While full details of the engine have not yet been released, the McL 6GT will feature a V8 internal-combustion engine similar to the original M6GT. McLaren promised that its mechanical character will be felt in every shift, throttle movement, and steering input.
The carmaker noted that this tactile DNA extends to hydraulic steering, tactile switchgear, and visible engineering. The gearstick is designed for maximum feel and throw, taking inspiration from McLaren's heritage and featuring a three-dimensional Speedy Kiwi embedded within its upright.
McLaren Automotive is increasing its use of lightweight carbon fibre for both track and road vehicles. The McL 6GT relies on super-lightweight carbon-fibre monocoque technology combined with carbon-fibre bodywork.
Exterior styling and heritage features
The vehicle's proportions match McLaren's current mid-engined models, while the body features styling inspired by 1960s sports-prototype racing cars. The low, wide design incorporates M6GT DNA and reflects the stance of the M6A Can-Am racer upon which the original road car was based.
At the rear, a distinctive Kammback tail completes the continuous line from the low front nose. A Racing Loop motif, inspired by the original M6GT taillights, is integrated into the exterior airflow architecture, alongside a tone-on-tone graphic reimagining Bruce McLaren's original number plate.
Additional design touches highlight the company's founder. Bruce McLaren's signature is located on the engine bay, and the Speedy Kiwi emblem is discreetly etched into the fuel-filler cap.
Interior design and executive remarks
Inside the cabin, boxed quilting has been reinterpreted for modern buyers, while digital instrumentation preserves the clarity and emotional appeal of the original F1. Conceived in 1988 and released in 1992, the F1 was McLaren Automotive's first foray into road cars. The carmaker stated that these elements create a cockpit that feels both forward-looking and connected to heritage.
Nick Collins, chief executive at McLaren Automotive, commented on the revelation of the new model.
"The McLaren McL 6GT imagines what our inspirational founder wished to complete, but with six additional decades of innovation and passion woven through every element, creating a modern icon of driver connection," Collins said. "It is symbolic of the bold, provocative and hugely exciting future that we are preparing to realise."
