McLaren will pay homage to founder Bruce McLaren at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, celebrating his bold vision and the greatest moments from the six decades since McLaren began in 1963, including McLaren’s capture of motorsport’s unofficial "Triple Crown" of victories at the Indianapolis 500, Monaco Grand Prix and Le Mans 24 Hours. McLaren will also be looking to the future with global dynamic debuts of two new models on the Goodwood Hillclimb, alongside other iconic cars both running and on display.
The new 750S V8-engined supercar will
headline McLaren’s presence at this year’s Festival, together with the
game-changing, single-seat, closed-cockpit Solus GT. The Artura -
McLaren’s high-performance hybrid V6 supercar - will also be showcased.
In
the 750S, a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 developing power of 750 PS
and torque of 800 Nm combines with new lightweight elements to deliver a
power-to-weight ratio of up to 587 PS-per-tonne - 22 PS-per-tonne
greater than its closest competitor. With more power and less weight than the 720S it replaces, the 750S is capable of 0-100
km/h in 2.8 seconds and 0-200 km/h in 7.2 seconds. At its lightest dry
weight of just 1,277 kg, the 750S is a remarkable 193 kg lighter than
its closest competitor. Its outstanding dynamic capabilities are further
unlocked by a new version of McLaren’s Proactive Chassis Control
linked-hydraulic suspension, PCC III.
Leaping out of the virtual
world and into reality, the Solus GT is track-only development of a
futuristic concept featured in the Gran Turismo Sport video game. Just
25 customer cars will be built, all of which have been sold. The Solus
GT is powered by a naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 engine that revs in
excess of 10,000 rpm and is mated to a bespoke seven-speed sequential
transmission. The engine produces 840 PS and 650 Nm of torque and with
the whole car weighing less than 1,000 kg, performance is simply
incredible, targeting 0-100 km/h in 2.5 seconds and a top speed of over
200 mph. Wind-tunnel research combined with CFD work results in an aerodynamic package capable of developing
over 1,200 kg of downforce, reinforcing the extreme track ability of the
Solus GT.
In addition to tackling the challenging Goodwood
Hillclimb, the first Solus GT production car will also be on display at
McLaren House, the brand’s home for the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed
and the destination for fans wanting to explore McLaren’s rich racing
and automotive heritage. Silverstone-based, high-performance engineering
company KW Special Projects (KWSP), which specialises in supporting
exclusive vehicle projects for road, track, and display, is working
alongside McLaren engineers as technical supply partner.
Running
in the Supercar and Manufacturer batches will be a selection of McLaren
models past and present. The Artura, McLaren’s first V6 hybrid supercar,
will take part in hillclimb action alongside McLaren’s first hybrid,
the P1 hypercar, marking its tenth anniversary in 2023. Ultimate Series
models including the Senna and Elva will power up the hill, as well as
the 12C Job #1 - the very first production 12C.
On each of the
four days of the festival, a ‘McLaren Moment’ will showcase some of
McLaren’s greatest racing machines in a moving motor show on the
Hillclimb. At points over the weekend the fantastic collection of racing
cars and drivers taking part will include Mika Häkkinen returning to
the wheel of the MP4/14 in which he won the 1999 Formula 1 Drivers’
World Championship; Bruno Senna driving his uncle Ayrton Senna’s 1991
Formula 1 World Championship-winning MP4/6; and McLaren’s Le Mans 24
Hour race winner JJ Lehto in Lewis Hamilton’s 2008 MP4/23 F1
Championship winner.
Spectators will also see cars developed by
McLaren Customer Racing, including the 12C GT3, 650S GT3, 570S
GT4, 720S GT3 X (which won the 2021 timed shootout in the hands of Rob
Bell) and GT3 Evo, as well the new Artura Trophy race car.
