{"id":2093361,"date":"2026-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2093361"},"modified":"2026-08-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:00:00","slug":"this-is-the-new-mcl-6gt-the-first-manual-mclaren-since-1992s-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2093361","title":{"rendered":"This is the new McL 6GT: the first manual McLaren since 1992\u2019s F1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If your knowledge of McLaren stretches beyond \u2018F1\u2019, then you\u2019ll likely remember founder Bruce McLaren\u2019s odyssey with the gorgeous M6GT \u2013 like the Koenigsegg we featured recently<\/a>, it was a machine built to take on the sportscar world, but kiboshed at the last minute. Bruce actually went ahead and made a road car.<\/p>\n

Well, here\u2019s New McLaren reconnecting with its heritage. It\u2019s called the McL 6GT, and it\u2019s a new type of supercar that\u2019ll result in a version you \u2013 well, maybe not all<\/em> of you \u2013 can buy in 2028.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s also the first McLaren with a proper manual gearbox since that aforementioned F1 supercar, and while details on this car are short, we know it\u2019s matched to a V8, sending drive to the rear wheels, packaged inside a lightweight carbon fibre shell.<\/p>\n

So\u2026 very McLaren, then. \u201cThe McLaren McL 6GT imagines what our inspirational founder had wished to complete but with six additional decades of innovation and passion woven through every element, creating a modern icon of driver connection,\u201d said McLaren boss Nick Collins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We\u2019ll circle back to the looks momentarily \u2013 you will have opinions, no doubt \u2013 but first, the drive. McLaren promises something a bit more analogue: \u201cEvery shift, throttle movement and steering input is intended to feel deliberate, physical, and rewarding, connecting the driver to the machine,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis mechanical character extends beyond the drivetrain. Hydraulic steering, tactile switchgear, and visible engineering details all contribute to a sense of purity of involvement for the driver.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And because this is a McLaren, the details are brilliantly nerdy. The gearshift design, for example, has been engineered for \u201cmaximum feel and throw\u201d, and even gets a 3D \u2018Speedy Kiwi\u2019 set within it. Bruce was from New Zealand, don\u2019t forget.<\/p>\n

So, the style. Looks unlike any new McLaren, that\u2019s for sure. There\u2019s a definite sweep of classic M6GT about the thing, but it\u2019s more doe-eyed than its stablemates. It\u2019s low, wide, features a Kamm tail, and of course, has been honed for low-drag aero.<\/p>\n

From the close-ups of the interior \u2013 there\u2019s no wide shot of the full cabin, annoyingly \u2013 it does look proper, and features digital instruments, \u2018boxed quilting\u2019, that sort of thing.<\/p>\n

Like we mentioned, a production version of this will arrive in 2028, but McLaren also said it \u201clays the foundation for a newly positioned and highly exclusive type of McLaren supercar beyond the core and expanded portfolio\u201d. So, there\u2019s that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Still don\u2019t remember the M6GT? TopGear.com drove one a while back in the States. Here\u2019s how we got on<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If your knowledge of McLaren stretches beyond \u2018F1\u2019, then you\u2019ll likely remember founder Bruce McLaren\u2019s odyssey with the gorgeous M6GT \u2013 like the Koenigsegg we featured recently, it was a machine built to take on the sportscar world, but kiboshed at the last minute. Bruce actually went ahead and made a road car. Well, here\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-2093361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2093361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093361\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2093361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2093361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2093361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}