INTERVIEW
Mclaren remains focused on making pure driving cars
Mark Smyth talks to McLaren Automotive CEO Mike Flewitt about the company’s plans - and its thoughts on the SUV bandwagon
McLaren sales rose 43.9% in 2018 with 4,806 models hitting the world’s roads. Those are impressive numbers but in line with the company’s Track 22 strategy, there is much more to come. We spoke to the man in charge of this renewed drive for the British sports carmaker, CEO Mike Flewitt about new models, plans for electric vehicles, the challenges and whether the brand will join rivals in creating a sporty SUV. Flewitt announced at the recent Geneva International Motor Show that McLaren is going to make its first grand tourer (GT), something that we said we would put money on the company building after driving the 570GT back in 2016. That car was not a proper GT, but a slightly more everyday version of the 570 meant to gauge customer opinion on a future model. “I think when you say McLaren today people think pure supercar, but we have pure supercar, we have extreme supercars like Sennas and LTs and we have slightly less extreme, more road focused, more luxury like Speedtail or the gr...
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