Despite recent launches like the Artura sports car and the W1 hypercar, McLaren's future remains uncertain. The company was recently acquired by CYVN Holdings, an arm of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, and merged with British EV startup Forseven.
It's still unclear what the new ownership envisions for the iconic supercar manufacturer and racing team. However, in a recent interview with the UK’s Car Magazine, newly appointed CEO Nick Collins shared some early details about what lies ahead—and the specifics are interesting, to say the least.
Most notably, Collins confirmed McLaren’s plans to expand its lineup beyond the current crop of supercars, echoing statements he made back in April. While Collins stopped short of confirming a McLaren SUV a la the Ferrari Purosangue, he did reveal that the company will be entering "adjacent segments" and that it will introduce a model with "more than two seats."
'You’ll definitely see something with more than two seats, but that still leaves us in quite a wide territory. And as I said, even in two-seat territory, we could have a lot more diversity there.'
Collins also confirmed that McLaren has its product roadmap locked in through 2030, with preliminary designs already completed for every upcoming model. He emphasized that the company will lean heavily on its relationship with Chinese automaker Nio—particularly on the manufacturing side. CYVN Holdings, McLaren’s new owner, holds a 20 percent stake in Nio.
'You’ll see Nio components in McLarens much sooner than you think—at a component level, even in the current range. We’ve been working with them to make a better McLaren faster. Not a faster car, but a car built in less time.'
While exact details about the future lineup remain unclear, McLaren has dropped several hints about an SUV in the past. Back in September, Collins also told The Drive that a McLaren EV is still on the table—just not in the immediate future.
For now, we’ll have to wait and see what McLaren’s lineup looks like over the next five years.
