So what's a 'Hyper-GT' then? McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt explains: "We are calling BP23 a 'Hyper-GT' because it's a car designed for longer journeys, but with the high levels of performance and driver engagement expected of any McLaren. A hybrid powertrain will make it one of the most powerful McLarens yet created but the car will also deliver the highest levels of refinement, enabling significant journeys to be undertaken with up to three people aboard."
That hybrid powertrain will be housed within a carbon fibre body, although there's no details on engine type or power figure as yet. Delivery of the first cars will occur in early 2019, and the allocation is already fully pre-sold. The 106 lucky owners will get to work alongside MSO in customising their own cars in terms of colour and trim among other options, and MSO has stated that all of the switchgear will be unique to the BP23. F1-style dihedral doors make an appearance, although what F1 designer and famed lightness enthusiast Gordon Murray will make of the fact that they will be powered on the BP23 isn't known just yet...
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