McLaren announces a 820-hp supercar with a still-secret look

Announced by a papaya-colored kiwi sculpture, the McLaren McL 820 will arrive in 2027.

To discover the lines of the next McLaren, one will have to wait. The British manufacturer has chosen a papaya-colored kiwi sculpture, installed in central London, to announce its McL 820 on October 30. The bird recalls the New Zealand origins of Bruce McLaren, who adopted it as a symbol.

Its camouflage reveals, however, the essentials: a name and a power. The prefix McL, inspired by the competitive heritage, places this new model in a nomenclature designed to bring McLaren Automotive and McLaren Racing closer together. The number announces the color: 820 hp.

McL 820 and W1: two different places in the range

Despite this power, the McL 820 does not dethrone the W1. Heir to the F1 and P1, the latter remains McLaren’s exceptional model: a hybrid twin-turbo V8 with 1,275 hp, limited to just 399 units.

The newcomer is announced as a production supercar. Its role should therefore be more central in the commercial offer, with a power that is 455 hp lower than that of the W1.

A succession is shaping up for the 750S

The schedule naturally points to the 750S as its predecessor, although the press release does not explicitly confirm this lineage. McLaren has opened the last orders for the 750S, production of which will end in 2027. The McL 820 would thus show 70 additional hp.

However, the brand does not specify either the architecture of its engine or any potential hybridization. Weight, acceleration, and price also remain unknown. More information is promised for 2027, the announced year of its arrival. Until then, the papaya kiwi keeps the suspense alive, without revealing the silhouette of the future supercar.

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