McLaren McL 6GT concept (2026)
Concept car · 2026 · Combustion
Bruce McLaren's unbuilt M6GT dream, reimagined as a manual concept
The McL 6GT is a design study that previews a new, highly exclusive McLaren supercar line due to reach customers in 2028, positioned outside the brand's existing Sports Series/Supercar/Ultimate Series portfolio. It is McLaren's first car with a true manual, driver-operated gearbox since the F1 in 1992, six-speed with an exposed shift linkage and a Speedy Kiwi motif on the knob. The two-seat, mid-engine layout uses a full carbon-fibre monocoque and carbon-fibre bodywork with hydraulic steering, and its low, wide, Kammback-tailed silhouette directly references the M6GT, the road car Bruce McLaren was developing on the M6A Can-Am chassis when he died in 1970 and never got to finish. McLaren has not disclosed the production car's engine displacement, output, weight, pricing or build number.
Key facts
- Layout: Two-seat, mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
- Engine: V8 internal-combustion (displacement and output not disclosed)
- Transmission: 6-speed manual with exposed shift linkage, first in a McLaren road car since the F1 (1992)
- Construction: Carbon-fibre monocoque and carbon-fibre bodywork
- Steering: Hydraulic
- Design inspiration: Bruce McLaren's unbuilt M6GT road car, based on the M6A Can-Am racer (1969-1970)
- Interior details: Speedy Kiwi emblem on the gear knob, machined-aluminium switchgear, Racing Loop tail-light motif
- Planned production: Limited-production road car due 2028; price and build number not officially disclosed
- Reveal: The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, Monterey Car Week, August 14, 2026
Production
- Status: Concept only
- Previews a production model due 2028; no pricing or build number disclosed
- Revealed at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, Monterey Car Week, August 14, 2026
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Source: McLaren Automotive