British Supercar Maker McLaren Makes Official Debut In India

McLaren has been eyeing the Indian market for long and now finally it has launched its range here including introducing the extreme 765 LT hypercar in its Spider form.

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Source : Somnath Chatterjee

New Delhi: There is one more choice for supercar buyers in India with the official debut of McLaren.

McLaren has been eyeing the Indian market for long and now finally it has launched its range here including introducing the extreme 765 LT hypercar in its Spider form.

McLaren Automotive is represented by Infinity Cars in India with its flagship showroom in Mumbai.

The current McLaren range comprises of the GT, 720S Spider and coupe along with the 765 LT Spider which was launched yesterday being one of the fastest cars that you can buy in India.

There are already a number of McLaren cars in India with the 720S being particularly the most popular along with the Spider.

The 765 LT or Long Tail is the fastest McLaren and the most extreme along with having extensive weight saving from the 720S plus a more powerful V8 with 765PS. It does 0-100 km/h in just 2.8 seconds and has extreme aerodynamics over the standard McLarens.

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The 720S costs upwards of Rs 4.6 cr while the Spider is Rs 5cr. The GT is priced at just below Rs 4cr.

All McLaren supercars have a carbon fibre structure and a V8 at the moment on sale while there are extensive personalisation on offer for buyers too.

The line-up would be soon joined by the Artura supercar which is a hybrid powertrain equipped car and it does not use a V8 as it has a V6 with an electric motor.

Supercar sales have increased in India over the past few years with interest in owning high performance cars increasing. Hence, it has attracted many supercar makers with Lamborghini and Ferrari being successful in India.