McLaren’s worst-kept secret is finally shaping up. Dealers just got a sneak peek at the British marque’s first-ever SUV, codenamed P47, which is gunning straight for the luxury performance crowd. Forget those cookie-cutter crossovers: this beast, slated for 2028, takes its cues from Porsche’s hulking Cayenne Turbo GT, packing monstrous 24-inch wheels and enough road presence to make a Lamborghini Urus sweat.
You’d recognize it in a heartbeat. Split headlights? Check. That aggressive roof spine and hood scoop? Absolutely. And the rear? Pure drama—wide, with a spoiler that means business and exhausts big enough to swallow a small dog. It’s McLaren through and through, just… taller.
Under the skin, things get juicier. A hybrid V8’s confirmed, though the chassis won’t be the featherweight carbon setup from their supercars. No surprise there: this thing’s built for pavement-pounding, not lap times.
But here’s where McLaren’s playing 4D chess. The SUV’s just one piece of a turbocharged rollout plan. Starting in 2026, they’re dropping at least one new ride annually. First up: the W1 hypercar. Then comes the unhinged, limited-run 788HS—think 750S on steroids. By ’27, expect a V6 mild-hybrid supercar punching out 800 horses while coddling you in leather-clad luxury.
Long game? A 2+2 GT, a W1 Spider, and a 750S successor ready to rumble with Ferrari’s 849 Testarossa. All this chaos comes courtesy of McLaren’s new Abu Dhabi overlords, CYVN Holdings, who spliced the brand with startup Forseven and roped in Nio and Gordon Murray’s EV crew. Buckle up—it’s getting wild.
Shawn Henry