2025 McLaren Artura Spider: Next-Gen Hybrid Powertrain, Ethernet Electrical Architecture & New Braking Upgrades

2025 McLaren Artura Spider Summary Points

• The 2025 McLaren Artura Spider is the British automaker’s first convertible hybrid supercar.

• Based on the Artura Coupe’s lightweight carbon architecture, the Spider is among the industry’s lightest convertible supercars, boasting a 3,439 lbs. curb weight.

• The 2025 McLaren Artura Spider offers 19 more horsepower from its turbocharged V6, but existing Artura Coupe owners are eligible for the performance upgrade at no extra cost.

• “We have upgraded the powertrain and the chassis systems to deliver more power, more dynamic performance, and even higher levels of connection with the driver – without any compromise in everyday driving,” ~ Michael Leiters, CEO, McLaren Automotive.

2025 McLaren Artura Spider: What’s New?

The McLaren Artura Spider is all-new for the 2025 model year and is hot on the heels of its Artura Coupe sibling that launched in 2021. It’s the brand’s first hybrid convertible supercar and has many improvements and upgrades over the already-stellar Artura Coupe.

The most noticeable change is the Spider’s single-piece retractable hardtop roof, a cacophony of carbon fiber and composite materials, eight electric motors, and an optional electrochromic panel that utilizes Suspended Particle technology to keep the cockpit cool. The roof will raise or lower in 11 seconds at speeds up to 31 mph.

Road sign recognition and lane departure warning are standard for the 2025 McLaren Artura Spider, while a blindspot monitor, adaptive cruise control, and cross-traffic detection are optional.

Recalibrated Hybrid V6 Powertrain

McLaren engineers tinkered with the Artura’s next-generation hybrid powertrain. They unlocked 19 more horsepower from the twin-turbocharged V6 gas engine, which now produces 690 horsepower. The torque figure remains unchanged at 531 lb-ft. The horsepower upgrades are not strictly for the Artura Spider since the changes apply to existing Artura Coupe owners.

McLaren said most of the added horses are evident in the 4,000 to 8,500 rpm range, with the climbing rev needle accompanied by a “crescendo” of engine sounds and exhaust notes, made more noticeable with the roof or rear window lowered.

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