McLaren has revealed the McL 6GT concept at 2026 Monterey Car Week, previewing a production model scheduled for 2028. The car draws its inspiration from the McLaren M6GT, the road car Bruce McLaren was developing before his death, and it establishes a new tier of limited McLaren supercar positioned beyond the company’s core and expanded portfolio.
The concept is built around a carbon fiber monocoque with carbon fiber bodywork and is powered by a V8 driving the rear wheels through a manual transmission, the first manual in a McLaren since the F1. The rest of the hardware follows the same direction, with hydraulic steering, mechanical switchgear, and knurled machined aluminum controls throughout the cabin. The gearstick carries a three-dimensional Speedy Kiwi set within its upright, referencing the first iconography developed from McLaren’s original logo.
The exterior interprets the proportions of the original M6GT and the M6A Can-Am racer it was based on, sitting low and wide with a low nose, clean surfacing, and a Kammback tail. The roof flows into the rear deck and engine cover, with the cabin embedded within the body rather than sitting on top of it. A Racing Loop motif inspired by the M6GT’s original taillights is integrated into the exterior airflow architecture, Bruce McLaren’s original M6GT number plate appears as a tone-on-tone graphic, his signature is placed in the engine bay, and the Speedy Kiwi is etched into the fuel filler cap.
Inside, the concept pairs exposed gloss carbon fiber with a reinterpreted boxed quilting pattern and digital instrumentation styled after the original car’s gauges. The reveal follows McLaren Special Operations’ one-off build of the original M6GT, which the company presented at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
McLaren says the production version of the McL 6GT will arrive in 2028. No performance figures, pricing, or production numbers have been announced.
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