McLaren Will Build a Roadster That Appears to Have No Windshield

McLaren announced today at Pebble Beach it will build a limited-production open-top roadster to slot into the brand’s Ultimate Series lineup alongside the Senna and Speedtail. It’ll be powered by a twin-turbo V-8 and limited to just 399 units. The company released a single teaser image of the car, and says it will be geared toward driving pleasure rather than lap times.

CEO Mike Flewitt revealed the design today to McLaren customers, confirming what we heard from Autocar in July. The car, which has yet to be named, will be priced similarly to the company’s Senna track-special and Speedtail grand-touring car, so expect an MSRP of around $1 million.

Unlike the Senna, which was designed to set the quickest lap times possible, this new roadster will be geared for enjoyment rather than outright performance. In a statement, McLaren promises to offer “the purest distillation of road-focused driving pleasure and an unrivaled sense of driver connection with the surrounding environment.”

Exact specs have yet to be released, but McLaren confirmed the car will use a carbon-fiber construction, a version of the twin-turbo V-8 engine from the Senna, and feature low-profile dihedral doors. There’s no mention of hybrid tech, and if the Autocar report is anything to go on, it won’t be employed here.

And judging by the teaser image McLaren released today, the new roadster won’t have a windshield. That should make things very interesting.

McLaren says it will be taking “expressions of interest” for the new car from existing customers this weekend at Pebble Beach. Expect order books to formally open soon after.

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