This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will be a special occasion for McLaren as the brand celebrates its 60th anniversary. McLaren will mark this milestone with the dynamic debut of two of its newest products – the Solus GT and the 750S. In addition, other supercars from McLaren, including the Artura, will be showcased at the 2023 FoS.
McLaren will showcase the first production car of the Solus GT, which will also take on the challenging Goodwood Hillclimb. The Solus GT is the sixth model in the McLaren Ultimate Series and is a limited-production track-only mid-engine car. It draws design inspiration from the 2017 Vision Gran Turismo concept and weighs around 2,205 pounds (1,000 kilograms). Powered by a naturally-aspirated 5.2-liter V10 engine, the Solus GT is expected to be a strong contender for the fastest run up the hill.
The new 750S will also attempt the hillclimb event at Goodwood. While less aggressive than the Solus GT, the 750S is still a capable supercar. It is equipped with a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine producing 740 horsepower and can accelerate from 0 to 62 miles per hour (0 to 100 kilometers per hour) in just 2.8 seconds. The car’s newest feature, the Proactive Chassis Control hydraulic suspension, is expected to be one of its secret weapons in the hillclimb race.
“This year is the 60th anniversary of McLaren being founded, and the Goodwood Festival of Speed is the ideal event to celebrate six decades of thrilling performance. Alongside iconic cars from our past, we will be showcasing our current model range which together with two global dynamic debuts further strengthens the foundations for a new Future of Performance for McLaren,” says Michael Leiters, McLaren’s CEO.
In addition to the Solus GT and the 750S, McLaren will display other models from its past and present at the McLaren House, including the Artura, P1 (celebrating its tenth anniversary this year), Senna, and Elva.