McLaren eyes saloon and SUV as part of electrification plans

New boss floats SUV plan. Greater focus on quality

- Stuart Gallagher

MCLAREN'S new CEO, former Ferrari Chief Technical Officer Michael Leiters, has said the British firm isn't thinking of a pure-electric supercar just yet, but a sports saloon to rival Porsche's Taycan (previewed in our exclusive image, right) and an SUV are part of McLaren's electrification plans.

Speaking to Auto Express's sister title evo, Leiters revealed that he wasn't presented with any shocks when taking over from former McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt, saying that: "Some things were worse, some things were better." He added that some areas were as poor as he expected, with quality being the top of that list.