What's the news?
What with all the excitement of the McLaren Senna and its GTR track version being revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, you might think the British supercar-making company had done enough grandstanding for one year - but now it has confirmed a new Ultimate Series model that will be faster than its most legendary road-going model: the iconic McLaren F1.
Said to be capable of exceeding 391km/h, the old F1's incredible top speed, and a petrol-electric 'Hyper-GT' hybrid, the new car - codenamed the BP23 - will have its full public reveal at the end of this year. People who have already slapped down a deposit on this thing (more on this in a moment...) get a private preview ahead of that.
McLaren is saying this new addition to the Ultimate Series, which already contains the Senna and the truly awe-inspiring P1, will not only be the fastest-ever McLaren road car but also the most luxurious. It features a three-seat cockpit design with a central driving seat, again harking back to the F1 of the 1990s, which had the same layout.
BP23 will carry an as-yet unannounced name, rather than the '570S' or '720S' alphanumeric system used for McLaren's Sports Series and Super Series vehicles. The name, as well as the confirmed maximum speed of the vehicle (we'd be surprised if it doesn't attain or even surpass 400km/h...), will be announced closer to the car's reveal later in the year.
Anything else?
So, pricing and build numbers and deposits. Sadly, even if you are a multi-multi-multi-millionaire who really, really wants one of the BP23s and you've not put your order in as we speak, then you've already missed the boat. Just 106 examples will be built and every single one of them was allocated to a buyer before the car was even officially announced in November 2016.
Each example of the BP23's build run, personalised to each owner's taste by McLaren Special Operations, will cost around €1.8 million including taxes. Oof.