Australians are loving hybrids, according to McLaren

Despite early hesitation, McLaren says its Australian customers have come around to its hybrid powertrain thanks to the Artura.

British supercar brand McLaren says its Australian customers have come around to the brand’s hybrid powertrains.

Speaking at a recent event for its W1 hypercar, McLaren’s Australia and New Zealand sales boss Dan Hotchin told Drive that Australia’s love affair with the V8 engine was the main source of customer hesitation.

“I think with Australia, there is an obvious love for V8s that everyone has, but ultimately the world is moving to hybrids,” he said.

“From an Australian perspective, people are certainly becoming more accepting of it. I think there was definitely a period where people were perhaps against it [hybrid engines] in the supercar market segment.”