McLaren has joined forces with a reliable engine source called Ricardo. As part of the multi-year deal, Ricardo will create a new hybrid V-8 engine for McLaren supercars in the future. According to the company, the new engine will power both hybrid supercars that McLaren already makes and those that will be made in the future. Ricardo, a longtime engine supplier, and McLaren publicly said they would work together again. Daniel Riccardo, a former F1 driver for McLaren, should be distinct from this. The multi-year deal says a new hybrid V-8 will drive the following McLaren supercars. When the McLaren 12C came out in 2011, it had a Ricardo V-8 engine. This was the start of the relationship. The company also makes the latest V-6 configuration for the hybrid McLaren Artur. McLaren has said that the new hybrid V-8 will power its present and future supercars as part of its Future of Performance plan. However, the full scope of the new contract is still unknown. The P1 supercar from 2013 will be replaced by a hybrid car that is already being made and will come out in 2026. A hybrid version of the new McLaren 750S is set to come out around the same time. By the end of 2026, the company hopes to have all its cars run on electricity. Even though their outputs will differ, both vehicles will likely have some version of the hybrid V-8 that is coming soon. The 2024 750S, which replaces the 720S, isn’t that different from the car it used to be, but it does have smaller pistons like the 765LT and uses higher boost pressure to increase power to 740 horsepower. The new V-8 will come out in 2026, and we expect it to be much different from the old one. Since McLaren is likely to improve on the 903 horsepower of the 2014 car, the new P1 is expected to be even faster. Inadvertently, the statement also says that McLaren will keep making V-8s and cars with internal combustion engines after 2030. “We are delighted to have reached this new engine supply agreement with McLaren Automotive for their next-generation high-performance V-8 powertrain,” Ricardo CEO Graham Ritchie stated today. This expands both companies’ long-term connection over the next decade.” That is a good thing.
