NEW McLaren Artura Review: Great, But Not Ready | Catchpole on Carfection

The McLaren Artura is the brand's first plug-in hybrid supercar. Styling wise it looks very familiar but how does this new hybrid system change the characteristics of the car? And will the new hybrid system be reliable?
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[Carfection]

Would you go for the McLaren Artura or the Ferrari 296 GTB?

[jonathancollard]

As a McLaren 570 owner I’m disappointed that yet again the factory are pushing out cars to the press fleet that aren’t 100% fettled and ready for the onerous testing that so obviously awaits… issues with software really are unacceptable on IRIS after 10 years evolution🤔… none of this helps the “cars are fragile” reputation of McLaren within the YT and SM community.

[brandonclark]

Everyone else: car review
Carfection: cinematic experience
Great job again team👍

[clubsport]

I'd kill to see a vid of all the reviewer heavyweights. Same track, same day, same car. Henry vs Sutcliffe vs Monkey vs Jethro maybe add Harry in for a wild card. Let's see who's fastest and can pull the most lurid skid. Maybe Carfection could set it up?

[C.Fecteau-AU-MJ]

This is the Artura review I've been waiting for.

[marfrandema]

Terrible for Mclaren to launch a car in those conditions. The car was a mess in terms of reliability and it seems 2 units caught fire (that's what happens when you layoff half of your workforce).
Please Mclaren fix the car before you start delivering them to the owners, your future as a car manufacturer depends on it.

[Dharshanth.k]

idk which one to focus, the immense cinematography or the automotive journalism. Both are bloody blooming amazing!

[richieduck]

Love to see this vs the MC20 and 296GTB

[sethblack]

I love the design of the lights there mixing the practicality of the 720s and the look of the p1

[clubsportlarry]

I have watched a few different reviews of this car and this is by far the best shot. The cinematography is brilliant. The intro is great. Better than Evo, Top Gear. Etc. Keep it up guys.

[Trendyflute]

I like this new breed of 6 cylinder PHEV supercars, and I can appreciate the Artura is not as fast as the 296 and that's fine. I feel that abandoning the alphanumeric scheme right when it's finally something everyone is used to is confusing and opening themselves up to criticism. It's hard to tell where this car stands in the lineup so if its performance doesn't match superior competition, people will criticize it because they don't understand where it is in the lineup. I worry it'll do more to hurt the brand than help it.

[JasperM]

As a sidenote: congrats on the Speedmaster Henry :). Looks good.

[RandGTFan]

It revs a lot! Sounds better than the V8 to me; it's more "sound" and less "noise".

The styling...well, it doesn't look much more modern than a 720S, but I still like it. The interior is not very attractive to me.

I really hope they can fix the reliability issues that all reviewers mentioned.

Another great review by Henry!

[ascchannel]

I understand that it’s their bread-and-butter model, so they don’t want to risk much design wise, but a fresher approach would have been good.

For the “average” person they all start to look the same, which makes it outdated right from the beginning.

Nice video (as always)!
Cheers

[viktor.egelund]

Once the video embargo for a new model is lifted, I have a handful of similar videos in my YouTube feed.
Carfection and Henry Catchpole always stand out as the superior production and review.

[tanish-po]

Ferrari interiors look a lot more luxurious and upmarket. It might not be as ergonomic as this but it definitely is worthy of being in this segment's supercar.

[jamesj]

At least it didn't burst in to flames half through the review 🔥

[Sizeofanocean]

We are spoilt with Catchpole, Bovingdon and Sutcliffe posting reviews. It has to be said, from a production point of view Carfection is a clear step ahead of all the rest. You mention the intsrument binnacle, we see a perfect shot of the instrument binnacle, on the move. Lovely. Thank you guys, and please keep it up for at least as long as Harry Metcalfe has by now!

[rimRapr]

I wonder how many owners will drive reasonable distance electric only, go on the highway, switch on the combustion engine and start flooring it with the engine cold...

[studiolezard]

As for styling, McLaren's approach is their own. While I enjoy Ferrari's departures from their own norms, these aspects are what make the car makers individual. I'd love to see more design evolution from McLaren, but I woudn't ask them to do it. Just as I'd never ask my girlfriend to dye her hair to please my whim.