2025 McLaren Artura Spider | Supercar Review | Driving.ca

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The McLaren Artura Spider is not just the Artura coupe we know with a folding roof. Since the coupe debuted in 2022, McLaren engineers have been extremely busy behind the scenes developing a host of updates to the Artura which will be applied to both the coupe and the new Spider for the 2025 model year. Combined gasoline/electric output is up by 19 hp to a full 690. An electronic “pre-fill” feature makes the already rapid upshifts 25% faster. There’s also a completely revised exhaust system, stiffer engine mounts, revised brake cooling ducts and more. They did more than just remove the roof. 

Our drive route had us ascending the mountainous roads above Monaco and following gorgeous canyons on Route Napoleon. Perfect supercar territory. But before we could get to those roads, we had some good miles of transit on the French autoroute and a good excuse to test the comfort mode of the Artura Spider.

Have you driven or cross-shopped a McLaren supercar? Let us know what you thought of it in the comments below!

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Honest criticism (meant to be constructive): All things considered, I feel that this review was mediocre at best. The host briefly mentions the "Electrochromic" Roof (at 11:14) then neither shows the see-through roof from the interior nor how the roof mechanism works in normal operation. That was a massive fail. Then the host fails to demonstrate how the rear window affects the noise level and wind buffeting within the cabin. I understand the host is not Doug Demuro, but these are not some trivial "Quirks and Features" aspects of this vehicle.

This was supposedly a review of all-new convertible McLaren Artura. Correct? Should the special roof not have been the whole point of this exercise? Concluding my thoughts on the convertible top, the FIRST thing the host should have done is to explain (and actually demonstrate) how the roof mechanism operates. Fully closed, then fully open.

Beyond this, the host jumps around in some sort of stream-of-consciousness rambling mode about different aspects of the car. Offering the viewer the proverbial overwhelming 'sip from a firehose' in an attempt to convey various tidbits about the car. While the enthusiasm is certainly understandable, there was no logical progression or cohesion in the commentary. It was disjointed and hard to follow. Sad to say, in my opinion, the visual was superior to the audio in this presentation.

[dash-ryan]

Just buy it used with low kms. Not only do you skirt the luxury tax, McLarens depreciate in price like stone. Check Autotrader, you can buy a more powerful 720S these days for the same price as a brand new Artura.

[dash-ryan]

You can buy a corvette e-ray at less than half the price. It's inferior from an exotic car standpoint, but for the vast majority of people who don't regularly drive at 9/10ths, they won't notice or won't care.

[TechnicaX]

I don't want a hybrid supercar. Stop it.