McLaren Beverly Hills has pulled the wraps off the limited edition Sabre.
Created by McLaren Special Operations, the Sabre has been designed exclusively for the United States and this allowed the model to use “ideas and innovations that global homologation would not permit.”
The company didn’t go into many specifics, but the car features a protruding nose and a prominent front splitter. There’s also a ventilated hood, slender headlights and unique ‘over fenders.’
Moving further back, we can see aerodynamic side skirts, a rakish windscreen and butterfly doors. However, the Sabre is more notable for its distinctive rear cover and central fin which flows into a massive wing.
McLaren Sabre Makes Surprise Debut, Surpasses Senna With 824 HP ++ Only 15 will be built, and they re exclusively for the US market.
Recent spy shots and leaked images suggested the McLaren Sabre was on the cusp of a reveal. However, we didn t expect to see it like this. The hypercar is revealed, though the word comes to us
not from McLaren, but through the automaker s Beverly Hills dealership. There s still quite a bit we don t know, and it s likely to stay that way since McLaren considers the Sabre a customer-commissioned machine. More on that in a bit.
For now, here s the Sabre in all its winged glory and the surprises extend beyond the unorthodox reveal. Rumors pointed to the Sabre wielding a hybrid powertrain packing over 1,000 horsepower, but that s not the case. It s pure internal-combustion, using a twin-turbocharged V8 that we assume is the familiar 4.0-liter mill. The press release doesn t offer specifics on the engine, oth