With ICE or not, McLaren's new system could vault it into a new era of performance as well as complexity.
One patent application, published in January 2023 and first spotted by, describes a rear-axle drive unit consisting of a differential with three electric motors. A primary motor is positioned at the differential's input, and two more are at the outputs, where the axle shafts exit and connect the diff to the rear wheels. The housing for this mass of motors and gears would be made of aluminum or magnesium to save weight according to the application.
This isn't the first patent application McLaren has filed for this concept, though. Another application, published in November of 2022, details a more complex system that retains an internal-combustion engine. It encompasses one electric motor powering each front wheel, with a third electric motor driving the rear wheels along with the combustion engine.McLaren Artura plug-in hybrid
, which uses a single electric motor to help a twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V-6 drive its rear wheels, and is also capable of 19 miles of electric range. Adding front motors would enable all-wheel drive, and the patent application discusses disengaging the rear motor and combustion engine, meaning they would handle all-electric operation as well.
McLaren Applied Technologies, a separate division from the McLaren Automotive unit that develops road cars, also recently announced a partnership with to incorporate the latter's tech into powertrains for"highly efficient and hyper-responsive electric vehicles." So while all of these concepts might not make it to production, McLaren is clearly interested in experimenting with greater degrees of electrification.
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