McLaren's 2027 Le Mans Hypercar Finally Has a Name: MCL-HY. It Also Makes Nearly 700 HP

Posted by DerBootsMann@reddit | cars | View on Reddit | 14 comments

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Negative_Acadia6554@reddit

“MCL-HY” sounds more like the Wi Fi password at a dentist’s office.

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costafilh0@reddit

V6? Even if you win, nobody cares.

Now Aston competing with the V12, that is a show.

McLaren should have used the V10, here, and on the W1.

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FrozenUruguayBallbac@reddit

almost every le mans winner is the current era both LMH and GT3 used a turbo 6 or a V8

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agray20938@reddit

How many times has Porsche won Le Mans, and how many of those were with more than 6 cylinders?

Or alternatively:

Le Mans winners with a Flat/V6 (or less) in the last 30 years: 18
Le Mans winners with a V8/V10/V12 in the last 30 years: 12

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V6s are what win in endurance racing. V12s are a nice novelty but not really a competitive one. Mclaren does not make a V10 (the weird Solus that does have a V10 uses a Judd GV5) and making a new one would make zero sense

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AcanthaceaeNo948@reddit

Yet Audi and Peugeot won many Le Mans with V10s and V12s

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Cloudsareinmyhead@reddit

Apologies, I will rephrase. In modern endurance racing, especially in the top class, V10s and V12s are something of a novelty. I should also note those cars were diesels and didn't really sound like what a lot of people think V10s and 12s sound like.

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threeinacorner@reddit

Lmao the most uninspired name McLaren can possibly give it. Honestly sometimes I kinda wish they stuck with their MP4 naming scheme; ties their cars really well with their racing heritage.

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Redeemed_Expert9694@reddit

At least this is a race car

Using the name MP4-12C on a road car was actual insanity

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