2025 McLaren Artura revealed with Spider drop-top, Australian pricing confirmed

An updated 2025 McLaren Artura has debuted with a new Spider drop-top joining the Coupe first unveiled three years ago.

The new Artura Spider is McLaren’s first ‘high-performance hybrid’ convertible, with both the Coupe and Spider receiving a power boost for the 3.0-litre plug-in hybrid V6 to 515kW/720Nm – up 15kW – for 2025.

McLaren chief engineer Andy Beale said the improvement is solely from the internal combustion engine, which has improved calibration and optimisation – rather than the electric motor.

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Existing owners of the 2024 McLaren Artura Coupe will receive the 15kW power bump at no additional cost. McLaren says it is working with its Australian retail network to finalise timing for the upgrade.

The Artura Spider will complete the 0-100km/h sprint in 3.0 seconds, equivalent to the Artura Coupe. The now-discontinued Ferrari F8 Spider reached 100km/h in 2.9s, the $140,000-dearer Ferrari 296 GTS has a 2.7s time, and the Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder is rated at 3.1 seconds.

McLaren lists an 8.4-second time for the 0-200km/h sprint, 21.6 seconds for 0-300km/h, and a 330km/h top speed. It becomes the lightest convertible supercar in its class with a power-to-weight ratio of 353kW/tonne – compared to 341kW/t for the F8 Spider and 309kW/t for the Huracan Evo.

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Beale said the Artura Coupe and Spider are “very similar” in outright track performance. The convertible has a 1560 kilogram kerb weight compared to 1498 kilograms for the coupe (+62kg).

Improvements unique to 2025 Artura vehicles include a revised transmission calibration, a new pre-fill feature to deliver 25 per cent faster gearshifts, a new powertrain mount design to improve agility, and 90 per cent faster adaptive dampers to improve response to driver inputs and road surface changes.

McLaren has fitted a redesigned exhaust system with a refined engine note to allow more tone into the cabin, claiming the “crescendo of sound… envelops [the] driver, especially with [the] roof or rear window lowered” in the Artura Spider.

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There is also improved braking power and consistency at high speeds, along with new cooling ducts to improve thermal management.

Both models have an increased electric-only driving range of 33 kilometres from the 7.4kWh lithium-ion battery, up from 30 kilometres.

The Artura Spider’s retractable one-piece hard-top can operate electronically in 11 seconds at speeds of up to 50km/h using eight actuators, with an optional electrochromic roof panel available. The low and central hybrid components are said to have allowed packaging for the retractable hard-top.

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It has a reshaped roof panel to direct airflow to a new thermal release ‘chimney’, along with windscreen gurneys to optimise airflow to reduce occupant buffeting when the roof is down.

Inside, a wireless phone charger is now available as an option with a retention system that uses soft materials to protect the device. The Artura Spyder has a unique Bowers & Wilkins surround-sound audio system with repositioned rear speakers, along with a new central speaker.

Lane-departure warning and traffic-sign recognition are now standard-fit for the Artura, while blind-spot and rear cross-traffic alerts are available as an option for the first time in a McLaren.

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The Artura Coupe and Spider are available in new exterior paint colours for 2025, while there is new ‘stealth’ black badging with an optional silver finish.

The 2025 McLaren Artura is due in Australia between July and September, with the Artura Coupe priced at $477,310 before on-road costs – up $27,810 over the 2024 model. The new Artura Spider is priced at $525,010 plus on-roads.

2025 McLaren Artura pricing