McLaren 540C And 570S Sport Series, As Cheap As It Gets – No Lower ‘Entry Models’ Planned

McLaren will reportedly draw the line at its current 540C and 570S models, as far as making its cars affordable to the masses.

While this could be a blow to buyers hopeful of seeing 'more-affordable' McLarens - like a ‘100C’ or ‘200S’ - it will no doubt be welcome news to existing McLaren customers.

Speaking with the UK’s Autocar, McLaren Chief Designer Robert Melville said the carmaker won’t chase volume sales through a lower entry-level model.

Mr Melville said a direct rival for Porsche’s Cayman was below the level McLaren was aiming for, and that the current rivals for Porsche’s 911 were as cheap as its models will get.

“[A Cayman rival] is a step too far - that is not exclusive enough for us,” Mr Melville said. 

“You look at Ferrari. They are coming from very high end. This [the 570S] is stretching us down to R8s and 911s and is as low as we’d want to come.”