Vehicle Overview
The McLaren GT is the two-seat, mid-engined grand tourer McLaren launched in 2019: a carbon-fibre tub, a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 behind the seats and 570 litres of luggage space split between a rear deck and the nose. This page covers it as a used purchase in Britain, because that is now the only way to buy one. McLaren’s UK website files the GT under its past models and sells a successor, the GTS, in its place.
Every figure below was collected on 2 October 2026 from McLaren’s own UK pages, GOV.UK, Euro NCAP, Auto Express and Carwow, and each is attributed where it appears. Driving impressions are those of the named outlets’ testers.
| Segment | Mid-engined grand tourer, two seats |
| Body style | 2-door coupé with a glazed rear hatch, rear-wheel drive, 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox |
| Years sold new in the UK | 2019 to 2023, per Auto Express’s review heading; McLaren’s own timeline dates the GT to 2019 and the GTS to 2023 |
| Engine | 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8, 620 PS (612 bhp) and 630 Nm |
| Buying route today | Used only. McLaren’s GT page links to a pre-owned search and offers no configurator |
| Euro NCAP | No rating. Euro NCAP’s published assessments include no McLaren model |
| Manufacturer warranty | Three years, unlimited mileage, from new — expired on cars registered before October 2023 |
The GT is a past model: what McLaren’s own site shows
Before reading a price on any McLaren GT review, establish what is actually on sale. Four checks made on 2 October 2026 agree.
First, the current-models section of McLaren’s UK site lists exactly one car under Grand Tourers: the GTS, with “Explore” and “Configure” buttons. Second, the GT sits on the site’s Past Models pages, in the 2010s group alongside the 570GT and 720S, and its own page carries a “Search available GT” link to McLaren’s pre-owned stock and no configurator. Third, the GT’s former address on the same site now returns a “Page Not Found” message. Fourth, Auto Express heads its in-depth review “McLaren GT (2019-2023)”, and its news report of 19 December 2023, by Jordan Katsianis, describes the model being lightly refreshed and renamed GTS, available to order then with deliveries from early 2024.
The same report sets out what changed. The GTS’s V8 makes 15bhp more, at 626bhp (McLaren’s GTS page gives 635 PS), with torque unchanged at 630 Nm; the car is 10 kg lighter at 1,520 kg; 0-62mph is unchanged at 3.2 seconds and 0-124mph takes 8.9 seconds against the 9.0 seconds McLaren publishes for the GT; carbon-ceramic brakes are standard; and luggage space is still 570 litres. On those figures a used GT gives up 15bhp and a tenth of a second to 124mph against the car that replaced it.
Key specifications
These are McLaren’s published figures for the GT, read from its UK past-models page, with the dimensions McLaren does not list there taken from Auto Express.
| Item | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 4.0-litre 90° V8, twin electrically actuated twin-scroll turbochargers, dry sump | McLaren |
| Power | 620 PS (612 bhp) | McLaren |
| Torque | 630 Nm (465 lb-ft) | McLaren |
| Transmission | 7-speed Seamless Shift Gearbox, rear-wheel drive, open differential with Brake Steer | McLaren; Auto Express |
| 0-62mph | 3.2 seconds | McLaren |
| 0-124mph | 9.0 seconds | McLaren |
| Top speed | 204 mph (326 km/h) | McLaren |
| Braking, 62-0mph | 32 metres | McLaren |
| Structure | Carbon-fibre MonoCell II-T monocoque with a carbon-fibre rear upper structure | McLaren |
| Suspension | Double wishbones, adaptive dampers with Proactive Damping Control | McLaren |
| Kerb weight (DIN) | 1,530 kg; 1,466 kg dry in lightest specification | McLaren |
| Fuel tank | 72 litres | McLaren |
| Luggage | 420 litres rear, 150 litres front | McLaren |
| Length | 4,683 mm | Auto Express |
| Height | 1,213 mm; 1,977 mm with the doors open | Auto Express |
| Width with doors open | 3,286 mm | Auto Express |
| Fuel economy (WLTP combined) | 23.7 mpg (11.9 l/100km) | McLaren |
| CO2 (WLTP combined) | 270 g/km | McLaren |
| Insurance group | 50 | Auto Express |
Three points where the published sources do not line up, stated rather than reconciled. Top speed: McLaren and Auto Express’s in-depth review say 204mph, while the specification box in Auto Express’s February 2022 road test says 203mph. Weight: McLaren and Auto Express give 1,530 kg, while Carwow’s review gives 1,600 kg. Brakes: McLaren’s past-models page lists carbon-ceramic brakes with six-piston calipers, Carwow describes standard steel discs with carbon-ceramics as an option, and Auto Express’s 2022 road test refers to a revised brake booster for cars fitted with carbon-ceramic brakes, which implies not every car had them. On a used car the answer is on the car itself, so check which brakes the one in front of you has; replacement costs differ greatly between the two types.
Road tax: three published figures, two of them out of date
The outlets’ reviews each quote the tax bill that applied when they were written, and neither matches the rates in force now. Auto Express’s review, dated 15 January 2021, gives £2,175 for the first year and £475 a year for the following five, falling to £150 after that. Carwow’s, last updated on 17 January 2025, gives £2,605 for the first year plus £390 a year for the expensive-car supplement. GOV.UK’s vehicle tax rate tables, read on 2 October 2026, say this:
| Charge | Rate today | Who pays it |
|---|---|---|
| First-year rate, over 255 g/km | £5,690 | Paid at first registration, so already settled on every used GT |
| Standard rate, second licence onwards | £200 a year | Every keeper |
| Additional rate, list price over £40,000 | £440 a year | Every keeper for five years from the second licence |
| Total while the additional rate applies | £640 a year | Years two to six of the car’s life |
For a used buyer the registration date therefore decides the bill. Applying GOV.UK’s five-years-from-the-second-licence rule to the first-registration dates on the four cars McLaren’s retailers were advertising on 2 October 2026 gives the following; this is arithmetic from the published rule, and the DVLA’s own reminder for the specific car is what counts.
| First registered | £640 a year applies to licences starting | £200 a year from |
|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | July 2022 to July 2026 | July 2027 |
| June 2022 | June 2023 to June 2027 | June 2028 |
| August 2022 | August 2023 to August 2027 | August 2028 |
| March 2023 | March 2024 to March 2028 | March 2029 |
Put plainly, the oldest of those cars is already on its last £640 licence and drops to £200 next July, while the newest has two more £640 years to run. The difference is £440 a year, which is small against the purchase price but is the one running cost that can be read straight off the registration document. The April 2026 changes to the rates are set out in our guide to this year’s car tax changes.
Safety: no Euro NCAP rating, and a short driver-assistance list
The GT has no Euro NCAP rating: the organisation’s published assessments include no McLaren model (Euro NCAP assessments, checked 2 October 2026). Auto Express and Carwow both note that the car has not been crash-tested, and both go on to take reassurance from the strength of the carbon-fibre tub. That is the reviewers’ inference, not a test result, and it should be read as such; our guide to how Euro NCAP ratings work explains what a star rating does and does not measure.
What can be stated is the equipment. Carwow lists stability control, traction control, hill-hold assist and cruise control, and is specific about what is missing: there is no radar-guided cruise control in any specification, no lane-keeping steering and no speed-limit camera. It also notes that a reversing camera cost extra. Auto Express’s February 2022 road test records that McLaren later made the Practicality pack — all-round parking sensors, a rear-view camera and a nose lifter — a no-cost option, so whether a given car has those items depends on how it was ordered. Automatic headlights and wipers are standard, per Auto Express.
Warranty, recalls and the reliability record
Auto Express gives the new-car warranty as three years with unlimited mileage and says extended cover is available for up to 12 years. Carwow agrees, adds a ten-year anti-corrosion warranty, and notes that the extended warranty carries an annual limit of 12,000 miles. Three years from first registration means the factory term has ended on any GT registered before October 2023, which includes all four cars McLaren’s retailers were advertising when this page was written. The question for a buyer is therefore what cover the seller includes and what an extension costs; see our guides to extended car warranties and to approved used versus ordinary used cars.
On reliability the published record is thin and not flattering. Auto Express says the GT is too exclusive to appear in its Driver Power owner survey. Carwow reports that during its test the touchscreen froze completely more than once, cutting access to the air-conditioning controls and navigation, and that the car also showed a parking-brake fault; it describes the GT as reckoned to be the most reliable McLaren yet while adding that the brand’s reputation leaves that a low bar. Outstanding safety recalls on a specific car can be checked free on GOV.UK’s vehicle recall service.
Luggage: 570 litres on paper, in two awkward shapes
McLaren publishes 420 litres behind the seats and 150 litres in the nose. The rear space lies on top of the engine under the glass hatch, and both outlets describe it the same way: long and shallow. Auto Express says a set of golf clubs or a pair of skis will fit but that suitcases could be a problem. Carwow adds that the golf clubs need a McLaren-designed bag, that straps are supplied to stop luggage sliding about, that McLaren claims the compartment never rises above 40 degrees Celsius, and that the front boot has a 12-volt socket.
There are no rear seats and none were offered. Carwow points out that the GT’s rivals from Aston Martin, Ferrari, Bentley and Porsche can all be had with small ones. In the cabin it found a slim centre console with limited storage, a small glovebox, one awkwardly placed cupholder and lidded door pockets — lidded because the doors open upwards and would otherwise empty themselves.
Those doors matter in car parks. Auto Express measures the car at 1,977 mm tall and 3,286 mm wide with both doors open, against 1,213 mm tall when closed.
Cabin and infotainment
Materials are the strong point in every account. Auto Express describes leather, Alcantara and — a first for a production car, it says — cashmere upholstery, with an optional electrochromic glass roof; Carwow praises the Nappa leather seats and the optional Bowers & Wilkins audio while criticising some gloss-black trim and a rear-view mirror it thought felt cheap.
The infotainment system is the weak point in every account. Auto Express’s in-depth review calls it fiddly and lists the absence of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto among the car’s cons. Its 2022 road test, by Sean Carson, found the system more reliable, faster and easier to use than the set-up in the old 570GT. Carwow’s later test is the least forgiving, for the freezing described above.
Specification changed during the car’s life, which matters when comparing used examples. Auto Express’s 2022 road test records that the Pioneer and Luxe trim packs became no-cost options, each bringing heated electric memory seats, an electrically adjustable steering column, leather trim and ambient lighting, and that the Premium pack — full-LED lights, the Bowers & Wilkins stereo, soft-close doors and a powered tailgate — was also made a no-cost option. McLaren’s pre-owned listings name the interior theme on each car, so the advert usually tells you which pack it has.
What a used McLaren GT costs today
McLaren’s pre-owned search, filtered to the GT in the United Kingdom and read on 2 October 2026, returned four cars.
| First registered | Mileage | Colour and interior theme | Price | Retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | 23,326 | Storm Grey, Pioneer theme | £99,990 | McLaren Glasgow |
| June 2022 | 9,383 | Blade Silver, Luxury theme | £104,900 | McLaren Hatfield |
| August 2022 | 17,500 | Silica White, Luxury theme | £108,000 | McLaren Manchester |
| March 2023 | 8,547 | Aurora Blue, Luxury theme | £109,950 | McLaren New Forest |
Auto Express gave the GT’s price as £165,000 before options in its January 2021 review and £163,000 in its February 2022 road test. Against the later figure the June 2022 car is advertised at £58,100 less, a fall of about 36 per cent on the base price in a little over four years, and the true fall is larger because few cars left the factory without options. Auto Express warned at the time that depreciation would be steep. Four cars is a small sample and these are retailer asking prices, so treat the range as a snapshot. Whatever the seller, run a history check before paying a deposit.
What independent testers concluded
True Motion Auto has not driven the GT; the assessments below belong to the outlets named.
| Outlet | Rating | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Express, in-depth review | 4.0 / 5 | 15 January 2021 | Pros: pace, comfort, interior quality. Cons: shallow boot, poor infotainment, no Apple CarPlay or Android Auto |
| Auto Express, road test (Sean Carson) | 4.0 / 5 | 17 February 2022 | A sports car first and a luxurious cruiser second; an interesting option that does not rise to the top of its class |
| Carwow | 8 / 10 | Published 9 August 2023, updated 17 January 2025 | More fun to drive than most grand tourers, at some cost in refinement |
The three accounts agree on the car’s character. Auto Express praises the electro-hydraulic steering as beautifully weighted and reports that the GT is at its best on a twisting road; Carwow likewise singles out the steering feel and the chassis balance. Auto Express finds the ride firmer than a Bentley Continental GT’s, and both outlets find the McLaren less refined at a cruise, with a drone from the exhaust on the motorway; Carwow, by contrast, rates the low-speed ride highly in the Comfort setting. Auto Express notes that the Bentley weighs 2,244 kg against the McLaren’s 1,530 kg. Auto Express also reports noticeable turbo lag at low revs and a brake pedal lacking feel at the top of its travel. Carwow rates the car’s town manners unexpectedly well, crediting forward visibility over the low dashboard and the nose lift.
How it sits against the cars it was sold against
Only comparisons that a named source actually makes are listed here.
| Rival | What the sources say |
|---|---|
| Bentley Continental GT | Auto Express’s benchmark for the class and, in its words, still the best of the breed; 23.2 mpg against the McLaren’s 23.7 and more than 700 kg heavier; has rear seats |
| Aston Martin DB11 | Named by Auto Express as a launch rival alongside the Bentley and the BMW 8 Series. Carwow compares the GT with the later DB12 and calls the McLaren far cheaper and more agile |
| Ferrari Roma | The rival Carwow treats as the GT’s closest: it puts the GT very slightly below the Roma on price and prefers the Ferrari’s V8 for character |
| Porsche 911 | Carwow notes the GT’s 150-litre front boot is much roomier than a 911’s; Auto Express ran a twin test against the 911 Turbo S |
| McLaren 750S | Shares the GT’s carbon chassis and V8 family, per Carwow, which says the GT uses physically smaller turbochargers and is tuned to be more approachable |
| McLaren GTS | The GT’s direct replacement: 626bhp, 1,520 kg and carbon-ceramic brakes as standard, per Auto Express |
More McLaren reviews: McLaren 750S Review, McLaren 765LT Review and McLaren Artura Review.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Steering and chassis praised by every tester on record
1,530 kg kerb weight, far lighter than the Bentley it was sold against
570 litres of luggage space in a mid-engined two-seater
McLaren retailer pre-owned prices around £100,000 against a £163,000 list price
Cons
No Euro NCAP rating and no radar cruise control or lane-keeping assistance
Infotainment criticised in every review; no Apple CarPlay or Android Auto per Auto Express
Rear luggage space is shallow, and there are no rear seats
Factory warranty has expired on almost every car; a thin and mixed reliability record
Buyer checkpoints for this specific car
| Buyer checkpoint | True Motion Auto view |
|---|---|
| Best for | A buyer who wants a mid-engined McLaren that can carry luggage for two, and who values steering feel over hush |
| Not for | Anyone who needs rear seats, adaptive cruise control or a quiet motorway cabin — the sources are unanimous that a Continental GT does those better |
| Brakes | Sources disagree on whether carbon-ceramics were standard. Establish which brakes the car has |
| Option packs | Practicality (sensors, camera, nose lift) and Premium (LED lights, Bowers & Wilkins, soft-close doors, powered tailgate) change how usable the car is. Confirm both |
| Infotainment | Spend time with the touchscreen and climate controls on the viewing; Carwow’s test car froze |
| Road tax | £640 a year until the sixth licence, then £200. Work it out from the first-registration date |
| Warranty | The three-year factory term has ended on cars registered before October 2023. Get the retailer’s cover, and the 12,000-mile annual limit on extended cover, in writing |
Overall Rating
4.0 / 5
True Motion Auto has not independently road-tested this vehicle. Specifications, pricing and performance figures are compiled from manufacturer technical data and published independent tests, and are attributed where quoted. Our score reflects a structured research assessment of specifications, pricing, safety data and owner feedback for the segment — not an independent road test. Read how we review cars.
Four out of five, level with Auto Express’s 4.0 out of 5 and Carwow’s 8 out of 10. This page previously showed 4.8, a score that was attached to text describing a different car; see the change log below.
Final Verdict
On the published evidence the McLaren GT is a better sports car than it is a grand tourer. Its steering, low weight and performance are praised by every tester on record, and it carries 570 litres of luggage with the engine behind the seats. The same sources mark it down for a shallow boot, an exhaust drone at a cruise, an infotainment system that ranges from fiddly to unreliable, and a driver-assistance list with no radar cruise control at all.
As a used purchase the arithmetic has moved in the buyer’s favour: retailer-backed cars were advertised at £99,990 to £109,950 on the day this page was written, against £163,000 new. What that saving buys is a car outside its factory warranty, with no crash-test rating and a short reliability record. The cover that comes with the car, and the condition of its brakes and electronics, matter more than its colour.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources
All figures on this page were collected on 2 October 2026 from the following named sources. Where sources disagree, both positions are stated above rather than reconciled.
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| McLaren Automotive UK, McLaren GT past-models page, read 2 October 2026 | Power, torque, acceleration, top speed, braking distances, engine and gearbox description, structure, suspension, brakes, weights, fuel tank, luggage capacities, WLTP economy and CO2; the “Search available GT” pre-owned link and the absence of a configurator |
| McLaren Automotive UK, current models: Grand Tourers and the Past Models pages, read 2 October 2026 | The GTS as the only current grand tourer; the GT’s listing among past models; the “Page Not Found” result at the GT’s former address |
| McLaren Automotive UK, GTS page, read 2 October 2026 | The GTS’s 635 PS output and the model timeline dating the GT to 2019 and the GTS to 2023 |
| McLaren pre-owned search, GT, United Kingdom, read 2 October 2026 | The four cars listed: registration dates, mileages, colours, interior themes, prices and retailers |
| GOV.UK, Vehicle tax rate tables, read 2 October 2026 | The £5,690 first-year rate above 255 g/km; the £200 standard rate; the £440 additional rate, its £40,000 threshold and its five-year duration from the second licence |
| Euro NCAP, published assessments and sitemap, checked 2 October 2026 | The absence of any McLaren assessment |
| Auto Express, McLaren GT (2019-2023) review, 15 January 2021 | The 4.0 rating, pros and cons, the 2019-2023 heading, £165,000 launch pricing, dimensions including the doors-open figures, insurance group 50, the three-year unlimited-mileage warranty and 12-year extension, the Driver Power note, driving and infotainment findings, the Bentley’s 23.2 mpg, the historical tax figures |
| Auto Express, New McLaren GT 2022 review, Sean Carson, 17 February 2022 | The £163,000 price, the specification box including its 203mph top speed, the no-cost Pioneer, Luxe, Practicality and Premium packs, the 1,530 kg and 2,244 kg kerb weights, the infotainment comparison with the 570GT |
| Auto Express, New McLaren GTS arrives, Jordan Katsianis, 19 December 2023 | The renaming of the GT as the GTS, 626bhp, 1,520 kg, 0-124mph in 8.9 seconds, standard carbon-ceramic brakes, order and delivery timing |
| Carwow, McLaren GT review, published 9 August 2023, updated 17 January 2025 | The 8/10 rating, the safety-equipment list and its omissions, the steel-brake and 1,600 kg statements, the Roma, DB12 and 911 comparisons, the luggage and cabin-storage detail, the test-car faults, the ten-year anti-corrosion warranty and the 12,000-mile limit on extended cover, the historical tax figures |
Change log
2 October 2026 — rebuilt from sources; this page previously described a different car. Until this date the text under this McLaren GT heading was a review of the Maserati GranTurismo: it listed Modena, Trofeo and Folgore versions, a V6 and a battery-electric powertrain, all-wheel drive, a 2+2 cabin, a 270-litre boot, Maserati’s infotainment system and a suite of driver-assistance features, none of which belongs to the McLaren. The page title, heading and search description carried both makers’ names. All of that text has been removed and replaced with McLaren GT data collected on the date of this note from McLaren Automotive UK, GOV.UK, Euro NCAP, Auto Express and Carwow. The previous 4.8 score, which was attached to the Maserati text, has been replaced with 4.0 in line with the two independent verdicts on record; a promotional block with no link beneath it and the generic buyer-checkpoint and frequently-asked-question blocks have been replaced with sourced McLaren GT material; and the page is now framed as a used-buyer review because McLaren lists the GT as a past model.
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