In the supercar realm there are the legends like Ferrari and Lamborghini, who started this whole six-figure supercar arms race in the 1940s and ’60s. There are the newcomers like Pagani and EV maker Rimac.

And then there’s McLaren, a company with as much racing experience as any automaker, but is only now entering its second decade as a production car company (an excellent early effort with the McLaren F1 notwithstanding). Like those legends, McLaren is beginning to think about sustainability, starting with the plug-in hybrid 2023 McLaren Artura.

“We’ve delivered more than 10,000 units to customers over the last 10 years and the Americas market now makes up over 40 percent of global sales. We’ve really been fortunate enough to cultivate this very passionate but very enthusiastic group of owners and really the thread that connects all of them is their love and passion for driving,” McLaren President of Americas Nicolas Brown told Newsweek.

“And we see that in the mileage that they put on their cars. If you’re looking at the competitive set, McLaren owners definitely drive their cars more than the competition.”

The new McLaren Artura matches up nicely, powertrain-wise with the competition from Maserati and Ferrari (and the outgoing hybrid Acura NSX). The Artura’s new twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 engine is a hybrid, attached to an electric motor and 7.4-kWh battery that…