Archive · 14 Aug 2026

McLaren McL 6GT Concept Brings Back the Manual Gearbox

McLaren McL 6GT Concept Brings Back the Manual Gearbox

McLaren is a company that makes very fast, expensive cars.

For a long time, they stopped putting a stick shift, the lever that drivers use to change gears by hand, in their cars.

Now they have shown a new car called the McL 6GT that brings the stick shift back.

The car has a big V8 engine and sends its power to the back wheels.

It was shown at a big car event called Monterey Car Week.

The new car is inspired by an old project that Bruce McLaren, the company's founder, started many years ago.

McLaren plans to make a real version of the car in 2028.

It will be the first McLaren road car with a manual gearbox since the F1 came out in 1992.

McLaren says the car is about the fun of driving, not just about being the fastest.

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