FIRST UK DRIVE British roads show plug-in hybrid is one of the company's best cars. YOU'D buy the ￡189,200 McLaren Artura for its steering alone. Never mind its punchy powertrain, a ride that's beautifully refined for a supercar, or the arresting looks that signal a new (albeit only slightly evolved) era for the British firm's identity; it's the feedback relayed through the steering wheel that really makes this new machine what it is. The Artura's gestation hasn't been without some reliability and electronic issues, but we reported on these when we first drove the car abroad last year, so we won't dwell on them any longer. Instead, let's answer the big question: what's it like to drive in the UK, apart from that sublime steering? The answer is really, very good. McLaren has dabbled with electrification before, via its P1 hybrid hypercar nearly a decade ago. But the trickle down of technology means that this is now available in its most affordable model (a relative term, of course), so to start, let's recap the Artura recipe.
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