2023 McLaren Artura

Armed with a hybrid, 3.0-liter, twin-turbo V-6, the 2023 McLaren Artura was a blast to drive in Hell - home of Michigan's best roads.

Art. The 2023 McLaren Artura is a mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive super car.

King of Hell. The 2023 McLaren Artura struts its stuff.

The 2023 McLaren Artura can be charged overnight to 19 miles of electric-only range.

The 2023 McLaren Artura can be charged overnight to 19 miles of electric-only range.

A blizzard of steering column stalks control the 2023 McLaren Artura.

The simple interior of the 2023 McLaren Artura.

With up to 19 miles of electric range, the 2023 McLaren Artura can be driven in EV-only mode.

The 2023 McLaren Artura unique exhaust system includes a port on top of the engine.

The 2023 McLaren Artura sits two and hits 60 mph in just 2.6 seconds.

Bat out of Hell. The 2023 McLaren Artura comes with scissor doors.

The 2023 McLaren Artura is the brand's $239k, entry-level supercar.

The 2023 McLaren Artura comes with a useful frunk for storage.

Detroit News columnist Henry Payne took the 2023 McLaren Artura to Hell, Michigan for a day.

The sleek, purposeful lines of the 2023 McLaren Artura.

In Ann Arbor, the 2023 McLaren Artura stood out in the crowd.

The 2023 McLaren Artura is the brand's first hybrid supercar.

So stiff is the F1-developed 2023 McLaren Artura chassis, that TRACK mode bounced all over Hell's rough roads. Better to drive in more compliant SPORT mode.

About the only thing that is not state of the art on the 2023 McLaren Artura is its mediocre infotainment system.

The 2023 McLaren Artura sets hold you in place during high-G handling maneuvers.

In TRACK mode on the freeway, the 2023 McLaren Artura can recharge its battery to full 19-mile range.

In TRACK mode, the instrument display of the 2023 McLaren Artura mimics a race car tachometer.