---
title: "The Name of the Next McLaren Hypercar May Have Been Leaked Online"
description: "McLaren's staying mum on the name of its next car, but our investigation has found a possible name."
date: "2018-03-13"
modified: "2018-03-13"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/19131/the-name-of-the-next-mclaren-hypercar-may-have-leaked-online"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Grand Touring"
  - "Hypercars"
  - "mclaren"
  - "Senna"
  - "Supercar"
  - "Supercars"
---

# The Name of the Next McLaren Hypercar May Have Been Leaked Online

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Not a heck of a lot is known about [the next McLaren hypercar](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/19100/the-next-mclaren-hypercar-will-do-over-243-mph>), known at present only by its prototype name, "BP23." We know its genes will descend from the company's original road car, the F1, like which, it will seat three. A top speed greater than that of the F1's 243 mph terminus is expected from the hybrid-powered hypercar, as is the use of McLaren's new 4.0 liter doubly-turbocharged V8, though little else is known about the car, save for its description as a "hyper-GT" car.

Will McLaren give it a bowl of word salad for a name, like its MP4-12C? Will the BP23 subscribe to McLaren's modern naming scheme of 570S, 720S, et cetera, or will it be christened for one of McLaren's greatest Formula 1 drivers, like the [Senna](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/18328/mclaren-reveals-new-information-about-the-senna-hypercar-ahead-of-geneva>)?

The truth, it seems, is less exotic. An investigation of world trademark databases reveals that within months of the car's [initial announcement](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/8529/mclarens-new-three-seat-hybrid-hypercar-will-be-the-most-powerful-mclaren-yet>), McLaren filed for trademarks in the United Kingdom and United States for a simple moniker: McLaren GT.

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**United States Patent and Trademark Office**

The United Kingdom's trademark entry confirms that the filing was made on the behalf of the Woking-based company, and that the trademark is intended for use for "sale of motor land vehicles."

McLaren GT is in keeping with the company's description of the BP23 as a "hyper-GT" car, making it believable that the company would give its halo car such a pedestrian name. *The Drive* contacted McLaren for comment upon the find, and though contact was made, no official comment on the name has been received.

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)