---
title: "McLaren Developing Custom BC-03 Hypercar for a Special Client…Or Five"
description: "McLaren has confirmed the existence of a limited-run hypercar called the BC-03 (Bespoke Commission 03), developed by its in-house customization service, McLaren Special Operations."
date: "2018-10-24"
modified: "2018-10-24"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24424/mclaren-developing-custom-bc-03-hypercar-for-a-special-client-or-five"
categories:
  - "McLaren News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "BC03"
  - "Hypercars"
  - "mclaren"
  - "McLaren Special Operations"
  - "Supercars"
  - "track toys"
---

# McLaren Developing Custom BC-03 Hypercar for a Special Client…Or Five

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McLaren has confirmed the existence of a limited-run hypercar called the BC-03 (Bespoke Commission 03), developed by its in-house customization service, McLaren Special Operations.

"We confirm that BC-03 is a bespoke customer commission being created by McLaren Special Operations, but we cannot give any further details as the specifics of the project are confidential between MSO and its client," stated a spokesperson for California-based exotic car dealer, McLaren of Newport Beach, in an email to *The Drive*.

A user of McLaren owners' forum [McLaren Life](<https://www.mclarenlife.com/forums/mclaren-future-project/93797-mclaren-mso-bc-03-a.html>) claims that five BC-03s will be built, and identifies three of the alleged five buyers of the vehicle. One of the individuals specified posted images of McLaren's Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo Concept, a digital-only concept that exists in the video game Gran Turismo Sport, as pertaining to the BC-03 project, suggesting that the car will be a realization of the video game concept car.

![message-editor%2F1540398836944-bc.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1540398836944-bc.jpg>)
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As for the BC-03 itself, the Instagram account of one of the alleged buyers claims that the BC-03 will use a new type of carbon fiber for its construction. No performance figures are yet available, but if the BC-03 is indeed a manifestation of McLaren's video game concept car, expect it to be powered by a hybridized version of McLaren's 4.0-liter, twin-turbo M840T V8. The upcoming [Speedtail](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/23243/the-mclaren-speedtail-will-have-more-than-987-horsepower-says-ceo>) GT-hypercar uses a similar specification of powertrain to produce upwards of 987 horsepower, which might put the Ultimate Vision GT's in-game 1,134 horsepower within reach, given a retune.

https://youtube.com/embed/5ctGC_BqWbs

Expect the BC-03 to make even the [McLaren Senna](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/22459/first-customer-mclaren-senna-takes-870-mile-road-trip-right-after-delivery>) look tame. We can't help but wonder if it'll also demonstrate the direction in which McLaren will take the hybridization of its lineup, or if technologies on the way for [the P1's successor](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/23330/mclaren-ceo-confirms-next-gen-p1-hypercar-will-use-hybrid-powertrain>) will be previewed in the BC-03. McLaren won't talk specifics of the BC-03 just yet, so you'd better start twiddling those thumbs.

## 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>)