Artura

Make
McLaren
Segment
Coupe

A brand new 2023 McLaren Artura has already been totaled here in the US. The proof? You're looking at it. Up for sale on our favorite totaled car auction site, Copart, is this once-stunning Artura, or rather what's left of it. The new hybrid supercar - which has faced its fair share of issues on its way to market - was clearly involved in a serious accident where it suffered extensive damage front and rear. It doesn't appear to be salvageable, so it's best to give up your dreams of buying an Artura for cheap and fixing it up.

The listing specifically states the primary damage is "All Over." Obviously. The front and rear bumpers, front fenders, rear driver's side quarter panel, and the entire rear end are all damaged. The latter is completely smashed.

The interior, however, appears to be mostly fine. It seems none of the airbags inflated due to whatever happened - although the steering wheel airbag cover is open, the tell-tale dust from an airbag deployment is absent - and there isn't any broken glass. Impressive, considering the rear windscreen is damaged. It just shows McLaren has done an excellent job designing and engineering the cockpit for occupant safety - thank the carbon fiber monocoque for that.

Still, this was one heck of a crash, which leads us to another point: there are already 2,043 miles on the odometer. That's an awful lot of driving in a very short amount of time for a brand-new car. It's certainly possible this particular Artura was part of McLaren's test fleet during media drives, which just took place. Who knows? A journalist could have crashed it during one of those drive events. In any case, this 2023 Artura has an estimated retail value of $296,825, per the listing.

As of this writing, there are zero bids. The car is located in Syracuse, New York and is being sold as is. The Artura, McLaren's first-ever V6-powered road car, is powered by a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 that's connected to an electric motor and battery pack for a combined output of 671 horsepower and 531 lb-ft of torque.

As is the case with all McLarens, the Artura utilizes a carbon fiber monocoque chassis to keep weight down and, as this situation proves, a solid safety structure. Sadly, this won't be the last time we'll be seeing a totaled Artura but hopefully, it won't happen again too soon.