When McLaren debuted its open-top Elva supercar, it promised to build just 399 examples, each with a starting MSRP of $1.69 million. But according to McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt, the number of Elvas set to be built has been cut to just 249 cars. Why? More exclusivity, apparently.

In an interview with the Australian Financial Review, Flewitt cited buyer feedback as the reason for the cut.

"The feedback from our customers is that they think the car should be more exclusive than [399 examples], so we’ve capped [Elva production] at 249," Flewitt told the Australian Financial Review.

When you compare production numbers to rivals, the cut starts to make sense. Aston Martin is building just 88 examples of its open-top supercar, the V12 Speedster. Bentley's Continental-based Bacalar? Just 12 will be built. Even with the reduced production number, the Elva will still be more common than most other high-dollar, open-top roadsters on the market today.

There is another theory for the reduction, though. Coronavirus concerns have undoubtedly caused a downturn in the car-buying market, so it's possible McLaren wasn't receiving enough orders for the car, and made the proactive decision to cut production. But, we'll probably never know for sure. Either way, the Elva just became even rarer.

via Pistonheads

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