Always thought the McLaren Super Series lacked a little wow factor? Looks like those comments have been taken onboard...

The successor to McLaren's 650S is just around the corner, but the previews keep on coming – and the latest showcases the car's new instrument cluster.

Bear with us: that might sound about as interesting as a three-week-old newspaper, but there's more to the dash of the next-gen Super Series than meets the eye. Watch, as the saying goes, and learn...

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The new folding instrument cluster is unremarkably dubbed the Folding Driver Display. In 'Full Display Mode' you get a fairly conventional-looking view, but in 'Slim Display Mode' the panel rotates to present you with a more focused display.

This slimline panel is designed for those racing on a track, or for drivers just wanting a minimalist look, and it presents only the most important information – including engine speed, shift lights, road speed and gear selection. Cutting distraction is the name of the game and this is certainly one elegant and interesting way of going about it.

McLaren's now-familiar typeface adorns the instrument clusters, and in normal mode you'll see temperature, fuel and trip readouts that are easily recognised from the outgoing generation of Super Series.

On a track and want the instruments to show just the key readouts? Best engage Slim Display Mode. On a track and want the instruments to show just the key readouts? Best engage Slim Display Mode.

Mark Vinnels, executive director of product development at McLaren Automotive, said: "The Folding Driver Display is revolutionary in offering both a choice of information shown and physical position, seamlessly complementing driver preferences while at the same time furnishing a glorious piece of engineering theatre."

The new McLaren will be revealed in full at the upcoming 2017 Geneva motor show.