McLaren Sabre

Which version to buy (Sabre)

Buy 4.0 i V8. It is the only modification listed for the model. Production of that version begins 2020-12-01 and has no stop date in the data, so the same name covers the whole run. Body type is Coupe. Drive is RWD. Gearbox is Robotic with 7 speeds. Fuel type is Gasoline. Engine layout is Central.

Buy 4.0 i V8. It is the only modification listed for the model. Production of that version begins 2020-12-01 and has no stop date in the data, so the same name covers the whole run. Body type is Coupe. Drive is RWD. Gearbox is Robotic with 7 speeds. Fuel type is Gasoline. Engine layout is Central. If a listing uses a different engine name, cylinder count, or drive type, it is not this catalogue line.

With one version, “extra money” cannot be mapped to extra horsepower or an extra driven axle. The arithmetic that matters is density: how much power and torque sit in 3994 cm³ and 1300 kg.

Specs that decide the buy

4.0 i V8 is rated 614 kW as well as 835 hp. Valves per cylinder: 4. Injection: Direct injection (direct). Fuel grade in the data: 95. Engine rpm for peak power is not measured. Engine rpm for peak torque is not measured.

Power per litre: 835 ÷ (3994 ÷ 1000) = 209.1 hp per litre. Torque per litre: 800 ÷ 3.994 = 200.3 Nm per litre. Kilowatts per litre: 614 ÷ 3.994 = 153.7 kW per litre. Those ratios are the whole engine story: one Turbo Gasoline V-shaped 8 in a Central mount, not a ladder of smaller and larger units.

Weight per horsepower: 1300 ÷ 835 = 1.56 kg per hp. Horsepower per tonne of kerb weight: 835 ÷ 1.300 = 642 hp per tonne. Newton-metres per kilogram: 800 ÷ 1300 = 0.62 Nm per kg. That is the chassis-side of the same single-version choice: 1300 kg kerb against 835 hp and 800 Nm, RWD, Robotic 7.

Generations: what changed (and what did not)

There is 1 generation. Years: from 2020-12-01, stop not measured (no end date). Body: Coupe. Versions in that generation: 1 (4.0 i V8). No restyling row exists in the data, so there is no mid-cycle split of power, weight, or gearbox.

Nothing in the numbers moves between “early” and “late” cars of this generation: hp stays 835, torque stays 800, displacement stays 3994, kerb stays 1300, top speed stays 350, drive stays RWD. You cannot buy a later generation for more power, because there is no later generation. You cannot buy an earlier generation for less weight, because generation 1 is the only generation.

Engine: 4.0 i V8 in buying terms

4.0 i V8 is Gasoline, Turbo, 8 cylinders, V-shaped, Central, Direct injection (direct). Compression ratio is not measured. Bore and stroke are not measured. Those two gaps matter if you hoped to compare specific output from geometry; you cannot. You can only compare the published 835 hp and 800 Nm on 3994 cm³.

Turbo is the boost label in the data. There is no naturally aspirated sister version to trade against. RWD is the only drive; there is no AWD row to pay extra for. Robotic 7 is the only transmission; there is no second gear count.

Fuel is 95. Combined, urban, and extra-urban consumption are not measured. CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured. A “which version uses less fuel” ranking cannot be built from this catalogue. Tank volume is not measured, so range from tank size is not measured either.

Performance and economy

0–100 is not measured for 4.0 i V8. Do not infer a sprint time from 835 hp or 1.56 kg/hp; the catalogue does not give 0–100.

Top speed is measured: 350 for 4.0 i V8. That is the only speed figure you can use when choosing this version. There is no slower or faster factory variant in the table to trade against.

Fuel consumption (city, highway, mixed) is not measured. MPG comparisons between versions are impossible because there is only one version and no consumption number. Economy cannot be the reason to pick or reject 4.0 i V8 inside this model line.

Dimensions and weight

Kerb weight: 1300 for 4.0 i V8. Gross weight is not measured. Ground clearance is not measured. Wheel sizes are not measured. Tank is not measured.

Front suspension: Independent, spring. Rear suspension: Independent, spring. Front brakes: Ventilated disc. Rear brakes: Disc ventilated (label as in the data). Those chassis labels do not vary by version because there is only one version.

Without gross weight you cannot compute payload. Without clearance you cannot rank the Coupe for height. Without wheels you cannot compare tyre packages. The measured mass figure that can enter a buying decision is kerb 1300 against 835 hp.

Which version to choose — the arithmetic

1. Only named buy: 4.0 i V8. One generation (from 2020-12-01, no stop), Coupe, one modification. Choosing “another Sabre engine” is choosing a car that is not in this data.

2. What the numbers buy. 835 hp and 800 Nm from 3994 cm³ (209.1 hp/l, 200.3 Nm/l), Turbo Gasoline 8 V-shaped, Central, Direct injection (direct), Robotic 7, RWD, kerb 1300 (1.56 kg/hp), top speed 350.

3. What extra money cannot buy here. No second hp figure, no second Nm, no second displacement, no second gearbox, no second drive, no second body, no second generation. There is no +10 hp or +100 Nm step inside the model.

4. What you cannot use as a tie-break. 0–100 not measured. Consumption not measured. Tank not measured. CO2 not measured. Eco class not measured. Gross weight not measured. Clearance not measured. Wheels not measured. Peak-power rpm not measured. Peak-torque rpm not measured. Compression not measured. Bore and stroke not measured.

5. Reliability / problems. This catalogue does not list fault rates, recall counts, or ownership issues. Those searches have no numbers here; they are not measured.

If the requirement is a McLaren Sabre Coupe with the published 4.0 i V8 set — 835 hp, 614 kW, 800 Nm, 3994, Gasoline, 8 V-shaped, Turbo, Central, Robotic 7, RWD, 1300 kg, top speed 350, from 2020-12-01 — this is the version. If the requirement is a choice among several Sabre powertrains, this catalogue has no second column to choose.