At Monterey Car Week, McLaren is introducing a new supercar. But this one brings back something the company hasn’t offered in more than three decades: a real manual transmission.

 

The clunkily named McLaren McL 6GT is inspired by Bruce McLaren’s original M6GT, the unfinished road-car project envisioned by the company’s founder. While the original never made it into production, McLaren says the new McL 6GT will eventually become a production car in 2028.

 

And unlike most modern supercars, it won’t leave shifting duties entirely to a computer.