Artura

There is a moment just after dawn when Porto Cervo belongs to the early risers. The Artura glides through it in electric mode, in a silence that lets the village do the talking: no misplaced thunder outside the still-shuttered cafés, only the whisper of tyres over the porphyry cobbles. Then the road climbs towards San Pantaleo, the granite of Gallura catches the first light, and the V6 makes its entrance. That dual personality is precisely what makes the Artura so right for the island: discreet where elegance is expected, razor-sharp wherever the road allows.

The Costa Smeralda is its natural habitat, but its reach extends across all of Sardinia: we deliver the Artura to airports, ports, hotels, villas and yachts, on request and with a dedicated quotation. If this is your first rental at this level, our guide to supercar rental on the Costa Smeralda walks you through the whole process, from first enquiry to handing back the keys.

The Artura's 3.0-litre twin-turbo engine opens its banks to 120 degrees and sings with a voice all its own: higher-pitched and more metallic than Woking's V8s, building past six thousand rpm to a crescendo with unmistakable motorsport overtones. Beneath it, the electric motor fills every hesitation from the turbos: press the throttle and the thrust is simply there — full, instant, 0–100 km/h dispatched in a flat 3.0 seconds, without the intake of breath you would expect from a forced-induction engine.

The eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox fires off shifts like gunshots when you push and all but vanishes in gentle cruising; purists will appreciate one detail in particular: there is no reverse gear at all — the electric motor handles it. The steering remains electro-hydraulic, a deliberately contrarian choice that, on the twists of Gallura, translates into a direct line to the asphalt, while the electronic differential tightens your line out of every corner. Among the supercars for hire in Sardinia, this is the one that speaks the most modern language without forgetting the dialect of the person driving.

The Artura is also offered as a Spider, with a retractable hardtop that opens in a matter of seconds, even at low manoeuvring speed: between June and September it is the configuration almost everyone asks for, because the Sardinian coast under an open sky is a different experience altogether — the scent of myrtle and helichrysum drifting into the cabin alongside the voice of the V6.

The coupé remains the choice of those who prize the purity of the silhouette and the absolute rigidity of the carbon-fibre tub. Whichever you prefer, within LSM Car Luxury's McLaren rental range the Artura is the gateway to Woking's new hybrid era: state your dates and location in your request and we will propose the configuration best suited to your stay. Check availability.