McLaren Files To Secure The Sabre Moniker Stateside, Is A New Hypercar Coming?

Another week, another trademark application, though this one is more exciting, as it was submitted by McLaren.

The British exotic car maker is looking to secure the Sabre nameplate, and they filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on June 10 for it.

Discovered by GrandTourNation, it has met the minimum filing requirements and has yet to be assigned to an examiner. The moniker can be used for “sports cars and structural parts therefor”, but does this actually mean that a new hypercar is around the corner? We’re tempted to say yes and bring the discussion towards a possible successor of the P1 hybrid.

Nonetheless, this is pure speculation, as the truth is that nobody outside Woking knows what it could be. Moreover, it’s very common for automakers to file trademarks for new nameplates with patent offices all over the world and never use them again, a practice meant to discourage the competition from coming up with identical or similar monikers.

Now, for those of you not familiar with the term, a sabre is, according to Wikipedia, “a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods”. McLaren’s new lighting signature does seem to have been inspired by the sabre, so take that information as you wish.

Note: McLaren Elva pictured in the Gallery