Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about MCLAREN P1!
2014 McLaren P1 – Jay Leno’s Garage: 2014 McLaren P1. It’s pretty much a road-going Formula One car, and after a factory visit to see how it’s made, Jay is the first person outside McLaren to te…
Jason Hart: McLaren P1 COTA 2015 Jalopnik Hot Laps: Giving our good friend Stef who is a great writer for Blackflag Jalopnik a few hot laps in the P1. The tires were pretty shagged by this point in the day, bu…
McLaren P1 2014-2015 review | Autocar: With hybrid hypercars from Porsche and Ferrari on the horizon, the stakes couldn’t be higher – so has the P1 risen to the challenge?
A McLaren P1 Experimental Prototype is for sale: When an automaker is developing a new vehicle, it first creates prototype versions that get thrashed to hell and back. Validation tests put specific areas of a vehicle in high-stress situations so engineers can find what’s going to break, and what they can do to stop it from breaking. When a prototype vehicle is finished with its work, it’s typically…
2016 McLaren P1 GTR @ Top Speed: the 2014 mclaren p1 debuted with its hulking 3.8-liter v-8 and electric motor that together produced a mighty 903 horsepower and approximately 1 100 (…)
The McLaren P1 Beat The Porsche 918 And LaFerrari In This Video Track Test: Super-rich-dude Paul Bailey submitted his Holy Trinity of hypercars–the Ferrari LaFerrari, Mclaren P1, and Porsche 918 Spyder–to a track comparison at Silverstone. We assume this happened before he crashed his 918 into a crowd of people a few days ago at a Malta car show.
McLaren P1 hits 62 mph in 2.8 seconds, 186 in 16.5: With over 900 horsepower on tap from its 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 and electric motor, there was never any question that the McLaren P1 would be quick. Just how quick, we didn’t know, but with the first example now in its customer’s hands, McLaren Automotive has given up the vital stats on its new hybrid hypercar.
2014 McLaren P1 @ Top Speed: the mclaren p1 is a huge step forward for the company and for the hypercar game in general. it represents the pinnacle of mclaren s knowledge in (…)
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the McLaren P1 is a limited-production plug-in hybrid sports car produced by British automobile manufacturer McLaven Automotive . sales began in the united kingdom in October 2013 and all 375 units were sold out by November 58 units of the track-oriented P1 GTR and 5 units of its road legal counterpart, the P1 LM were produced after the initial run of 375 cars . 13 experimental Prototype ‘XP’, the electric motor and petrol engine in the P1 produce a combined power output of 916 PS (674 kW; 903 hp) and 723 lbft (980 Nm) of torque the car can be operated using either the petrol engine, the electric motor or with a combination of the two . the P1 has an all-electric range of at least 10 km (6.2 mi) on the combined european drive cycle the P1 combined fuel economy in EV mode was rated by the EPA at 18 MPGe . it generates a downforce of 600 kg at 257 km/h (160 mph) and a drag the P1 is electronically limited to a top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph) it has a dry weight of 1,395 kg (3,075 lb), giving it a power-to-weight the P1 also features bespoke Pirelli P-Zero Corsa tyres and specially developed carbon-ceramic rotor, caliper and brake pads from Akebono . according to the cars destined for Europe were sold out by mid November 2013 . the first deliveries to a retail customer took place at the company’s headquarters in Woking, England . only twenty units had been registered worldwide during the first nine months of 2014 . about 59 units were delivered in the U.S. in 2014, and sales in the american market totalled about 127 units delivered through December 2015 . the 2015 Geneva motor show officially unveiled the P1 GTR production model . this price includes a worldwide owners track day series . later cars were offered for less money . in total 58 cars were made . equates to a weight-to-power ratio of 1.44 kg (3.17 lb) per horsepower . the car also had greater levels of performance, grip, aerodynamics and downforce . due to its the road legal version of the P1 GTR has a claimed top speed of 225 mph and a 0-60 time of 2.4 seconds . of this production run, five P1 LMs were sold and the the new car called the P1 GT is commissioned by a customer from the middle east . it is inspired by the McLaren F1 GT homologation special from the 1990s . the top speed is limited to 3 the interior features fixed sports seats and Alcantara upholstery in tan and green colour along with a racing steering wheel and carbon fibre bits . the exterior features Silverstone green bodywork paying homage to the original homologation
