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When McLaren Automotive discontinued the Gordon Murray-designed F1 road car in 1992, everyone was stunned. Then, together they wondered how to keep up with a three-seater powered by a naturally aspirated V-12 with 618 hp, capable of reaching 240. 1 mph. Enter the McLaren P1. Yes, it’s not technically the true successor to F1 (that honour goes to the Speedtail), but when the P1 arrived in 2012, it was thought of as such. A high-powered mid-engine stunner with a carbon fiber automotive MonoCell really ticked all the boxes, the right boxes. Here are 18 enticing facts about one of our favorite hypercars. How many of the following pieces did you know before you read?
The 3. 8-litre twin-turbo V8 engine delivers maximum power, generating 727 hp. The rest is generated through an electric motor that produces 177 hp. You’ll be able to drive the P1 rear-wheel drive set up or in all-electric mode (range of approximately 30 miles), with the combustion engine, or use the entire powertrain together.
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In classic combustion engines, you’d have to wait for the spiciness to be incorporated into the turbos before you could exploit it, however, McLaren’s engineers cleverly assigned the engine and battery the task of delivering electric torque to compensate for the turbo’s shortcomings. That’s an impressive force range, close to 7,000 rpm.
The P1 is ridiculously fast, even now. It accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 2. 7 seconds and reaches 124 mph in 6. 8 seconds. If you’ve been given asphalt and courage, 186 mph comes in 16. 5 seconds. Take it to the throttle track and make 10-second shifts. (at 150 mph) all day. This more sensible speed is also limited electrically, basically due to the compounds of the tyres. In theory, the P1 would deserve to be able to hit 249 mph if it had the right rubber.
McLaren unveiled the P1 at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. After it went on sale in the fall of 2013, it sold out in less than a month. About one-third of P1s headed to the U. S. A quarter of the line remained in Europe. It took about 17 days to build a car from start to finish.
Each unit has been built to other specifications, decided by the owners, to ensure that each P1 is unique. Endless paint possibilities (McLaren can perfectly match any colour swatch you provide) have contributed to this cause. The first was finished in a shade called Ice Silver.
When it was new, the value was $1. 15 million, the actual values varied depending on the degree of customization added to the unit. McLaren’s Special Operations department is a committed team of highly professional craftsmen who can make almost any specification dream come true, whether it’s putting crushed diamonds in their paint (they did) or making the McLaren badge out of forged gold (they did it too). However, all of this increases the final value of the sticker.
Of the 21 P1 prototypes that were developed, thirteen were called experimental prototypes or XP, five were validation prototypes or VPs, and 3 were pre-production units or PPs. Many of them have been renovated and sold to customers.
Look at any promotional photo or video of a McLaren P1 on a TV screen or in a car magazine and find out that they all have one of two UK number plates: P1 OOV and P1 OOU. These are pre-production sets that McLaren will never sell. or launch. The P1 OOV, finished in a dark violet shade called Amethyst Black, is precisely the car you saw in Top Gear. In part of a decade, it covered more than 20,000 miles, most of which was difficult in the hands of journalists and checks. drivers, before retiring from McLaren’s traditional fleet in 2018. P1 OOU was created that year to continue to have a P1 for vehicle benchmarking and promotional sessions.
In 2015, an owner named Paul Bailey took his private trinity of hypercars — a Ferrari LaFerrari, a McLaren P1 and a Porsche 918 — to the Silverstone circuit for a race. Each of them was driven by the same professional racing driver, and P1 ended. first in 58. 24 seconds, the 918 was second, in 58. 46 seconds, and the LaFerrari did the lap in 58. 58 seconds. Check out the competition below.
There are several P1s for sale. The lower the mileage, the higher the demand, such as for example, 296 miles charging $1. 8 million on Bring A Trailer in 2022. An example of 1,800 miles in the same year charge $1. 7 million. P1s don’t hit the market that often, yet when they do, they’re priced accordingly.
McLaren has created an authorized ride toy for gearboxes and toddlers, and it’s pretty cute. Supplied with seat belt, functional “air conditioning” and 3 gear options. And it costs less than $250.
Because P1 wasn’t crazy enough, the Woking-based team created a special track-only P1 GTR in honor of their Le Mans victory in 1995. First of all, the P1 GTR was only available to existing P1 owners and only 58 sets. They were built, all after the end of the normal P1 run.
This makes it incredibly capable, especially with inventory slick tires, a new ride height consistent in the race suspension, and a constant rear wing that can deploy DRS, a similar endurance formula used in F1 race cars. While the P1 GTR was track-only, McLaren F1 specialist Lanzante introduced a conversion kit, and since then 27 P1 GTRs have been rated for road driving. These have a reported top speed of 225 mph and can go from 0 to 60 mph in 2. 4 seconds.
Wondering why you see McLarens painted orange?This quick shade is called “Papaya Orange,” although most people refer to it as “McLaren Orange. “It is even believed that orange was the colour of New Zealand racing, when (Kiwi) Bruce McLaren raced himself, but this is inaccurate. (Silver and black were the nation’s sunglasses. )But in 1967, when Bruce McLaren and Danny Hume were driving a McLaren M6A at Can-Am, they made the decision to paint it orange, though no one really knows why. They ruled the Can-Am Series for five years in a row and kept the color of the car for much of the time.
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In his Top Gear review in 2014, Clarkson pointed out the irony that the hybrid car generation increased force and speed rather than saving fuel. Clarkson also noted that the car was going 0 to 160 mph faster than a Volkswagen Golf from 0 to 60. The P1 didn’t have all-wheel drive like the Bugatti Veyron, leading critics to question whether handling would be a factor when driving to the extreme. And what led Clarkson to be named a “widow maker”; however, the P1 generated a massive backup force to help compensate.
In 2014, a 27-year-old driver crashed his P1 less than 24 hours after receiving the car, providing an instant warning about what not to do after buying a supercar. Another bumpy P1 resurfaced in 2016, while others are supposed to have broken shipping in 2017.
Lewis Hamilton bought one, even after leaving the McLaren Formula 1 team; Brooklyn, the son of David and Victoria Beckham, also owns one; and The Weeknd used a P1 in a music video. Former late-night comedian Jay Leno has driven thousands of miles in his McLaren P1, which is admirable as Leno has plenty of cars to drive. McLaren would be a little less selective than, say, Ferrari, about who buys its cars, but those that have cash and interest tend to be a self-selecting organization anyway.
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