McLaren P1

  • Road legal McLaren P1 GTR for sale

    The McLaren P1 GTR is the track-only version of the P1 hypercar. That makes it something of a rare beast, considering that you're unlikely to even see a standard P1 roll past. You really shouldn't be able to see a P1 GTR on the road, but thanks to a company called Lanzante Motorsport you just might. They are authorized by McLaren to take the P1 GTR and make it street legal. Now there's one for sale in the Netherlands, and as you can imagine, it isn't cheap. McLaren produced just 45 examples of the for-the-racetrack P1 GTR. A handful of these will wind up being made street legal. One that has...

  • McLaren P1 finished with color-changing carbon fiber
    McLaren P1 features a chameleon carbon fiber finish

    There's a new McLaren P1 roaming around Southern California, and it's owner has taken to calling it the P1 MK Edition. When you buy a car like that, you can pretty much call it whatever you want. When you're dealing with McLaren's MSO (McLaren Special Operations), you can also get the exterior...

  • McLaren P1 LM at 2016 Goodwood Hillclimb
    McLaren P1 LM car breaks Goodwood Hillclimb record

    One of the Goodwood Festival of Speed's major attractions is its renowned Hillclimb, a sprint up Lord March's driveway. It might not be as challenging as, say, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, but Goodwood's paved road nonetheless attracts some of the most awe-inspiring cars in the...

  • 2016 McLaren P1 LM prototype
    McLaren P1 LM is spiritual successor to most legendary F1

    When it comes to the McLaren F1, the most lust-worthy models are the F1 LMs, of which only six were ever made including the original prototype still owned by the British firm. So sought-after are the cars that a regular F1 converted to LM-spec sold at auction last year for a staggering $13.75...

  • McLaren P1 GTR for sale in Denmark
    Undriven McLaren P1 GTR up for sale

    McLaren's entry into the world of private club racing isn't for the faint of heart. While you normally wouldn't be able to get in the game, if you act fast, you may have your only opportunity. A never-driven McLaren P1 GTR is being offered by a Danish sports car dealer. Standing out from Lysdahl...

  • McLaren P1 crash in China, April 2016 - Image via Weibo
    McLaren P1 crashes hard in China

    What you see here is the sad sight of a mangled McLaren P1. The hypercar met its demise in China and the extent of the damage is massive. Both sides of the car are all bashed up and plenty of the carbon fiber bodywork has been shredded. There's no word on what caused the accident and how many...

  • McLaren P1

    McLaren is set to have its largest presence ever at a Geneva Motor Show when this year’s event gets underway on March 1. The British automaker has confirmed a number of cars that will appear on its stand, one of which is a yet-to-be-revealed addition to the Sports Series lineup. But more on that later. Cars that we do know are headed to Geneva include this special P1 that the McLaren Special Operations (MSO) division built to celebrate the end of production of the flagship supercar. The car was one of the 375 P1s delivered to a customer but was sent back to the McLaren factory for a bit...

  • McLaren P1 GTR
    Go Inside The Workshop Where McLaren P1 GTRs Are Kept And Maintained

    In a small corner of McLaren’s sprawling headquarters in Woking, England is a small shed set up for the P1 GTR. In case you’re not familiar with the car, it’s a more extreme version of the P1 supercar designed and built exclusively for the track, meaning the engineers...

  • Wreckage of McLaren P1 that crashed in Washington, D.C. - Image via Imgur
    McLaren P1 Suffers Serious Crash In Washington, D.C.

    Considering there were only 375 McLaren P1s ever built, and that such rare cars are barely driven by their owners, you wouldn’t expect to see too many of them involved in serious crashes. That isn’t the case however as we now have news of the second P1 involved in a serious crash. The...

  • Bruce Canepa and his McLaren P1 GTR
    Meet The Guy With The First McLaren P1 GTR In The U.S.: Video

    Customer examples of the McLaren P1 GTR recently reached the country and the very first one, a black car with orange accents, was delivered to none other than Bruce Canepa, a racing driver who’s also an expert in the field of vehicle restoration and investment at his own firm Canepa, based in...

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    McLaren P1 Hit With NHTSA Recall, Dozens Of People Affected!

    The McLaren P1 is a marvel of modern engineering. Still, not everything out there is perfect and the P1 is proof of this. A batch of the cars were just hit with a recall notice. The reason? A secondary hood latch could fail, which could lead to the inadvertent opening of the hood if the primary...

  • McLaren P1 on the drag strip
    McLaren 650S Goes Up Against P1 In Epic Drag Race: Video

    The McLaren 650S is a quick car, as we discovered in our first drive, but how does it compare against its big brother, the P1? You can find out in this video from TheBayAreaRacing. In the short clip, we see the 650S go up against a P1 in a drag race. ALSO SEE: Lamborghini Drivers Still Fearless...

  • McLaren Scale Models

    We'd all like to put a McLaren in our driveway. Be it the latest 570 or on up to the P1 range-topper, we'd be thrilled to own such a vehicle. In a way, we can ...at least in scale form. McLaren is having a range of scale builders offer up variations on the P1 just in time for Christmas. From HotWheels to Amalgam, there's a P1 out there that will fit your budget. ALSO SEE: Spotted: Production-Intent Ford GT It starts at the 1:64 scale and just $15 and rises all the way up to 1:8 scale and costs over $10,000. You can get a Lego version that's part of the Speed Champions series, so you can build...

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    McLaren Builds Final P1

    It may have taken a little more than two years but McLaren has finally built its final P1. Production of the 375th and final car has just been completed, bringing the curtain down on one of the most advanced and dynamically accomplished supercars ever made. It was at the 2012 Paris Auto Show that...

  • Chris Harris tests the LaFerrari, P1 and 918 Spyder
    LaFerrari, P1 And 918 Spyder Tested By Chris Harris: Video

    We’re still coming to grips with the results of the Hyper 5 comparo that saw the current trio of hybrid supercars thrown in together with a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport and Pagani Huayra to see which was the fastest. Now, Chris Harris has released his own, 52-minute long video comparing the...

  • Scene from 'Hyper 5' supercar shootout
    'Hyper 5' Quarter Mile And Track Shootout Results Are In: Video

    The results are in for the Hyper 5 comparison test pitting the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari, McLaren P1, Pagani Huayra and Porsche 918 Spyder against one another in a quarter mile race and track shootout. We won’t spoil the results, so you’ll have to click...

  • Scene from 'Hyper 5' supercar shootout
    Huayra, LaFerrari, P1, Veyron & 918 Spyder Do Battle In 'Hyper 5' Track Shootout: Video

    About a week ago, car nut Alejandro Salomon released on his YouTube channel the first video in a three-part series testing five of the fastest cars ever built. The series is called Hyper 5 and today we have the second installment. The first video outlined the test procedure and the five cars...

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    Backstory Of 'Hyper 5' Supercar Comparo--And Why There's No Koenigsegg: Video

    Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. Supercar lover and rising YouTube star Alejandro Salomon has put together an impressive test comparing five of the fastest cars on the planet. The list includes the hybrid trio made up of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918...

  • Hyper5 shootout

    Recently, we saw the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder finally pitted against each other thanks to British entrepreneur Paul Bailey, who happens to own each of the three supercars. Now Alejandro Salomon has gone one better and added a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport and Pagani Huayra to the mix. ALSO SEE: Bugatti Veyron Successor Spy Shots This video is just part one of a three-part series called Hyper 5 that will see the cars tested in a track shootout and over the quarter mile. They’re said to be completely stock, though hopefully that also means the tire...

  • Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder - Image via Supercar Driver
    LaFerrari, P1 And 918 Spyder Tested Over The Quarter Mile: Video

    We now have the second installment of a three part series pitting the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder in a three-way fight. The first test pitted the cars against each other in a track shootout at the Silverstone Circuit, and this second one sees them run down the quarter mile...

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    Order Uber In NYC & You Might Hitch A Ride In A McLaren P1

    If you're in Manhattan, now is the time to forgo that taxi ride in a Nissan NV or Ford Crown Vic. Instead, you should pull out your smartphone and order up an Uber. You might just find that you're about to be shuttled to your destination in a McLaren P1. A bonus here is that the ride will be free...

  • McLaren P1 GTR driver program at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain
    Exclusive McLaren P1 GTR Driver Program Gets Underway

    The lucky few owners of the extreme McLaren P1 GTR have just enjoyed their first track day driving experience with the cars as part of an official driver development program hosted by McLaren. The program, which includes ex-Formula One driver Bruno Senna as one of its instructors, got underway...

  • Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder - Image via Supercar Driver
    LaFerrari, P1 And 918 Spyder Finally Tested Together: Video

    The first independent test with actual quantifiable results of the current crop of hybrid supercars made up of the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder has finally been done, and it’s all thanks to British entrepreneur Paul Bailey who happens to own all three cars, plus the...

  • Former ‘Top Gear’ hosts with the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder
    Clarkson, Hammond and May to start new show with LaFerrari, P1 & 918 Spyder comparo?

    It appears that Amazon’s new show starring former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May is set to start off with a bang. Clarkson posted a photo to Twitter yesterday showing the three larrikins in front of three of the most desirable cars on the planet: the Ferrari...

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