McLaren P1
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One of the most sought-after pieces of information concerning the upcoming McLaren P1 supercar has been revealed today. We can confirm that the P1 will deliver a peak output of 903 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque from a newly-developed hybrid drivetrain consisting of an electric motor setup matched to a V-8 engine. The V-8 engine is an upgraded version of the twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter M838T unit built by Ricardo and currently fitted to the MP4-12C, though in its latest application it gets coupled to a low-weight, highly efficient electric motor that ensures instant torque for...
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McLaren Shows Off The P1 Prototype In Bahrain
Though the McLaren P1’s official debut will take place at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, McLaren is still showing off its P1 prototype. The car made its Middle East debut in Bahrain last month, so McLaren took advantage of a vacant Bahrain International Circuit to grab some stills of...
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McLaren Shows Off The Interior Of Its P1 Supercar
With just three weeks remaining until the P1 supercar has its official debut at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, McLaren is teasing bits and pieces of its construction to keep the car in the public eye. Last week we saw its F1-inspired instrumentation, and this week we’re getting a...
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McLaren Confirms Production P1 For Geneva, Reveals New Race Mode
McLaren has confirmed the production version of its P1 supercar, a prototype of which was first shown in Paris last year, will be revealed to the public at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show on March 5. Although it’s been rumored that McLaren would show its production P1 in Geneva, this is the first...
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McLaren P1 Supercar Gets Cameo During MP4-28 Reveal: Video
When race and road car constructor McLaren rolled out its new MP4-28 Formula One car for the 2013 season, it also took the opportunity to promote its newest wares, the MP4-12C Spider and the upcoming P1 supercar. McLaren’s newest F1 driver, Sergio Perez, arrived at the race car’s...
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McLaren's P1 Supercar Speeds Towards Production: Video
Love the design or hate the design, there’s no denying that McLaren’s radical P1 supercar concept polarized attendees at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. Sporting a much rounder and organic style than previous McLaren models, this much was clear: like the original McLaren F1, it would be a car...
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Whether or not you think the McLaren P1 is a worthy successor to the legendary F1, there’s no denying the car’s unique design, promised performance and overall anticipation levels make it one of the most exciting cars of the coming year--and that’s saying a lot considering 2013 will also see Ferrari launch a successor to the Enzo and Porsche finally reveal its production 918 Spyder. The Paris Auto Show’s reveal of the P1 design study gave the world a fairly accurate look at the planned styling for the new P1, with actual prototypes caught testing across Europe...
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McLaren P1 Supercar Spy Shots
Intended, in a way, to fill the role of the vaunted McLaren F1, the new P1 carries a lot of enthusiast baggage on its shoulders--not to mention the brand's (re-)nascent reputation as a leader in the extreme performance road car field. Will it live up to the hype? Quite possibly. As we saw at Paris...
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McLaren's P1 Supercar, As It Was Revealed In Paris: Video
Making its official public debut in concept form at the Paris Auto Show, McLaren’s P1 supercar was met with near-universal acclaim. While the styling seemed a bit awkward in early teased images, it worked much better when seen in person or in video. We brought you live images of the...
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McLaren’s Ron Dennis, Frank Stephenson and Antony Sheriff talk P1: Video
McLaren’s new P1 was undoubtedly the highlight of last week’s Paris Auto Show, its otherworldly design, scintillating expected performance and teasing nature--this is still only a concept--proving unmatched by anything else on show. This being the successor to the legendary McLaren F1...
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McLaren P1 Supercar: First Specs And Live Photos
We’ve seen the studio shots and guessed at all the specs, but here is the McLaren P1 supercar in all its glory, these photos coming direct from its debut just moments ago at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. This is the first auto show appearance for McLaren, the automaker, and we can’t think...
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Is The McLaren P1 A Worthy F1 Successor? #YouTellUs
McLaren has finally taken the wraps off the new P1 supercar, which has also been known as the P12. While the car looks nearly production ready, it's actually only a design preview. The production P1 will be revealed sometime in the next 12 months. While McLaren hasn't released any specifications...
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Even as McLaren teases "another big announcement," scheduled just under two hours from now, the company has released a new video, showing off what may well be the next mega-horsepower hypercar to come from the brand. Billed as the spiritual successor to the famed McLaren F1, the P12--or whatever it's ultimately called--is expected to use a carbon fiber monocoque, equipped with titanium and magnesium hardware for further weight reduction, while getting its power from a hybrid system built around a hot version of the 3.8-liter twin-turbo V-8 also used in the MP4-12C. We've seen the car in...
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McLaren F1 Successor (P12) Rendered
McLaren’s new MP4-12C has received a lot of criticism for its lack of emotion, brought about mainly due to the almost clinical methods the company’s engineers used to design it, the fact that its engine note needed to be tweaked after the first set of reviewers complained about its weak...
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McLaren F1 Successor (P12) Spy Shots
A day after bringing you spy shots of Ferrari’s replacement for the Enzo supercar, McLaren’s successor to the legendary F1 has now been spotted by one of our stealthy spy photographers. This is a very early prototype for the new car, which carries the code-name P12. It reveals a number...
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McLaren F1 Successor Won’t Chase Bugatti Veyron’s Top Speed
Ron Dennis, the boss of McLaren and a man who once described the Bugatti Veyron as “pig ugly” and a “piece of junk,” has revealed some telling details about his next supercar, the long-awaited successor to the legendary McLaren F1. First and foremost, Dennis has stated that...
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McLaren F1 Sucessor (P12) New Rumors
With a history like that of the McLaren F1, once the fastest car in the world, with a funky three-seat center-drive layout, breathtaking acceleration, and iconic styling, building a car to take up its mantle is a difficult undertaking. According to the latest reports out of the U.K., however...
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Report: McLaren begins testing of Veyron-rivaling hypercar
Nothing puts into perspective the speed of modern supercars better than the current McLaren MP4-12C. With performance to rival the McLaren F1, at one time the pinnacle of road car development, it's now considered merely an entry-level supercar, leaving room for something even faster. That role is...
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When the original McLaren F1 first hit the streets back in the early ‘90s it almost immediately catapulted to the top of the performance car scene, taking home the title of world’s fastest production car in 1998 and holding it right up until 2005. Building a car better than the original F1 was always going to be a difficult challenge but if anyone can do it, it’s the newly established McLaren Automotive. With Ron Dennis and former Ferrari designer Frank Stephenson on board, the company is poised for great success. And with the recently revealed 2012 McLaren MP4-12C just...