McLaren P1
| McLaren P1 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | McLaren Automotive |
| Production | October 2013 – December 2015 (375 units plus prototypes, GTR and LM) |
| Model years | 2014–2016 |
| Assembly | Woking, Surrey, England |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Body style | 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related |
McLaren 12C McLaren 650S |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.8 L twin-turbo M838TQ V8 |
| Electric motor | McLaren electric ECU motor (904 bhp combined) |
| Transmission | 7-speed dual-clutch |
| Range | 480 km (300 mi) (EPA) |
| Electric range | 11 km (6.8 mi) (combined NEDC) 31 km (19 mi) (EPA) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,680 mm (106 in) |
| Length | 4,588 mm (181 in) |
| Width | 1,946 mm (77 in) |
| Height | 1,188 mm (47 in) |
| Kerb weight | 1,547 kg (3,411 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | McLaren F1 |
The McLaren P1 is a British limited-production plug-in hybrid sports car produced by McLaren. The concept car was capable of reaching speeds of 218 mph (351 km/h) with the limiter on. Debuted at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, retail began in the UK in October 2013 and all 375 units were sold out by November. Production ended in December 2015. The United States accounted for 34% of the units and Europe for 26%.
It was considered to be the successor to the F1, utilizing hybrid power and Formula 1 technology, but did not have the same three seat layout as its predecessor. Like the F1, the P1 is a mid-engine, rear wheel drive design that used a carbon fibre monocoque and roof structure safety cage concept called MonoCage, which is a development of the MonoCell first used in the MP4-12C and then in subsequent models. Its main competitors were the LaFerrari and the Porsche 918. They are all similar in specifications and performance, and in a race round Silverstone circuit they were all within a second of each other, the P1 finishing first at 58.24 sec and the LaFerrari finishing at 58.58 sec; the Porsche was in-between with 58.46 sec.
A track version of the P1, the P1 GTR, was unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. Production of the GTR was limited and only original P1 owners were invited to buy one. The McLaren P1 is also one of the main rivals going against the Porsche 918 spider, and the Ferrari LaFerrari.
The P1 features a 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine. The twin turbos boost the petrol engine at 1.4 bar to deliver 727 bhp (737 PS; 542 kW) and 531 lb·ft (720 N·m) of torque at 7,500 rpm, combined with an in-house developed electric motor producing 177 bhp (179 PS; 132 kW) and 192 lb·ft (260 N·m). With both engine and the electric motor, the P1 has a total power and torque output of 904 bhp (917 PS; 674 kW) and 723 lb·ft (980 N·m) of torque respectively. The electric motor can be deployed manually by the driver or left in automatic mode, whereby the car's ECUs 'torque fill' the gaps in the petrol engine's output, which is considered turbo lag. This gives the powertrain an effective powerband of almost 7,000 rpm. The car is rear-wheel-drive with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission developed by Graziano.
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