McLaren P1
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The McLaren P1 is a sports car produced by British marque McLaren Automotive. It is a plug-in hybrid with a mid-engine layout. It was first shown at the 2012 Paris Motor Show,[7] with sales of the P1 beginning in the United Kingdom in October 2013 and all of the limited run of 375 units sold by November 2013.[8][9] Production ended in early December 2015.[10] The United States accounted for 34% of the units and Europe for 26%.[10]
McLaren P1 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | McLaren Automotive |
Production | October 2013 – December 2015 |
Assembly | Woking, Surrey, England |
Designer |
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Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car (S) |
Body style | 2-door coupé |
Layout | Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
Platform | Carbon MonoCage II carbon fibre monocoque |
Doors | Butterfly Doors |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3.8 L twin-turbocharged M838TQ V8 |
Electric motor | 1 McLaren E-Motor |
Power output | 674 kW (903 hp; 916 PS) (combined) |
Transmission | 7-speed dual-clutch |
Hybrid drivetrain | PHEV |
Battery | 4.7 kWh, 400 V lithium-ion battery |
Range | 480 km (300 mi) (EPA)[3] |
Electric range | 11 km (6.8 mi) (combined NEDC)[4] 31 km (19 mi) (EPA)[3] |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,670 mm (105.1 in)[5] |
Length | 4,588 mm (180.6 in) |
Width | 1,946 mm (76.6 in) |
Height | 1,188 mm (46.8 in) |
Kerb weight | 1,490 kg (3,280 lb) 1,395 kg (3,075 lb) dry [6] |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | McLaren F1 |
It is considered by the automotive press to be the successor to the McLaren F1, utilising hybrid power and Formula One technology, but does not have the same three-seat layout. McLaren later stated that the Speedtail serves as the actual successor to the McLaren F1.
The P1 has 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 are the LaFerrari and the 918 Spyder. They are all similar in specifications and performance, and in a race around Silverstone circuit they were all within half a second of each other, the P1 finishing first at 58.24 seconds and the LaFerrari finishing last at 58.58 seconds; the 918 was in-between with 58.46 seconds.[11]
Parts of the car were inspired by a sailfish that Frank Stephenson saw when on holiday in Miami.[12]
58 units of the track-oriented P1 GTR[13] and 5 units of its road legal counterpart, the P1 LM were produced after the initial run of 375 cars.
13 experimental prototypes 'XP', 5 validation prototypes 'VP',[14] and 3 pre-production 'PP' cars were produced by McLaren before the production of the P1 started.[15] A number of these 21 test cars have been refurbished, modified and sold to customers.[16]