McLaren P1 appreciation thread

[ben81]

Ok we all know it's 'here' and has been at the Geneva motor show but have you been paying much attention to the amount of technological ingenuity that has gone into this hypercar?

Upon reading the press kit my mind was blown! http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=27269





903bhp, 2g cornering on road tyres, 5 full second quicker to 300kph than the McLaren F1

We should be proud of this car as a statement that British engineering is far from done yet!

I look forward to the reviews and driving it for real in a console game :clown:

 

[ben81]

Whoops, forgot to add pictures, pinched from here http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mclaren-p1-geneva-2013/

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[Mark-F]

funkin epic!

 

[Sam@NP]

Saw this yesterday, it looks superb and tiny! When you look closely you see all the tunnels, fins, and flicks in the body work to control the airflow. The brake disks are stunning too with a slight blue hint to them.

 

[Adamm.]

Been seeing pics of this on facebook and I love it can't wait to see it in action as it looks awesome.

 

[Budgie]

It's alright, yeah.

 

[James28]

Is this to replace the 'F1', I remember somewhere they were doing a new F1?

 

[ben81]

Is this to replace the 'F1', I remember somewhere they were doing a new F1?

Kind of

McLaren introduced the carbon fibre chassis to the world of Formula 1 in 1981 with the MP4/1, and we had the first carbon-bodied road car,’ says McLaren Automotive Executive Chairman Ron Dennis. ‘We have always been at the cutting edge of vehicle aerodynamics, and all of this experience has gone into the new McLaren P1™. Twenty years ago, with the McLaren F1, we raised the supercar performance bar. With the McLaren P1™, we have redefined it once more.’

 

[Canary172]

I think the P1's fantastic. Got much more of a zing about it than the MP4-12C and a less awkward name! More imaginative than 'The Ferrari'!

 

[kpowell911]

I just think of the Impreza when I hear P1.

What lumps in it? Is it a Hybrid type thing?

the McLaren P1 a mid-mounted 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine fitted with two turbochargers and an electric motor. Together, this produces 916ps (903bhp) and a maximum torque figure of 900Nm. The petrol engine alone produces 737ps (727bhp) at 7,500rpm, and 720Nm of torque from 4,000rpm with the electric motor supplementing 179ps (176bhp) and 260Nm of torque.

Id just f**k the electric motor off and roll with 727bhp lol

 

[McGherkin]

Disappointing that it's not as quick as the car they made 21 years ago.

It's like comparing Concorde and a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. I'm sure a 787 is a much better aircraft all round, but it still doesn't go Mach 2.

 

[Gally]

Disappointing that it's not as quick as the car they made 21 years ago.

It's like comparing Concorde and a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. I'm sure a 787 is a much better aircraft all round, but it still doesn't go Mach 2.

Slower top speed. Quicker in the real world.

Shaves 8 seconds off 0-130mph of the 12c.

 

[McGherkin]

I know, but I get the feeling that it's kind of missing the point. It feels more like an upgraded MP4-12C than a seperate car in it's own right.

 

[Gally]

It kinda is. It's a Hypercar though. You could say the same for a lot of manufacturers.

 

[McGherkin]

Oh, I don't want to be manufacturer specific, everybody's doing it, throughout engineering as a whole.

 

[Fred@BTM]

Its got GT cams by the way

 

[Poopensharten]

Thats superb, laughed a bit that the electric motor makes more power than a common F4R LOL.

 

[Advikaz]

I know, but I get the feeling that it's kind of missing the point. It feels more like an upgraded MP4-12C than a seperate car in it's own right.

Mclaren weren't gunning for top speed. They wanted to make the ultimate drivers car.

The P1 is far from an upgraded MP4-12C.

 

[Knuckles]

does anyone else see the face in the rear?

 

[ben81]

Mclaren weren't gunning for top speed. They wanted to make the ultimate drivers car.

The P1 is far from an upgraded MP4-12C.

They want it to be the fastest hypercar on the road and on the track. You can drive it to the track, press a button and have basically the same downforce levels as a GT3 racecar. 2g cornering force on road tyres.

 

[Eddie.]

Only one thing is important.

It has a button that says DRS on it.

Sold.

 

[ben81]

'Ring gauntlet thrown down?
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=27288

 

[MaLicE]

My misses supplies all the bolts, nuts and fastners to Mclaren for this and the other cars, hopefully going for a factory tour soon

 

[ben81]

 

[ben81]

The #McLarenP1™ online interactive experience, coming soon.
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