It seems like we've been bringing you news on the McLaren P1 for decades, such is McLaren's insistence on releasing details of the new car bit by agonising bit. In fact, we're not entirely sure what we're going to do with our days when the P1 finally goes on sale. Play Solitaire, probably.
Luckily, the end of the P1 development saga is not yet quite in sight, as McLaren has just released some essential Top Trumps-style facts and figures to get every petrolhead in the world salivating. We'll ditch the prose at this point and get straight down to the stats.
| 0-62mph: | Under 3 seconds |
| 0-124mph: | Under 7 seconds |
| 0-186mph: |
Under 17 seconds |
| Top speed: | 218mph (limited) |
| Power: | 903bhp |
| Torque: | 664 lb-ft |
| CO2 emissions: | Under 200g/km |
| Price: | £866,000 |
Impressive, no? Well, in case you were wondering, the P1 is not quite as fast as the current fastest production car, the Bugatti Veyron SS. Then again, McLaren admits that its main goal was not to build the fastest car in the world, but the best driver's car in the world, on both road and track. Interestingly, the P1 is a whole 5 seconds quicker to 186mph than that other performance benchmark, the old McLaren F1.
However, the stats tell only half the story. The P1 is choc-full of so much Formula One technology, we're surprised McLaren didn't simply put a set of number plates on one of its F1 cars. You get DRS, IPAS (Instant Power Assist System) and brakes made out of a special type of carbon ceramic disc which has previously been used only in space missions. No, that's not a typo.
And on top of all this, McLaren has been working with Pirelli to develop special tyres which are made from a bespoke compound created specifically for the P1.
Unfortunately for McLaren, the P1 will not be alone in the stupidly-expensive-but-insanely-desirable-hypercar market -- that's its official name, by the way -- as the new Ferrari Enzo successor and the Porsche 918 Spyder will both be trying their hardest to tempt buyers away from the McLaren.
So, if you have the best part of a million quid burning a hole in your expensively-lined pockets, it seems like you have a tough decision to make. McLaren, Ferrari or Porsche? What's it to be?
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