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Priced at £2m (plus tax and optional extras), just 399 examples of the McLaren W1 will be built.
McLaren has revealed its new flagship hybrid hypercar – and T3 has spent some exclusive hand-on time with it. Called the W1, it is a 1,300-horsepower successor to the iconic F1 and P1, limited to 399 examples and priced from £2m.
Not that the price really matters, because McLaren says every W1 has already been allocated to a customer. Those lucky buyers will receive a two-seat, rear-drive hypercar that features Formula One-derived suspension and ground-effect downforce, plus a race mode that is said to deliver a “world-first” road-to-track transformation at the touch of a button.
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Total output is a massive 1,258 hp, while torque is an equally muscular 1,340 Nm. Despite only being two-wheel-drive, McLaren says the W1 accelerates to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds. More impressive is a 0-124 mph (200 km/h) time of just 5.8 seconds, while 186 mph (300km/h) takes less than 12.7 seconds. The latter is almost four seconds quicker than the McLaren P1 and 7.5s quicker than the F1. Top speed of the W1 is electronically limited to 217 mph, McLaren says.
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(Image credit: Future)
That said, the tiny battery means the W1 can manage just 1.6 miles of electric-only driving – enough to get away from your neighbours without waking them up, but not much more. It’s also less than the 6.2 EV miles of the decade-old P1. McLaren says the electrical system is 40 kg lighter than that of the P1, yet produces almost twice the power
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Michael Leiters, chief executive officer of McLaren Automotive said of the W1: “…we are again pushing the boundaries of real supercar performance with an epic hybrid powertrain featuring our all-new MHP-8 V8 engine, the most advanced aerodynamic platform of any McLaren road car and extensive use of advanced lightweight materials. This allows us to engineer a supreme track driving experience from the same car that gives unparalleled driving enjoyment on the road.”
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(Image credit: Future)
Revving to 9,200 rpm, McLaren says the W1 is its fastest-accelerating and fastest-lapping road car of all time, sprinting to 186 mph faster than the three-seat Speedtail and lapping a “reference track” three seconds quicker than the McLaren Senna.
The F1 tech continues with the W1’s suspension, which is mounted directly to the “Aerocell” carbon fibre tub, complete with front arms that are visible when outside the car. McLaren says “key components” of the suspension are 3D-printed to save weight, while some components are made from titanium.
The cabin is accessed via new, vertically-opening ‘anhedral’ doors, and once inside drivers are asked to move the pedals, steering wheel and primary controls to their position, since the seats are integrated into the monocoque. The carmaker says its McLaren Special Options (MSO) department can offer “virtually unlimited bespoke options” for the interior specifications.
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