It seems that McLaren was unwilling to reveal more details about its P1 car until it managed to get to the Paris Motor Show. However, I must let you know from the very start that waiting for this car’s details to be revealed was definitely worth it.
The Paris Motor Show was given the chance to display a design study that will not be changed very much until March 2013 when the car is scheduled to make its official debut during the Geneva Motor Show. McLaren already calls this vehicle the “ultimate supercar†although is yet to come clean when it comes to full specifications regarding the powertrain. All it’s known until now is that the P1 will most likely be more than capable of delivering 592bhp per tonne. That means producing 700bhp is definitely a possibility for this car that is also going to benefit from all the help it can get from the F1-style KERS system.
This McLaren car manages to be so impressive due to it’s an attempt of the carmaker to sum up the experience of its 50 years in racing in a car that can be driven on regular roads. That’s why McLaren wasn’t shy about using its wind tunnel along with CFD software in order to ensure that the vehicle has a perfectly aerodynamic shape. That shape is actually responsible for placing the engine’s main intakes inside the doors and for the teardrop shape that the combined windscreen and roof manage to deliver.
You should also know that the McLaren P1 tries to resemble a F1 car even when it comes to the settings it makes available. One of the modes available is the drag reduction mode that’s responsible for providing maximum speeds while keeping the drag to a minimum. The second mode is known as the High Performance mode and is designed to help the wing extend on both traditional roads and racing tracks.
You will also be impressed by the daytime running lights and the light strips based on LED that were used in the rear area. I must also mention that the P1 uses the same MonoCell chassis made of carbon fibre that you can find on the 12C.
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