McLaren P1 History
McLaren's plug-in hybrid 'hypercar' — a 903-hp twin-turbo V8 plus electric motor, one of the 2010s 'Holy Trinity' alongside the LaFerrari and 918.
Photo: “Mclaren P1, Basel 01.jpg” by Ank Kumar / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
History
Positioned as a spiritual successor to the F1, the McLaren P1 was a limited-run hybrid hypercar built from October 2013 to December 2015, with 375 units produced. It paired a 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 with an electric motor for a combined 903 hp and an electronically limited 217-mph top speed.
Launched alongside the Ferrari LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder, it became part of the era's so-called 'Holy Trinity' of hybrid hypercars. A track-only P1 GTR followed in 2015–2016 — 58 examples making around 986 hp, initially offered exclusively to existing P1 owners.
Generations
Single generation · McLaren P1
Photo: “Mclaren P1, Basel 01.jpg” by Ank Kumar / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Limited-run plug-in hybrid hypercar pairing a 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor for 903 hp; 375 built.
Body styles
- Coupe
Notable special editions & performance variants
P1 GTR
Track-only version (58 built) producing ~986 hp, originally offered only to P1 owners as part of an exclusive track programme.
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