P1 [Official] McLaren P1 Supercar

[Top Secret]

That interior is just stunning. Carbon perfection.

 

[LaArtist]

Oh the rear is almost totally intact compared to the concept..i like that

the front i never liked to begin with..and that black carbon part in front of the wheel does not make it better.
The concept looked better in that area..

All in all its pretty epic.. just waiting for the weight now

 

[Monster]

Guess this is it, the proper production version with the extra side vents just ahead of the front wheels.

 

[Wunderkind]

The interior looks a little too spartan. But I think one could choose the color of the weave of the carbon fiber. That would spice things up a little.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

i wonder what those knobs/controls on the driver's door are for....

 

[Sunny]

The car probably sets some record for the % of the car made out of CF for a street car. The only substantial metal part I see inside are the pedals.

 

[lambornima]

3086 lbs
0-300 <17 seconds

http://insidemclaren.com/2013/02/mclaren-p1-by-the-numbers/

 

[Sunny]

So just under 1400kgs, not bad for something lugging 200+ lbs of batteries + an electric motor.

 

[Mafalda]

3086 lbs
0-300 <17 seconds

http://insidemclaren.com/2013/02/mclaren-p1-by-the-numbers/

wow!

 

[martinbo]

Interestingly it's relatively slow at a top-end of 218 mph (349 Km/h) for an out and out hypercar. The Huayra will surely make at least 370 km/h and I expect the new Ferrari to be even faster.
I'm guessing it's an aerodynamic constraint possibly combined with a gearing limitation. In any event - at these sort of speeds you're either gunning to be the fastest car in the world or not. No one cares about 2nd or 3rd fastest. So, the P1 is set to differentiate itself as a dynamic tour-de-force instead and I can't wait to see what it's truly capable of around a circuit.

1400 kg is most impressive given the 90 kg high-density battery pack, electric motor and dual clutch transmission - as Sunny pointed out. C'mon Ferrari - show your hand already.

As for aesthetic appeal, I think the P1 looks nothing short of showstoppingly sensational inside and out.

 

[Monster]

Official press release from Mclaren is available now. The top speed is electronically limited to 350km/h. The carbon fibre chassis weighs 100kg, I think the new Ferrari super car undercuts that figure by 10kg? Also worth noting is that the lack of clear coating on the carbon fiber interior parts saves 1.5 kg. 0-200km/h in under 7 sec... now that is seriously quick.

McLaren has officially revealed the P1 production version, ahead of the car's debut scheduled for next week in Geneva.
A couple of hours ago we published the first official images with the production version of the P1 and now McLaren has decided to reveal all details about their new supercar. Limited to 375 units, theMcLaren P1 will have a starting price of 866,000 GBP and 1,150,000 USD (approx 1,004,800 EUR). McLaren originally planned 500 units but Ron Dennis decided to make only 375 cars after meeting with potential owners who were concerned more about the car's exclusivity rather than top speed or price tag.
With Instant Power Assist System (IPAS) turned on, the P1 will hit 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than three seconds, while 0-200 km/h (124 mph) takes under seven seconds. It needs 17 seconds from 0 to 300 km/h (186 mph), before reaching an electronically limited top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph).
IPAS is basically the electric motor which can be activated via a steering wheel-mounted button which will give the P1 the throttle response of a normally-aspiratedengine

, according to McLaren. Another button on the steering wheel is labeled DRS – Drag Reduction System. If pressed, the rear wing reduces in angle to lower drag by 23 percent. This can be turned off by pressing the brake pedal or releasing the button.
P1's heart and soul is a hybrid powertrain consisting of a twin-turbo, V8 3.8-liter mid-mounted engine generating 737 HP (542 kW) at 7,500 rpm and 531 lb-ft (720 Nm) of torque from 4,000 rpm and an electric motor adding 179 HP (132 kW) and 192 lb-ft (260 Nm). The McLaren P1 has a combined output of 916 HP (674 kW) and 663 lb-ft (900 Nm). Power is transferred to the ground via a 7-speed twin clutch Graziano gearbox

. It can be driven on electric power for 20 km (12.4 miles) at an average speed of 30 mph (48 km/h).
The McLaren P1 has a drag coefficient of 0.34 and can generate 600 kg (1,322 lbs) of downforce (5x more than MP4-12C). It has a carbon fiber chassis which weighs 100 kg (220 lbs), making it the lightest ever installed on a road car and capable of providing F1-like safety and rigidity, according to the British firm. Compared to the legendary F1, its successor is 300mm longer and slightly wider and longer than the MP4-12C. It tips the scales at only 1,400 kg (3,086 lbs) thanks to its lightweight construction.
It has CO2 emissions of less than 200 g/km and rides on bespoke Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires. Stopping power comes from discs featuring a new type of carbon ceramic which hasn't been used so far on a road car, only in space. This material is stronger than regular carbon ceramic and dissipates heat more effectively. In addition, these discs are lighter than usual and boast a custom ceramic layer coat on the friction surfaces for a mirrored look.
Moving inside the cabin, the McLaren P1 features a driver-oriented cockpit where carbon fiber is the primary material. All carbon surfaces lack the top layer of resin which would have added 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs). Steering column and seats are adjustable, while the seat backrests are fixed at a 28-degree angle, but a 32-degree change is available for increasing helmet clearance. The extremely thin carbon seat shell weighs only 10.5 kg (23.1 lbs).
Although focus was on making it as light as possible, McLaren has added amenities such as satellite navigation, climate control and premium audio system. However, the list of comfort features ends here since this was built primarily as a driver's car, with the position of the driver being individually configurable and with a digital dash showing all relevant information in typical racing style.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/113022654326/mclaren-p1-officially-revealed-full-details-inside

 

[Human]

Some BMW i8 influence @ the rear?

From Autocar:


McLaren P1 — official pictures and details

New hybrid McLaren P1 to offer 903bhp, 218mph and 0-62mph in under 3sec for £866,000

Total power of 903bhp comes from partnership of V8 and electric motor. Power transmitted through 7spd gearbox

McLaren P1 — official pictures and details

New hybrid McLaren P1 to offer 903bhp, 218mph and 0-62mph in under 3sec for £866,000

by Steve Cropley
26 February 2013 9:02am
McLaren’s mighty P1 hybrid flagship, poised for its global debut in Geneva next week, looks like becoming the first hypercar ever to deliver properly on the elusive ‘F1-for-the-road’ promise that manufacturers have been making for their fastest road cars for more than a quarter century.
The McLaren P1 is due to be unveiled by McLaren executive chairman Ron Dennis next Tuesday morning. It has the huge V8-plus-electric power (903bhp) and ultra-high price (£866,000) that you’d expect of the spiritual successor to the illustrious McLaren F1 of 1993, but what really sets the P1 apart is its ground-breaking active aerodynamics package.
While delivering a svelte drag factor of 0.34 in ‘clean’ form, the P1 can automatically deploy a rear-mounted wing and two flaps ahead of the front wheels, in appropriate driving modes, to deliver such unprecedented levels of downforce for a road car that driving “actually gets easier as the car goes faster”.
Even well short of its 218mph top speed, the P1 can generate 600kg of downforce, an amount equal to many Le Mans racers and about five times greater that of the recently launched McLaren MP4-12C. Its advantage over non-McLaren rivals is even greater.
“The P1 is designed to be driven to a racing circuit with great levels of comfort and refinement,” said McLaren Automotive managing director Antony Sheriff, “and then to be used on the racing circuit where it will offer an experience matched only by purpose-built racing cars.”
The P1 uses the all-carbon chassis tub recently created as the basis for all new-era McLarens and launched with the MP4-12C. In another direct reference to F1, the new supercar has a special, race-bred ‘recipe’ for some composite components — claimed to be twice as stiff as steel — that form its core body/chassis.
This structure has relatively few parts and weighs only 100kg, which, McLaren engineers say, is lighter than any other road car’s while delivering F1 levels of rigidity and safety. It also forms the engine airbox, roof snorkel and the roof itself, provides housings for the battery and power electronics, and shapes the aerodynamic side pods that feed air to the engine’s cooling system.
The P1 is 300mm longer than the 20-year-old F1 but only a shade wider and longer than the MP4-12C. Against its most recent compatriot, it grows 83mm (three inches) — the extra length aids the aero package — and it is 29mm (an inch) lower and 37mm (1.5 inches) wider. McLaren claims “substantially smaller” frontal area than the MP4-12C and claims that the P1 is also smaller in area than any other production sports car.
The P1’s kerb weight is admirably low for a modern supercar, at 1400kg, (Porsche’s 918 Spider is more like 1700kg) but even it can’t match the F1, which weighed just 1140kg at the kerb.
The P1 powertrain is a hybrid partnership between a specially configured 727bhp version of McLaren’s 3.8-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, and a 176bhp McLaren-built electric motor integrated with it via a specially cast aluminium block. The two power units send their combined 903bhp (with 664lb ft of torque) through a seven-speed twin-clutch Graziano gearbox.
The V8 carries its own special M838TQ serial number because of its special crankcase and larger turbochargers (plus other unique tweaks), which help it produce 20 per cent more power than a ‘regular’ 12C V8.
Awesome performance is to be expected, but the P1’s margin over both the featherweight F1 and the MP4-12C still comes as a shock. McLaren engineers are still deciding the final figures in fractions of seconds, but we now know that the P1 is about 0.4sec faster than the 12C to 62mph, and at least 2.5sec faster to 124mph (200km/h).
It also shaves seven or eight seconds off the 12C’s 0-186mph (300km/h) on its way to a 218mph top speed, which is a little short of the F1’s official 231mph.
“Our aim is not necessarily to be the fastest in absolute top speed,” said Sheriff, “but to be the quickest and most rewarding series production road car on a circuit. This is the true test of a supercar’s all-round ability and a much more important technical statement.”
At the top end of the performance spectrum, the P1 uses the instant thrust of its electric motor to boost throttle response, and the instant application of its negative torque at gearshift points, to help engine revs drop quickly, making for quicker and smoother gearshifts under full power. Off throttle, the electric motor converts to a power generator, providing engine braking and replenishing battery energy.
At the bottom of the performance envelope, the electric motor gives the car surprisingly spritely performance on its own, giving it a range approaching 20km (about 12 miles) at traffic speeds and making it suitable for the world’s growing number of zero-emissions traffic zones.
The P1 has a driver-oriented cockpit layout, under a highly aerodynamic, bubble-shaped canopy that is compared by its creators with that of a jet fighter. Or a Le Mans racer.
Although the electronic instrumentation features all the essentials and the cabin has niceties like climate control, satellite navigation and a classy sound system, equipment and switchgear are kept to a minimum and there is a general no-nonsense air about the driving position, which is individually configurable for every owner.
The doors, whose outer skins are major contributors to the P1’s aerodynamic package, use the same ‘dihedral’ opening system pioneered by the MP4-12C.
But underscoring the serious focus of the P1, the seat and steering column adjustments are manual, the seat backrests are fixed at 28deg (a change to 32deg is possible to increase helmet clearance) and the ultra-thin carbon seat shells have a minimum of padding and weigh just 10.5kg apiece.
Carbonfibre is extensively used as a trim material (you only get carpet if you ask for it) and the interior carbon surfaces are fitted without a top layer of resin — because it saves 1.5kg. There are just two options: a heavy-duty battery charger and a set of fitted luggage.
At first, McLaren intended to build 500 P1s, pricing each one close to £866,000, but representations from potential owners (reportedly more concerned about exclusivity than price or top speed) has persuaded Ron Dennis to build just 375 copies.
The new McLaren P1 will be on sale from March and deliveries will begin before the end of the year

SOURCE: http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/mclaren-p1/mclaren-p1-%E2%80%94-official-pictures-and-details



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[paxah]

^ , not the slightest to my eyes.

 

[Tumbo]

0-200 km/h in under 7 seconds and 0-300 in 17 seconds??

Okay, that is freaking insane!!

Worlds fastest car?

 

[LaArtist]

1400kg ..pretty impressive..but i think the F150 will be lighter and more powerful.

I think the huayra will remain the lightest though.

 

[Levi68]

Very nice. Perfect interior. Simple but not cheap looking (thinking Alfa 4C / Lotus).

TT 3.8l V8 making 737 PS? That is 194 PS/l!!!

Fit that engine into the MP4-12C, drop weight, I think you have a car that is almost as fast (if not faster) and less complex (thinking of hybrid).

Well, unlike at initial presentation I start to really like this car.

 

[Monster]

0-200 km/h in under 7 seconds and 0-300 in 17 seconds??

Okay, that is freaking insane!!

Worlds fastest car?

The Veyron SS accelerates from 0-300km/h in 15 to 17 sec, depending on the test, so this P1 is able to keep up with the Veyron SS. The new Ferrari won't have an easy task to out accelerate these two.

 

[Sunny]

1400kg ..pretty impressive..but i think the F150 will be lighter and more powerful.

Press car? definitely

Yea, that was a cheap shot .

 

[Mafalda]

No, weight'll be similar, cause ferrari'll try to manipulates the test with a lots of duracell-alkaline to have extra power...

 

[sako97]

Press car? definitely

Yea, that was a cheap shot .

The reality is, Ferrari will do anything in their realm of power to avoid McLaren outshining the F70 in the press.

Adjusted for inflation, the P1 has about the same M.S.R.P as the F1 back in 1995.

$840,000 in 1995/6 = $1.26 Million today.