A new supercar is presented McLaren W1, which succeeded the McLaren P1. The new car is being produced in a limited edition of 399 units worldwide, with all cars already booked. The starting price in the British market is about 2 million pounds.
This new car is equipped with a completely new hybrid system with a V8 engine with a total power of 1275 hp. with a maximum torque of 1340 Nm. Acceleration time to 100 km/h is 2,7 seconds, acceleration time to 200 km/h is 5,8 seconds, and the car accelerates to 300 km/h in less than 12,7 seconds. The maximum speed is 350 km/h.
The new car weighs only 1399 kilograms. The front end of the carbon fiber monocoque is narrowed and the chassis is raised. Representatives McLaren claim that the W1's integrated aerodynamic system is the most ambitious and efficient aerodynamic design the brand has ever implemented on a McLaren sports car.
New McLaren W1 equipped with an active long tail, which in racing mode can be pushed back by 300 mm, changing the rear of the car and increasing the working area of the diffuser. The entire aerodynamic package is capable of generating about a ton of downforce (350 kg at the front and 650 kg at the rear).