McLaren F1's Sucessor

[twitchyzero]

Despite having the honor of holding the top place in the Jalopnik universe with the McLaren MP4-12C, the independent British carmaker has bigger plans. Behold, the much teased McLaren P1 supercar. The replacement for the venerable McLaren F1 and the dream of drivers everywhere.

McLaren promises nothing less than "the best driver's car in the world on road and track." For once, we're not at all skeptical.

What you're seeing is not a production car exactly. This is a "design study" that'll debut in person at the Paris Motor Show but one that is supposed to preview the next generation car — set to go on sale within 12 months.

Here's what McLaren's chairman Ron Dennis has to say about it "P1 will be the result of 50 years of racing and road car heritage. Twenty years ago we raised the supercar performance bar with the McLaren F1 and our goal with P1 is to redefine it once again."

McLaren P1: This Is The World's Next Greatest SupercarOtherwise, McLaren is fairly mum on details. It'll be faster and more expensive than the 12C, but otherwise they haven't said much. There are plenty of rumored specs that say the vehicle will have a 3.8-liter V8 producing 803 horsepower matched to a 160 horsepower KERS system giving it 963 combined horsepower.

Rumors, yes, but when McLaren says they'll build a car that will be the "quickest and most rewarding series production road car on a circuit" there's evidence to back up their claims. They've done it before.

We'll be at the Paris Motor Show later this month shooting it in glorious detail.

McLaren P1: This Is The World's Next Greatest Supercar



probably not as exclusive as the F1 but

[Matsuda]

[Edison_Chen]

omg.. just had an orgasm..

[dark0821]

just saw it over at autoblog....

not sure if digging the space-esque deisgn language.....
but goddamn.. its bold, and I am sure the deisgn will grow on me overtime?

Cant wait to see the prototype/concept car next week @ the Paris Motor Show

[freakshow]

I just want to know how many seats it will have..

[Nabatron]

soooooo miiieent! best looking car I've seen in awhile

[FerrariEnzo]

its old news.. Top gear did track performances on it already... lol Jeremy Clarkson refers it to a multifunction printer because the letters and number..

[!Aznboi128]

Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo

its old news.. Top gear did track performances on it already... lol Jeremy Clarkson refers it to a multifunction printer because the letters and number..

didn't he say that about the mp4-12c

[LP700-4]

Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo

its old news.. Top gear did track performances on it already... lol Jeremy Clarkson refers it to a multifunction printer because the letters and number..

Yea you're referring to the MP4-12C which Clarkson says is named after a fax machine

This new one though

[inv4zn]

Shit, the car is villanous and comical at the same time...and it actually works!

Rear looks like a bad guy from the Power Rangers lol

[eurochevy]

Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo

its old news.. Top gear did track performances on it already... lol Jeremy Clarkson refers it to a multifunction printer because the letters and number..

your thinking about the mp4-12c this looks similar but not the car your thinking of

*edit* way too many people realized your mistake lol

[AVS_Racing]

dat ass, not bad I see this design to be very futuristic and timeless like the old F1

[!e.lo_]

just saw this over at jalopnik too

I like it, a lot. maybe no the massive grin, but the lines are nice and a big rear diffuser
oh and 803hp+160 KERS, YES!

[vyrospec]

963 horses

[donjalapeno]

Originally Posted by !Aznboi128

didn't he say that about the mp4-12c

I think the quote was "This is the Mclaren MP4-12C, why they named it after a fax machine we will never know"

[sonick]

Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo

its old news.. Top gear did track performances on it already... lol Jeremy Clarkson refers it to a multifunction printer because the letters and number..

Originally Posted by LP700-4

Yea you're referring to the MP4-12C which Clarkson says is named after a fax machine

Originally Posted by !Aznboi128

didn't he say that about the mp4-12c

Originally Posted by eurochevy

your thinking about the mp4-12c this looks similar but not the car your thinking of

Originally Posted by WolfGang

No, i think he refered the mp4-12c to a fax machine model name.

I think the quote was "This is the Mclaren MP4-12C, why they named it after a fax machine we will never know"

Hey guise, I think Clarkson was actually talking about the MP4-12C

[donjalapeno]

LOL didnt even bother reading other posts...

[InvisibleSoul]

I wonder if it's going to be driver seat in the middle.

[Z3guy]

Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul

I wonder if it's going to be driver seat in the middle.

I hope it is a 3 seater again.....enough for you + two hot chicks......

[twitchyzero]

they have no NSX to benchmark this time around

no that 2015 model of the fancier accord doesn't count

[belaud]

Oh my sweet mother of pearls, this is what concepts should look like .

[zonda_s]

oh... my.



is it just me or does the quarter angle shot make it sorta look like the gt300-spec asl garaiya?

[jepho]

Im lovin how they did the tail lights.
Looks sick

[k3lv]

i actually dont like the top of the back end. Its unique and different but it doesnt work for me, everything else like the rear diffuser, side and front look amazing though

[twitchyzero]

^ i didn't like the MP4-12C's rear end because it's as if it's trying to pay homage to pontiac by mashing the front and rear end of the Grand AM together..but the its rendention on the P1 looks super aggressive so it's pretty nice.

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