McLaren Is Going To Make A Stupidly Quick All-Electric P1
With its 177bhp electric motor, the McLaren P1 is already rather brisk if it’s run in electric-only mode. But, it seems McLaren wants to go one step further than that, and produce a version of its hypercar sans twin-turbo V8, relying solely on lots of batteries and some stupidly powerful motors.
A company insider cited by Auto Express said that the company will create “an EV that’s as exciting as a 675LT,” a car that will “need to manage 30 minutes on track with a 30-minute break before heading back out again.”
Although it’ll sit in McLaren’s ‘Ultimate Series’, it won’t be a successor to the P1, something the source reported won’t be here until 2023 or perhaps even later, as the company is waiting for a sufficient step forward in automotive technology before it gets made. The electric P1 will form a sort of stepping stone, and is expected to have a price tag under £1 million. Not exactly cheap, but if it really ends up with 675-baiting performance, we could well be looking at a 200mph-capable EV.
So, environmentally conscious rich people of the world: how about a Tesla Model S and an all-electric McLaren P1 for the perfect two car garage?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Do you really have to type ‘stupidly’ with ‘fast’ everytime?
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No eargasm anymore, just gasm :(
Elon Musk Be Mad…
we have the F1, P1, X-1 so this should be called the E1 but knowing McLaren it might be called the A1,B1,C1,D1,G1,H1,I1,J1,K1,L1,M1,N1,O1,Q1,R1,S1,T1,U1,V1,W1,Y1,or Z1