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Chassis number: SBM12ABA3FW000209

The McLaren P1 was the pinnacle of automotive engineering and a showcase of cutting-edge technology, offering sensational acceleration, handling, and braking. They are styled with a nod to McLaren's distinctive, modern chevron logo.

Over the past thirty-five years, the McLaren company, started by Bruce McLaren, has been led by Ron Dennis, a Londoner who started in Formula 1 as Jack Brabham's mechanic and grew into the archetypal Formula 1 team boss.

In total, McLaren built 375 P1 models, each to a custom specification to suit the needs and desires of their individual customers.

The McLaren P1 uses hybrid technology where its electric motor is used for torque fill to eliminate tiny inefficiencies in the gas engine's performance. It is engaged during those few milliseconds during gear changes and while the turbos are spooling up. The active rear spoilers and an exhaust-utilizing diffuser provide high levels of downforce. The rear spoiler adjusts in height and angle for maximum efficiency. It sits unobtrusively flush with the body at low speeds. As the speed increases, it rises to provide downforce. Above 156 mph, it feathers itself slightly for optimal effect.

The P1 rides on specially developed Pirelli tires with stiffened sidewalls to cope with the extraordinary levels of downforce generated by the air moving over the P1's surfaces.

This particular McLaren P1 has been in the care of its original buyer since new. It is finished in a color scheme labeled as 'Professor 2 Blue.' It has red accent stripes and unique matte black and silver finish wheels. The interior is done in a similar fashion to the exterior.

This P1 is one of as many as two that were given specially molded seats that are upholstered to recall the design of the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona's iconic seat pattern. Most McLaren P1's have a passenger-side vanity mirror; the owner of this P1 had one designed and installed by McLaren, etched with a message to his wife: 'You look beautiful.'

Once the car was completed, it was signed by Frank Stephenson, McLaren's design director, and Ron Dennis before it left the factory.

Upon completion, it was sent to McLaren of Philadelphia. It currently has just over 1,100 total miles.

The engine is a 3800cc dual overhead cam twin-turbocharged V8 unit offering 903 BHP (including 176 horsepower from the electric motor). There is a 7-speed dual-clutch transaxle, Active Hydropneumatic Suspension, and four-wheel Akebono Carbon-Ceramic brakes.

by Dan Vaughan

McLAREN P1™: THE NUMBER CRUNCHER

• Instant Power Assist System (IPAS) provides astonishing acceleration: 0 to 300 km/h takes less than 17 seconds, more than 23 per cent faster than the legendary McLaren F1

• Top speed electronically limited to 350 km/h

• To maintain exclusivity, production will be strictly limited to 375 units

• Pricing to start from £866,000 on the road; fully equipped as standard for road and track use

• Production model is almost unchanged from the original design study

McLaren Automotive has released the final numbers, images and information relating to its phenomenal McLaren P1™ ahead of a global reveal in just a few days at the 83rd International Geneva Motor Show.

The race-inspired Instant Power Assist System (IPAS) gives the McLaren P1™ astonishing performance. Zero to 100km/h will take less than 3 seconds, zero to 200 km/h under 7 seconds, and zero to 300 km/h will be achieved in no more than 17 seconds. Putting that into perspective, that's 5 seconds faster than the legendary McLaren F1 road car. Top speed is electronically limited to 350 km/h.

McLaren has been engaging with potential customers actively in the last few months to get their views on the McLaren P1™, about the car's styling. Their unanimous verdict on the styling was not to change the car presented last September in Paris. So unusually, the McLaren P1™ has translated to production form with very little change. In fact just one, the addition of LTR ducts ahead of each of the front wheels to further aid cooling and optimise downforce.

McLaren has closely monitored demand so as to maintain exclusivity, and announced a production number of just 375 units – a figure that will ensure the McLaren P1™ will remain a rarity and, if spotted on the road, an unforgettable sight.

McLaren has also announced that the car will cost from £866,000 on the road with a specification that fully equips the car for both road and track use. The company prides itself on designing performance cars that their owners can use regularly so the McLaren P1™ comes comprehensively equipped as standard with an array of colour and trim alternatives from which the customer will be able to choose as well as visible carbon fibre in the cabin. The options list is limited to only bespoke content that a customer might wish to add through McLaren Special Operations, and fitted luggage.

As already announced, the McLaren P1™ will have the combined force of two highly-efficient powerplants, offering the optimum mix of superb throttle response, day-to-day drivability and top speed. A mid-mounted 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine is substantially enhanced featuring, for example, larger turbochargers and a highly effective electric motor, to give a combined output of 916PS (903 bhp) and a maximum torque figure of 900Nm. This ensures instantaneous throttle response through the rev range, more akin to a naturally aspirated engine. Emissions of less than 200g/km on the combined cycle are reduced to zero in full electric drive mode, while the Formula 1-derived DRS and IPAS technologies offer an increase in straight-line speed and an instant boost of power.

The tyres fitted to the McLaren P1™ are specially developed P Zero Corsas, which have been developed with McLaren's technology partner, Pirelli. The team at Pirelli has been involved throughout the entire development programme, and this has seen the tyre testing phase integrated into the schedule, as a key performance component. The final compound and construction has been developed and optimised during testing, and the end result is a tyre that is finely tuned specifically to the performance and handling characteristics.

To rein in the power produced by the twin powerplants, the McLaren P1™ is designed to offer braking performance more associated with a GT3 or sports racing car. Developed by McLaren's Formula 1 partner Akebono, the system features a new type of carbon ceramic disc, which has previously seen service in space, but never before used on a road car. Stronger than conventional carbon ceramic, the material dissipates heat more effectively, giving the highly efficient braking system exceptional stopping and cooling capability. The system also boasts significantly reduced weight, and a bespoke ceramic layer coats both friction surfaces to give an attractive mirrored finish.

One surprising feature is that the car can also be driven solely in electric mode. In city driving, with an average speed of 30 mph, this could mean up to a 20km range. More than enough for an owner to enter, for example, a city centre Zero Emissions Zone, have dinner and return home.

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Chassis number: SBM12ABA3FW000291

This McLaren P1 is number 291 of 375 produced. It has been driven fewer than 1,000 miles since new. This P1 is finished in extra-cost Supernova Silver and is powered by a hybrid twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter engine offering 903 horsepower. It has a RaceActive chassis control, instant power assist system, Drag reduction system, and a dual clutch 7-speed automatic transmission. There is Launch, Track, Boost, and E modes. There are Akebono carbon ceramic disc brakes, an active rear wing, a roof-mounted air intake, and full carbon fiber body.

by Dan Vaughan

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Chassis number: SBM12ABA5FW000308

This McLaren P1 is a single owner, low-mile example that is finished in its extra-cost optional color of Ice Silver with a black Alcantara interior. It has been fitted with wider touring seats, a five-point McLaren competition harness, and an original backup camera which was installed new by a McLaren dealer. Options include carbon fiber instrument and vent bezels, a P1 logo on the engine cover, and contrasting red stitching and McLaren logos on the seats.

Supplied by McLaren of Long Island on December 15, 2014, the P1 has covered fewer than 1,800 miles.

by Dan Vaughan

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Chassis number: SBM12ABA5FW000292

McLaren built 375 examples of the P1. This McLaren P1 was purchased new by Don Wallace who worked directly with McLaren's Special Operations (MSO) department to create two cars built to his specifications. The exterior color is Volcano Red which was a $10,850 option. There are black 'stealth' finished wheels, and the Volcano Red finish can be found on certain elements on the car's interior, including the vent bezels, door inserts, switches, and red seat stitching.

Mr. Wallace sold the car in 2015 to another Florida based individual. Currently the car has fewer than 750 miles on the odometer.

by Dan Vaughan

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This McLaren P1 has the bespoke 'High Downforce Kit' developed by Lanzante Limited, paying homage to the HDK package made available to McLaren F1 owners.

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Chassis number: SBM12ABA2FW000170

The McLaren P1 ushered in a new era for the supercar market, relying on electrification and hybrid powertrains and keeping weight to an absolute minimum. Its carbon monocoque chassis weighed a mere 200 pounds and its external bodywork and major cabin structures were constructed from a lightweight assemblage of carbon fiber panels. Stopping power was provided by carbon-ceramic disc brakes, developed in conjunction with Akebono and infused with silicon-carbide to help dissipate heat. They were capable of absorbing 50 percent more energy than those on the MP4-12C and utilized Brake Steer, a technology originally developed by McLaren for the 1997 Formula One season before it was banned. The system applied the brakes to the car's inside-rear wheel when cornering above a certain threshold, which brings the P1's nose closer to the apex.

The engine received an entirely new casting and boasts dry-sump lubrication with a low-sited flat-plane crankshaft. The mid-mounted 3.8-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine produces 717 horsepower at 7,300 rpm and 531 pound-feet of torque at 4,000 rpm. The electric motor in the P1 serves to 'torque-fill' the normal gaps where the conventional engine would fail to produce peak performance, such as when the turbochargers are spooling up or during gearshifts. The electric motor produced 176 horsepower, bringing the total output to 893 horsepower and a combined maximum torque of 664 pound-feet.

The car's aerodynamic features benefitted from its adjustable front and rear spoilers that offer as much as 1,300 pounds of downforce at speeds.

The McLaren P1 was introduced in March 2013, and total production was limited to 375 units including 128 examples sent to the United States. Each example was uniquely specified with an unbounded volume of special equipment available from McLaren Special Operations.

This McLaren P1 number 170 is a US-market example that wears a shade of MSO Flintgrau Metallic and was delivered new to its original owner via McLaren of Newport Beach, California, in October 2014. Nearly $60,000 of bespoke tailoring and optional equipment procured from MSO, including a suite of blue gloss carbon fiber exterior accents that feature prominently on the car's front and rear spoilers, roof, mirrors, and door panels. It rides on ultralight alloy wheels in a satin 'Stealth' gray finish, and the Akebono brake calipers have been rendered in McLaren's signature Papaya Orange.

The interior is done in MSO Oxblood leather upholstery fitted upon the dashboard, sun visors, steering wheel, seats, and doors. The steering wheel and custom embroidered headrests feature black stitching, and the rest of the cabin is finished with a red contrast stitch.

Currently, this McLaren P1 has fewer than 390 miles on its odometer.

by Dan Vaughan

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This 2015 McLaren P1 has been upgraded by Lanzante and turned into a P1 HDK (High Downforce Kit). The HDK was available to McLaren owners who wanted to give their cars additional performance and a similar appearance to the GTR variant.