Nye hybrid McLaren P1 at tilbyde 903bhp, 218mph og 0-62 mph i under 3 sek for 866,000. McLarens mægtige P1 hybrid flagskib, klar til sin globale debut i Genève i næste uge ser ud at blive den første hypercar nogensinde til at levere korrekt på den undvigende F1 for vej love, at producenterne har gjort til deres hurtigste vej biler for mere end et kvart århundrede. McLaren P1 forventes at blive afsløret af McLaren bestyrelsesformand Ron Dennis næste tirsdag morgen. Det har den store V8-plus-elektrisk strøm (903bhp) og ultra-høj pris (866,000) at youd forventer den åndelige efterfølger til den hæderkronede McLaren F1 fra 1993, men hvad virkelig sætter P1 hinanden er dens banebrydende aktiv aerodynamik pakke. Samtidigt med at levere en svelte træk faktor på 0. 34 i ren form, P1 kan automatisk installere en bagmonteret vinge og to flapper foran forhjulene i passende drivende tilstande, til at levere sådanne hidtil uset niveau af downforce til en vej bil, der kører faktisk får lettere, da bilen går hurtigere. Endda godt kort af dens 218 mph tophastighed, P1 kan generere 600 kg downforce, et beløb svarende til mange Le Mans racers og omkring fem gange større, af det nyligt lancerede McLaren MP4 - 12 C. Dens fordel over ikke-McLaren rivaler er endnu større. P1 er designet til at blive kørt til et racing kredsløb med en stor grad af komfort og raffinement, sagde McLaren Automotive administrerende direktør Antony Sheriff, og derefter anvendes på racing kredsløb, hvor det vil tilbyde en oplevelse matches kun af specialbyggede racerbiler. P1 bruger all-carbon chassis badekar for nylig oprettet som grundlag for alle nye æra McLarens og lanceret med MP4 - 12C. I en anden direkte reference til F1, den nye superbil har en særlig, race-opdrættet opskrift for nogle sammensatte komponenter — hævdede at være to gange så stiv som stål — at danne sin core kroppen/chassis. Denne struktur har relativt få dele og vejer kun 100kg, som McLaren ingeniører siger, er lysere end nogen andre road biler samtidigt med at levere F1 niveauer af stivhed og sikkerhed. Det skal også danner motor airbox, tag snorkel og taget sig, giver lejehuse til batteri og kraftelektronik og figurer aerodynamiske side bælg, der feed luft til motorer kølesystem. P1 er 300mm længere end den 20-årige F1, men kun en skygge bredere og længere end MP4 - 12C. Mod sin seneste landsmand, den vokser 83mm (tre inches) — den ekstra længde aids den aero pakke — og det er 29mm (tomme) lavere og 37mm (1. 5 inches) bredere. McLaren hævder væsentligt mindre frontareal end MP4 - 12C og hævder, at P1 er også mindre i området end nogen andre produktionen sportsvogn. P1s køreklar vægt er beundringsværdigt lav for en moderne superbil, 1400 kg, (Porscher 918 Spider er mere som 1700kg), men selv det cant match F1, som vejede lige 1140kg på køreklar. P1 drivaggregatets er en hybrid partnerskab mellem et særligt konfigurerede 727bhp version af McLarens 3. 8-liters twin-turbo benzin V8, og en 176bhp McLaren-indbygget elektrisk motor integreret med det via et specielt støbt aluminium blok. To kraftenhederne sende deres kombinerede 903bhp (med 664lb ft af drejningsmoment) via en syv-hastighed dobbelt kobling Graziano gearkasse. De V8 bærer sin egen særlige M838TQ serienummer på grund af dens særlige krumtaphuset og større turbochargers (plus andre unikke tweaks), som hjælper det producerer 20 procent mere strøm end en almindelig 12 C V8. Awesome ydeevne er forventeligt, men P1s margin over begge Fjervægt F1 og MP4 - 12C stadig kommer som et chok. McLaren ingeniører stadig afgøre de endelige tal i brøkdele af sekunder, men vi ved nu, at P1 er 0. 4 sek hurtigere end 12C til 62mph og mindst 2. 5sec hurtigere til 124mph (200km/h). Det også barberer syv eller otte sekunder fra 12Cs 0-186 mph (300km/h) på vej til en 218mph tophastighed, som er lidt kort af F1s officielle 231mph. Vores mål er ikke nødvendigvis at være den hurtigste i absolut tophastighed, sagde Sheriff, men at være den hurtigste og mest givende serie produktion road bil på et kredsløb. Dette er den sande test af en superbiler all-round evne og en langt mere vigtigt teknisk erklæring. På den øverste ende af spektret ydeevne, P1 bruger instant kernen i dets elektromotor for at øge gashåndtag svar og instant anvendelsen af dens negative drejningsmoment ved gearskiftets punkter, at hjælpe motoren revs drop hurtigt, hvilket gør for hurtigere og jævnere gearshifts under fuld magt. Off gashåndtag konverterer elektromotor til en el-generator, motor bremsning og påfyldning batteri energi. På bunden af præstationer konvolutten giver elektrisk motor bil overraskende spritely ydeevne på sin egen, giver det en række nærmer sig 20km (omkring 12 miles) på trafik hastigheder og gør den velegnet til verdens voksende antal nulemissionsenergi trafikzoner. P1 har en driver-orienterede cockpit layout under en meget aerodynamisk, bubble-formede canopy, der er sammenlignet ved dets skabere med en jet fighter. Eller en Le Mans racer. Selvom funktionerne elektronisk instrumentering alle essentials og kabine har detaljer som klimakontrol, satellitnavigation og en klassiske lydsystem, udstyr og afbryderanlæg holdes på et minimum og der er en generel no-nonsense luft om førerpladsen, som kan konfigureres individuelt for hver ejer. Døre, hvis yderste skæl er store bidragydere til P1s aerodynamiske pakke, bruge den samme planer åbning system pioner af MP4 - 12C. Men som en understregning af den alvorlige fokus på P1, sæde og ratstamme justeringer er manuel, ryglænene er fastsat til 28deg (en ændring 32deg er muligt at øge hjelm clearance) og ultra-tynde carbon sæde skaller har et minimum af polstring og vejer kun 10. 5 kg stykket. Kulfiber er flittigt brugt som en trim materiale (du får kun tæppe, hvis du beder om det) - og indenrigsminister carbon overflader, som er monteret uden en øverste lag af harpiks - fordi det sparer 1. 5 kg. Der er kun to muligheder: en heavy-duty batteri, oplader og et sæt monteret bagage. Ved første, McLaren skal bygge 500 P1s, prissætning hver enkelt tæt på 866,000, men henvendelser fra potentielle ejere (efter sigende mere bekymret for eksklusivitet end pris eller top hastighed) har overtalt Ron Dennis at bygge bare 375 eksemplarer. Den ny McLaren P1 vil være på salg fra marts og leverancer vil begynde inden udgangen af året. New hybrid McLaren P1 to offer 903bhp, 218mph and 0-62mph in under 3sec for 866,000. McLarens 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 youd 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 cars 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 engines 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 P1s kerb weight is admirably low for a modern supercar, at 1400kg, (Porsches 918 Spider is more like 1700kg) but even it cant match the F1, which weighed just 1140kg at the kerb. The P1 powertrain is a hybrid partnership between a specially configured 727bhp version of McLarens 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 P1s 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 12Cs 0-186mph (300km/h) on its way to a 218mph top speed, which is a little short of the F1s 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 supercars 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 worlds 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 P1s 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.