McLaren Automotive Limited
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Image Credit: McLaren Automotive Limited A first look at the 1,275 hp McLaren W1 hypercar.
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Image Credit: McLaren Automotive Limited The beating heart of the W1 is a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-8, which is supplemented by a 1.4 kWh battery and a motorsport-grade electric motor.
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Image Credit: McLaren Automotive Limited You sit low in the W1, with feet raised up as they are in a Formula 1 race car.
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Image Credit: McLaren Automotive Limited The seats are molded into the carbon-fiber “Aerocell” tub, so the steering wheel, pedals, and primary controls all move to fit the driver.
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Image Credit: McLaren Automotive Limited McLaren claims the W1 can generate a total of 2,205 pounds of downforce at 174 mph.
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Image Credit: McLaren Automotive Limited A departure for McLaren, the W1’s doors do not feature a dihedral design but rather a roof-hinged “gullwing” configuration.
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Image Credit: McLaren Automotive Limited In Race mode, the patent-pending Active Long Tail extends rearwards by 300 mm and can only be deployed on track.
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Image Credit: McLaren Automotive Limited The McLaren W1 without the Active Long Tail deployed.
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Image Credit: McLaren Automotive Limited Only 399 examples of the McLaren W1 will be made, each starting at $2.7 million.
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Image Credit: McLaren Automotive Limited McLaren’s F1, P1, and new W1 in profile.
