McLaren P1 vs. its rivals
To coincide with its first customer delivery, McLaren has released some performance figures for the new P1.
Placing a powerful hybrid powertrain into a lightweight carbon fibre bodyshell was always going to result in an extremely rapid car, and in that respect the P1 certainly doesn’t disappoint.
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Combined, its 3.8 litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine and electric motor produce 903 bhp (673 kW / 916 PS), which is enough for some amazingly fast acceleration times. Indeed, as can be seen from the data below, the McLaren will just outpace a Bugatti Veyron up to 186 mph (300 km/h). A Ferrari LaFerrari is slightly quicker, though.
+Front+Side.jpg "McLaren P1 (2013) Front Side")
But the P1 also manages to be relatively efficient. Combined cycle fuel economy is an impressive 34.0 mpg (8.3 l/100km), carbon dioxide emissions are 194 g/km and it’ll even travel for 6.8 miles (11 kilometres) on electric-only power. Quite what those numbers will look like away from the confines of official test cycle driving remains to be seen, of course.
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Placing a powerful hybrid powertrain into a lightweight carbon fibre bodyshell was always going to result in an extremely rapid car, and in that respect the P1 certainly doesn’t disappoint.
+Rear+Side.jpg "McLaren P1 (2013) Rear Side")
Combined, its 3.8 litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine and electric motor produce 903 bhp (673 kW / 916 PS), which is enough for some amazingly fast acceleration times. Indeed, as can be seen from the data below, the McLaren will just outpace a Bugatti Veyron up to 186 mph (300 km/h). A Ferrari LaFerrari is slightly quicker, though.
+Front+Side.jpg "McLaren P1 (2013) Front Side")
But the P1 also manages to be relatively efficient. Combined cycle fuel economy is an impressive 34.0 mpg (8.3 l/100km), carbon dioxide emissions are 194 g/km and it’ll even travel for 6.8 miles (11 kilometres) on electric-only power. Quite what those numbers will look like away from the confines of official test cycle driving remains to be seen, of course.
| Manufacturer | McLaren | Bugatti | Ferrari | Porsche |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | P1 | Veyron | LaFerrari | 918 Spyder^ |
| Powertrain | 3.8 litre V8 / electric hybrid | 8.0 litre W16 | 6.3 litre V12 / electric hybrid | 4.6 litre V8 / electric hybrid |
| Total power | 903 bhp (673 kW / 916 PS) | 987 bhp (736 kW / 1,001 PS) | 950 bhp (708 kW / 963 PS) | 875 bhp (652 kW / 887 PS) |
| 0-62 mph (100 km/h) | 2.8 secs | 2.5 secs | sub 3 secs | 2.8 secs |
| 0-124 mph (200 km/h) | 6.8 secs | 7.3 secs | sub 7 secs | 7.7 secs |
| 0-186 mph (300 km/h) | 16.5 secs | 16.7 secs | 15.0 secs | 22.0 secs |
| Top speed | 217 mph (350 km/h)* | 248 mph (400 km/h) | over 217 mph (350 km/h) | 214 mph (345 km/h) |
| Combined cycle | 34.0 mpg (8.3 l/100km) | 11.3 mpg (24.9 l/100km) | TBC | 94.1 mpg (3.0 l/100km) |
| CO2 emissions | 194 g/km | 596 g/km | 330 g/km** | 70 g/km |
| ^ Fitted with the Weissach package. | ||||
| * Electronically limited. | ||||
| ** Manufacturer estimate. | ||||
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