10/31/2025
McLaren W1 USA Dynamic Testing 🇬🇧
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[10-30-25 /// /// Image by: McLaren] It’s hard to believe the P1 is well over a decade old, but the new W1 is nearing completion withmore dynamic testing in progress. The W1 is now being put through its paces in the USA, specifically in Arizona. The team there is hot weather testing, putting over 3,106 miles on the prototype. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🏁 [ Spec sheet]
McLaren W1:
-MHP-8 4.0L Twin Turbo V8 (9,200 RPM Redline)
-916HP V8 + 342HP radial flux eMotor
-1.384 kWh battery + 1.6 miles on EV mode
-Combined 1,258HP and 988 lb-ft of torque
-8 Speed DCT
-Weight (Dry) 3,084 lb (1,399kg)
-217MPH TopSpeed (350km/h)
-0-60 MPH under 2.7 seconds
-0-124MPH time of just 5.8 seconds
-0-186MPH in 12.8 seconds
-Up to 2,205lbs (1,000kg) of downforce
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The prototype also was subjected to temps over 104F over hundreds of hours. Only 399 W1s will be made and all have been sold.
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ACN EXTRA: This only goes to show how advanced the P1 was for its time.. over 10 years ago!
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-Text by “allcarnews”
Images by McLaren
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