McLaren’s $2.6M W1 Supercar Wouldn’t Seem Out of Place in Formula 1

And the W1 needs 1 to bash its champion work. Even successful a satellite successful which the caller breed of electrical hypercar has rewired expectations, this is simply a phenomenally accelerated machine. The W1 tin accelerate to 62 mph successful 2.7 seconds, 124 mph successful 5.8, and 186 mph successful “less than 12.7 seconds.” That makes it faster than the highly streamlined Speedtail, and the W1 is besides 3 seconds per thigh faster circular McLaren’s notation trial track—at Italian proving crushed Nardo—than the aggressively aerodynamic Senna. Its apical velocity is an electronically constricted 217 mph.

Powertrain options successful Race mode see a GP mounting for consistency connected longer runs, oregon Sprint for each 1,258 bhp. Bespoke Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS rubber is modular fitment, 265/35 astatine the front, 335/30 astatine the rear (there are besides little utmost R and Winter 2 Pirellis.)

The steering is besides afloat hydraulic, a cardinal McLaren USP portion virtually everyone other adopts a afloat electrical setup. The brakes usage the McLaren Carbon Ceramic-Racing+ setup, with 390-millimeter discs beforehand and rear, and six-piston calipers connected the front, and four-piston ones connected the rear. There are F1-style ducts and aero instrumentality appendages to optimize cooling. The W1 tin travel to a halt from 124 mph successful 100 meters.

InnoKnit Interior

Inside, the fixed seats and raised footwell springiness the W1 the consciousness of a well-bred contention car. The pedals, flat-bottomed steering instrumentality and superior controls set to conscionable the driver. The W1 has the narrowest A-pillars connected immoderate McLaren, slender prima visors, and a rear-view camera to atone for the deficiency of over-the-shoulder visibility.

The instrumentality present has 2 buttons—one for a Boost function, the different to tweak the aero—but is inactive little engaged than a Ferrari’s wheel. As connected the McLaren Artura and 750 S, the chassis and powertrain modes tin beryllium adjusted via rocker switches connected the apical of the instrumentality binnacle. The binnacle itself has been shaped aerodynamically.

There’s a cardinal hi-res touchscreen, arsenic connected different McLarens, though successful the W1 specified considerations are surely secondary. There’s a humble magnitude of stowage abstraction down the seats. McLaren is besides pioneering an interior trim called InnoKnit, an ultra-lightweight sustainable worldly that tin beryllium tailored successful aggregate colors, and integrates audio and ambient lighting. Its Special Operations part is acceptable and waiting to personalize the car.

To which extremity the W1’s £2 cardinal outgo ($2.6 million) is simply the starting point. It’s world anyway, due to the fact that accumulation is constricted to 399 cars, each of which are spoken for. McLaren Automotive has had a turbulent fewer years, but the W1 is simply a once-in-a-generation techno marvel.