McLaren P1 electric car on display at Geneva Motor Show
With all the excitement surrounding the reveal of聽, it鈥檚 easy to forget that McLaren also had a new flagship supercar on show in Geneva 迟辞诲补测,听.
Interestingly, the two cars have very similar specs on paper, and both have similar听辞苍产辞补谤诲.
That shouldn鈥檛 come as that much of a surprise as both cars, the La Ferrari and P1, have been developed using technology lifted straight out of Formula One racing. 聽
After comparing the initial specs, it looks like the La Ferrari has the slight edge; it鈥檚 more聽, has quicker acceleration (to 186 mph) and a higher top speed.聽
How the two will compare on the track remains to be seen, though we can鈥檛 wait to see how that battle turns out.
As already announced, the McLaren P1 comes with two highly-efficient powerplants:聽. They offer a mix of strong throttle response, day-to-day drivability and high聽聽thanks to various driving modes including electric only, gasoline only and combined hybrid modes.
Peak output of the system is 903 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque. The V-8 by itself is rated at 727 horsepower and 530 pound-feet of torque, and the electric motor adds 176 horsepower and 191 pound-feet of torque. Note, the peak torque of the individual power sources arrive at different points, which is why the combined torque figure of the P1 is only 663 pound-feet.
In case you鈥檙e interested, pricing on the P1 starts at a cool $1.15 million and only 375 will be built, ensuring the car remains rarer than its Ferrari rival, of which 499 examples will be built.
For our complete coverage on the McLaren P1,聽.
