The testing programme for the McLaren P1 has continued at a relentless pace throughout the summer and in the latest short film from McLaren, the production-intent P1 is shown undergoing final testing in Arizona, California and Nevada.
With first deliveries scheduled to start in the coming weeks, the development team have been pushing the limits of the car to further extremes across North America, in some of the hottest and most arid conditions on the planet. While temperatures exceeded 126°F (52°C), the British supercar maker says they have worked closely with their technical partners to develop and engineer bespoke products and solutions for a car that challenges what has been produced previously, redefining the boundaries for high performance cars.
As a small reminder, the P1 is powered by a mid-mounted 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 engine which produces 737 hp at 7,500 rpm and 720 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm, working together with an electric motor adding 179 hp and 260 Nm. The combined output is 916 hp and 900 Nm, with the power being sent to the rear wheels via a 7-speed twin clutch Graziano gearbox. This allows the highly-anticipated supercar to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in less than 3 seconds and hit an electronically-limited top speed of 350 km/h.
