The Mclaren P1 uses a 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 and a lightweight electric motor for a combined power output of 903bhp.
0 – 100 kmph comes in 2.8 seconds,
0 – 200 kmph in 6.8 seconds,
0 – 300 kmph in just 16.5 seconds (5.5 seconds faster than the iconic McLaren F1).
Braking from 100 kmph to zero takes just 30.2 metres.
Top speed is electronically limited to 217 mph (350 km/h).
The car has a very impressive fuel economy also, returning 34.0 mpg (8.3 l/100 km) on the EU combined cycle, with CO2 emissions of 194 g/km. Not bad for a car with 903 bhp.
In purely EV mode it has a range of 11 km.
The first car, finished in a striking Volcano Yellow and contrasting visual carbon fibre, rolled off the bespoke production line at the end of September and has been delivered to the first customer.
Total production run will be 375 units, custom-built by a team of 82 technicians in a four-stage assembly process. It takes 17 days to build one car and once running at full capacity, the McLaren P1 line will see one car completed each day, with production due to run until mid-2015.
McLaren has been busy with the P1 on the extreme Nürburgring with one goal in mind. To beat Porsche’s record of 6:57. According to YouTube user “swsthebest1994″, the P1 lapped the Green Hell yesterday in just 6 minutes and 47 seconds. That’s 10 seconds faster than Porsche 918 Spyder’s time.
Mclaren has not confirmed it yet, but we expect to have official details soon, unless they are trying to improve the time even more. Video of the unconfirmed record run is below.