![]() ![]() So although the Porsche is heavier than the McLaren, at 1634kg versus 1450kg, its torque-to-weight ratio – probably the key figure when it comes to acceleration – is superior. Unlike the P1, however, the 918 is four-wheel drive, the first and bigger of its two electric motors powering the front axle, the second providing supplementary power to the rear.Ĭombined, the 918’s quoted outputs are 875bhp and, get this, 944lb ft. ![]() The 918 uses a larger but atmospheric 4.6-litre V8 that has genuine competition pedigree and revs higher and harder than the P1’s V8. The P1’s twin-turbo 3.8-litre V8 and electric motor produce combined outputs of 903bhp and 664lb ft, sent to the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. The Porsche, on the other hand, costs a shade over £700,000 in Weissach specification (its actual price is quoted only in euros, at €853,155) and will be more than twice as common as the P1, Porsche intending to build 918 examples over the next two years.īoth are fully paid-up hybrids. McLaren has decreed that it will build just 375 during the next two years, so it’s also the more exclusive. The P1 is the more expensive of the pair, at £866,000. It also looks instantly and unmistakably a Porsche. It has wings and ducts and huge 21-inch rear wheels, yes, but beside the P1 it looks less furious and more fluid. The 918 seems purer and simpler by contrast, despite the garish stripes that adorn the bodywork of this lightweight Weissach Pack version of the car. McLaren: successor to P1 hybrid hypercar coming in 2024.My life in 12 cars: McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown.How online car auctions are changing legacy auction business model.McLaren P1 Spider: Lanzante reveals open-roof hyper-hybrid.Lanzante to reveal radically reworked supercar every year.You may have to select a menu option or click a button. Follow the instructions for disabling the ad blocker on the site you’re viewing.You may have more than one ad-blocker installed. You’ll usually find this icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser.When it turns gray, click the refresh icon that has appeared next to it or click the button below to continue.Click on the large blue power icon at the top.Click the UBlock Origin icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.It will turn gray and the text above will go from “ON” to “ OFF”. Click on the “ Ad-Blocking” button at the bottom.Click the Ghostery icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Switch off the toggle to turn it from “ Enabled on this site” to “ Disabled on this site”.Click the AdBlocker Ultimate icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.“ Block ads on – This website” switch off the toggle to turn it from blue to gray.Click the AdBlock Plus icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Refresh the page or click the button below to continue.Under “ Pause on this site” click “ Always”.Click the AdBlock icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Adblock Adblock Plus Adblocker Ultimate Ghostery uBlock Origin Others
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