McLaren W1 hypercar confirmed: P1 replacement coming 6 October
September 27, 2024 by Jamie Edkins
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McLaren has just announced a name for the legendary P1’s successor. The new W1 will be unveiled on October 6.
- New McLaren W1 confirmed
- Long-awaited successor to the P1
- Expected to retain hybrid engine
- Over 1,000hp likely
- Full reveal coming October 6
It’s been over 10 years since the coveted McLaren P1 first hit the race tracks, and now its replacement has been confirmed.
It’ll be called the W1, and it’s expected to use a petrol-hybrid engine like the P1 that came before, but you can expect it to have a lot more power. You’ll have to wait until October 6 to find out just how much though.
New McLaren W1 confirmed
It’s hard to believe that the McLaren P1 was launched more than 10 years ago, along with the Ferrari LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder that made up the “holy trinity” of hybrid hypercars.
The new W1 has its work cut out if it’s going to be even more bonkers than the P1 that came before it. That car had 916hp and 900Nm of torque courtesy of a hybridised 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine, and it had a reputation for being quite a handful on the limit.
A fully-electric McLaren hypercar is rumoured to be a few years off yet, so you can expect the new W1 to still have an internal combustion engine at its heart. It could be a tweaked version of the 4.0-litre unit found in the 750S, or McLaren may be working on something all-new.
Commenting on the W1’s announcement, McLaren CEO Michael Leiters said: “The McLaren W1 is defined by real supercar principles and is the ultimate expression of a McLaren supercar. Born of our rich racing history and World Championship mindset, W1 pushes the boundaries of performance and is worthy of the ‘1’ name. Like its predecessors the F1 and McLaren P1™, W1 defines the rulebook of a real supercar.”
The new McLaren W1 will be revealed in full on October 6 2024 at 13:00pm, so you’ll have to wait until then to find out more about the new flagship British hypercar.
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