McLaren P1

The design of the McLaren P1 reminds me of a fancy pro cycling helmet. The trick for any over-performing car is to let it go as fast as the engineers can dream while making sure that it does not lift off the ground at highest speeds, sending clients into orbit. The P1 can reach 217 mph, so keeping it on the ground is fundamental here. Acceleration to 186 mph can happen in just 16.5 seconds, way more than quick enough to launch a Cessna at the county airstrip.he $1.15-million 2015 McLaren P1 is sort of the dark and mysterious one of the three new hypercars of the green apocalypse. The other two are the more marquee-hogging $845,000 Porsche 918 Spyder and the $1.4-million Ferrari LaFerrari. The P1’s so-called IPAS hybrid powertrain (i.e. Instant Power Assist System which is McLaren-talk for the hybrid setup used on Formula One cars), can boom out 903 hp. It slings you from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just 2.6 seconds. At maximum.