Here it is: the first video review of McLaren’s spanking new halo car, the P1 hypercar. As you would expect, the P1 is a very sophisticated machine, and Autocar’s Steve Sutcliffe was amazed of the number of decisions he had to make before actually driving the car. There are so many settings available on board that one would have to take a McLaren P1 course before starting its engine.
Nevertheless, once the temptation to fiddle around with all the settings is gone, the P1 shows its immense capabilities.
Tested both on the Bahrain Formula One track and on the public roads surrounding it, the McLaren P1 impressed Sutcliffe to such an extent that he admitted he had never driven anything quite like the P1 before.
For a man than not so long ago has praised the Porsche 918 Spyder, that’s a big statement indeed. In fact, Sutcliffe went on to say the McLaren goes to “another level”, as it is more involving than the Porsche.
The reviewer concludes that the only question now is whether the LaFerrari will have what it takes to beat the P1. Of course, his…British pride leads him to predict that would be almost impossible to accomplish.
By Dan Mihalascu
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