At a private reveal of the new McLaren P1 Supercar in New York, McLaren has confirmed that 97 per cent of the P1’s styling will remain.
McLaren has said that 97 per cent of the styling of the P1 Concept is exactly as the production version will look, with the only changes being some vents in the bumper to let hot air out and a tighter mesh on the grill at the back.
The fac t that the P1 will stay faithful to the concept’s design already seemed evident after we had spy photos of the P1 visiting a McLaren supplier in Norfolk recently (and spy video of the P1 too), where we struggled to find anything different from the concept cars. Now we know why.
What we still don’t know is what exactly will power the P1, although it seems certain it will be a more powerful version of the 3.8 litre in the 12C with as much as 800bhp and up to a further 200bhp from a KERS type boost.
No doubt we will get more trickles of information as we head towards a reveal of the production version of the McLaren P1 in 2013.
Peloton25 says
I might have mentioned this here in an earlier comment, but the shape of the vents on the hood/bonnet will also change. You can see the revised design if you look closely at the spy photos/videos from Spain.
P1 comes to Los Angeles soon – I’m very eager to see the interior as there was never an opportunity to get a peek at it in Paris.
>8^)
Erik