McLaren P1: official Autocar road test 

+Alon Alkalai not to forget both of Chris Harris' videos

+SuperStar O Well, the McLaren P1 is missing a glove box XD

I agree many great cars I would want but the P1 is my number 1 dream car

SuperStar O looks a lot worse in person and very underwhelming the first time i saw one. Just hasnt grown on me alomg with every other current mclaren .

lol, you british pal?

CarsFan He sure is hahahaha

Porsche 918? Rimac Concept:One? i still have doubts XD

I need to see a la Ferrari head to head

I think koenigsegg agera R still beat this car. You should see when the agera do full braking without touching the steering wheel.

Agreed!

Can’t believe I’m saying this BUT ITS A FUCKING HYPER CAR

Indeed !!!!!!

your opinion. I see the P1 and LaFe as classic cars with a hint of future technologies, however the 918 is the Future, now. and in the real world what matters way more then 600 kg of downforce is the torque. now check the torque figures and tell me again about performance :)

***** yes but the P1 is much lighter, has more power, and has more aero. Plus every reviewer has said the 918 has weird brakes. Plus you're talking about 'ring times, could you tell me the P1's time please? The 918 is an amazing car but it doesn't stand a chance against the P1.

Good to hear from some 918 fans here. I still think the original comments are still inline. There have been some tests between P1 and 918 WS. Do notice I say WS model. I have yet to see a comparison with normal model vs P1. The 918 does have more grip but oversteer is always part of it's DNA because of AWD. It's great to see 918 WS very competitive with P1 regardless. The track models are needed due to lack of grip in RWD platforms. 918 Torque can be sent to the front wheels. P1 and LaFerrari don't have that option. The Engineers are clearly being held back. Look at the RWD torque numbers for comparison both are cut to around 664. P1 GTR has been reported to have 738 ft-lbs or 1000NMs.So torque numbers are inline with 918 at the rear.918 front motor provides about 200ft-lbs more. I do assume Ferrari XX will be very similar. Track models provide a testing ground for upgrades and future models. The track only models clearly reinforce the original comments.

Your right Ferrari don't, now why wouldn't they let reviewers make direct comparisons, let me think........ I know.......

Same reason McLaren did not show the Nurburgring lap tme and Porsche did.

muppetnumpty65 They don't allow Chris Harris to review Ferarris anymore after he revealed that they tweak their test cars to make them look more impressive. Putting their cars in direct comparisons means they can lose sometimes and Ferrari doesn't want that to happen.

sodazman Chris Harris did review about LF. Check on the his latest scoop.

I agree

Doubt it will happen. The manufactures don't actually want the world to know as its fun to speculate and just buy their products and be happy.

Hott Baje Those incompetent ones.

Hott Baje Well, Porsche was brave enough to release their nordschleife lap times.

King Chechen Porsche still had 918s to sell while Ferrari and McLaren don't have that problem, so I guess that's one way of marketing your product to show it's worthwhile to buy.

McLaren already did the lap on the nordschleife but they refuse to give us the time. They sold all P1s so why dont they just show it? Is it because the 918 has less performence but still did better on the track or what is the reason? I really don't get it.

I think only Top Gear will do that

If Harry Metcalfe were still with EVO I'd give them the nod--that man has extensive private connections with some very wealthy car collectors. Since he isn't, yeah, Top Gear would be the only one I can think of.

jeebus2121 Has Harry left Evo? He was a cool guy.

Paul McGuire Yeah, last October I think. He works for the 'Skunk works' division of Jaguar/Land Rover on special projects.

jeebus2121 oh well at least he's not left the motoring world! Used to love his videos, he made so many funny mistakes! Cheers for the info

How do you know that, all reviewers who reviewed P1 and 918 has already admitted that P1 is better than 918, but is it better than LaFerrari, I doubt

jandj Godwin I dont know, but for any car enthusiast a naturally aspirated engine always has that "something" that makes it more special than an FI engine ...lets call it soul

CarsFan Ok so what about the LaFerrari, it goes even better na,in my mind if we consider NA engine the Ferrari blows Porsche away Also by 2020 all F1 cars should be turbo 6 so turbo technology is and are at its heights and the P1 just uses it, Also the P1 generates about 600 kg of downforce and thats something tht even Ferari didnt achieve, thats means its hyper stable than even the custom made race cars in stock form In my mind Laferrari>P1>918

jandj Godwin by 2020? where have you been the last 6 months, living in a cave?

Andres .C if I was in cave I wouldn't have messaged you like this buddhu Bandar, I know the proceedings but FIA first announced that by 2020 all f1 cars should meet expected norms ,they gave the time till 2020 becuse lot of low budget manufacturers could develop their engines as well by the time

In what way does this even come close to stepping forward on the 918? in terms of outright performance sure it is slightly faster in most circumstances but in any other measure I dont believe it does. The 918 gets 67mpg while still being just as fast if not faster than the P1 in most circumstances. Another Ignorant comment on youtube.

Max Power Couldnt agree more with you Max. Too many people on here blinded by fanboyism. Lets just be grateful these machines still exist.

Why do you think this reptile is a step ahead of the prancing horse? Have you driven both? Funny how you seem to know something that even those who have driven both don't claim to know yet, other than the fact that they are saying that the Italian feels slightly quicker. And by the way, this thing will run its batteries down after you hit it hard for a while; no such limitation in the Ferrari...Let it try to run with the prancing horse in an endurance race

Huxxy 918 p1 and laferrari round nurburgring . That would be a dream race . The laferrari would be dead last and the 918 would be the fastest . The 4 wheel drive 4 wheel steer would see to that . The ferrari is purely for show and is pretentious . The p1 and 918 are both real drivers cars

From my position as an older chap, in grinding poverty, and desperate health.. do you think anyone on here might offer me a run-out in a McL' 650S.. perhaps.? If I had the money, a lottery win, whatever.. I would most certainly buy one. And be VERY proud of it. Lovely work. I couldn't care less what the haters say.. let's leave them to their in-fighting.. they will NEVER own one. Regards WF

KP.. Bless you darling, wondered where you'd gone to lately.? WF

My thoughts exactly on Sutcliffe and C. Harris - that would be a gongshow; and a wonderful one at that.

Yes, C. Harris knows how to make love with cars. It's really a great car, but the sound and design aren't sexy like Ferrari's to me :-)

Nick 15243 LaFerrari nope. McLaren is the best. Based on data, based on engineering, based on driving experience, McLaren is the best. See how McLaren P1 crushed LaFerrari's 963 HP on Drag race.

Nick 15243 hahah. The pioneering is still the P1 dude.

60 MPH speed limit. He was hitting 67.................ish.

GeneralRushHour No such thing as a wrong opinion, Mr Troll.

I agree with you. The 918 looks far more well put together and in my opinion, better too.

GeneralRushHour Because his opinion is different to yours that makes him wrong? People with that mind set is what is wrong with car culture these days.

GeneralRushHour Mr Wrong is right!...how could Mclaren being the most successful F1 Car Company in the World ever possibly compete with a Machine that could spontaneously combust at any moment lololololo....

Peter Panhead Gimme an example of a 918 catching fire then... Many supercar manufacturers have had issues like that in the past, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Lotus. Shit happens with high performance engines. Ignoring incidents like that, anyone who's ever owned a Porsche will testify that they are among the highest quality and most reliable cars ever to roll off production lines. But you're just here to troll, so what do you care about things like facts.

With a 1000 plus hp

It does

If I would have to choose, I would go with the 918, but the P1 is still quicker -> 9.8

In the Motortrend test, the P1 did the quarter mile in 9.8 sec. Haha 918

Shadowboost WTF man, you ruined it... you added the coma :P

Mzn T Damn it, my bad. LOL

Mzn T Aaaand he forgot the full stop at the very end there. ;-)

Same amount! The Ferrari 458 isn't British at all, yet they love it! and Jeremy Clarkson said he would take it over an MP4-12C (Which is British).

The Koenigsegg Agera R is better.

I also wonder how many hours they had the car standing still at the charger to recharge the batteries :) I appreciate the technology they put into the car but if one was to take it to a track day then the batteries would probably be dead pretty fast - I'm just guessing but McLaren themselves said that the benchmark for the batteries was for them to last 1 lap of Nürburgring Nordscleife. I realise that the car will still drive but it is hardly a 900 hp car without the electric engine and the characteristics of the throttle response would also be completely altered with the torque filler gone.

he praised it cz tickles is fangita

One 1 is faster. Lighter with 400 more hp, and more downforce. Koenigsegg agera r is insane, but not enough turning safety, just too crazy

Ferrari are never wrong.

Malc180s Have you ever driven a 348 GTS.

Malc180s Ferrari isn't wrong, but Mclaren's decision is better

I dont'know how many lock-to-lock turns it takes in these super-cars, but I can assure you that on a 4 turns lock-to-lock steering system the paddles on the wheel are annoying: once your steering wheel is turned you have to think very hard about which paddle to pull, and that's not always possible exiting a fast corner.

What kind of corner are you taking that needs 4 turns ?? Using a crossover the right hand is always up shift.

Best comment by far PMSL, god your so right.

Stfu

If you are looking for a Hybrid with this so called great interior. The new Lamborghini Asterion has what you are looking for in a car. No tests yet but they claim a better fuel economy and more hybrid options then the 918. Hopefully Asterion gets the green for production.

Jeffrey Williams well,we can only wait until the official announcement of the production of asterion,the interior is sick,the exterior is beautiful,but probably it is going to be a heavy car,because is based on the huracan

To me, P1 is the best looking car ever made! I agree that the interior is rather poor but I think that in P1 it's all about enjoying the driving, not getting from A to B most comfortably and efficiently....

The design of the P1 in real life is outright insane! Seriously pictures and videos does not do justice to it. Also the car is sold out and it would take another 20 years for a brand new hypercar to roll out of McLaren. Though my all time favourite will always be the F1 LM edition.

I think the P1s exterior looks amazing.

It depends on what do you mean ''performance''.Koeningsegg can accelerate faster on straight line and it can beat any car in a drag race.But in a real race or on a race track he cannot beat LaFerrari or P1.Plus it has 300 bhp more than McLaren and 250 more from Ferrari its normal to be faster on a straight line.McLaren and Ferrari are more agile and they can turn better so overall no-one right now (street legal) can beat them on a race track.Straight lines drag races are for useless fat boys who can only put their foot on the pedal and accelerate. Veyron used to be super quick but its a fat elephant even a Fiat 500 can turn on corners better than Veyron

There is a difference in going fast in a straight line and actually making a car go round corners.

kit car

Idiots who reply to this comment, it's much lighter than the hybrids, and has more downforce. Tell me what makes the hybrids better than the one:1.

those cars are not out yet though are they ??????

Paul Hennessey But you can't say ever. And I think the LaFerrari is faster. The 918 is a real car, so you can't really compare it to the P1, but it is faster from 0-60.

***** your not making much sense my friend, the 918 is a real car??? so is the P1 make believe?? its an epic car end of

***** "I think the LaFerrari is faster". This information comes from you because you have driven all three cars. Faster does not mean better or we would be driving drag cars. Steve has driven all of the cars so he is qualified to make an assessment and it is his opinion, so if you are gonna differ do it with facts.

Autocar is British magazine.....SO.... ;)

John marsh, the ring time for the p1, is that official? Or is that what the so called insiders are saying. My insider tells me the 918 slowed down drasticaly at the end of its ring lap. So I don't put too much stock into these so called lap times. I also keep reading p1 on a different level, so much faster than 918. From Harris to Sutcliffe, well turns out they are flat out wrong. Top gear head to head confirms 918 is a beast, much better car. Car and driver did 60 mph in 2.2 sec, 1/4 mile in 9.8 sec. And p1 was supposed to destroy 918, according to insiders lol. In usual top gear style they do end the review and try to save face for mclaren, p1 is more exciting because its so flawed that it takes time to learn its quirks, its more demanding to drive ect, rubbish. Its the p1 not a lambo diablo. Top gear lap time was a dead heat for p1 and 918. But the way they achieved those times is vastly different. Porsche is smooth, calm and balanced. P1 driver has to be on his toes or an expert just to hang with 918. If the 918 gave p1 a bloody nose, I fear the laferrari will put it in the gutter.

Nope.

Autocar has done a drag race with P1 and 918. Results should not be shocking. Ferrari did decline as they always do.

Tell your brother to piss off. he's an idiot

You really do need to know next to nothing about this car to have that opinion. There is virtually nothing on this car that isn't about aerodynamics. Every curve is doing something practical. Watch the interviews with the lead engineer and realize how ridiculously wrong you and your brother are. This is quite possibly the most aerodynamic car on the road today.

Mick Dundee Seconded

3rd 4th 5th and 6th mongtards

Chris Hris That is not exactly true.

How so?

The P1's sound is horrible

A twin turbocharged car vs normally aspirated, of course the Ferrari sounds better but is that your only criteria for being a better car?

The quality of materials...the internal technology...the design...everything made by italians is better for millennia...you should know italian high, luxury and sports technology...this car has no soul

Mario Zantedeschi Kindly explain what is a soul in a car, i have heard that term before and i want to know what it means since these are all new cars.