The McLaren P1 is a British limited-production plug-in hybrid sports car produced by McLaren. Debuted at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, retail began in the UK in October 2013 and all 375 units were sold out by November. Production ended in December 2015. The United States accounted for 34% of the units and Europe for 26%.
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The P1 features a 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine. The twin turbos boost the petrol engine at 1.4 bar to deliver 727 bhp and 531 lb-ft of torque at 7,500 rpm, combined with an in-house developed electric motor producing 176 bhp and 192 lb-ft. With both engine and the electric motor, the P1 has a total power and torque output of 903 bhp and 723 lb-ft of torque. The electric motor can be deployed manually by the driver or left in automatic mode, whereby the car's ECUs 'torque fill' the gaps in the petrol engine's output, which is considered turbo lag. This gives the powertrain an effective powerband of almost 7,000 rpm. The car is rear-wheel-drive with a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox developed by Graziano.
