If the normal 907 HP McLaren P1 was not enough to give you that warm super car feeling then this new monster surely will. McLaren has just released details on the new McLaren P1 GTR, a 986 horsepower beast that is purely designed for track use. The price tag? A mere $3.17 million which does not only include the car but also a tailor made program for each owner to get acquainted with their new play toy.
Since its appearance at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in August we have seen very little of this car until now. Final pictures of the production version as well as pictures of the very anticipated interior. McLaren has design the interior to focus on the needs of the driver as much as possible and even using a similar steering wheel to that of the McLaren MP4-23 Formula 1 car that was driven by Lewis Hamilton. Unlike a typical steering wheel this one looks to be straight out a video game with easily reached driver mode switches so your hands never have to leave the wheel.
The P1 GTR is not yet reached the production stage but is currently underway in a series of rigorous tests on several race tracks. In the video below you can see the P1 GTR going around a grand prix track in Bahrain, which is testing how well the car will do in hot conditions. The power plant of this new hyper car is very similar to the hybrid system that is seen on the street version P1, but the power has been boosted by 83 HP. Production of these P1 GTRs are set to start after the production of all 375 road-going P1s are finished. Speaking for all our auto enthusiast readers, I hope that comes soon. More information will be leaked on RW Carbon’s blog as more information is available.
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