The McLaren P15, the new supercar

28 July 2017

At the end of 2017 is expected to premiere the successor to the McLaren P1 hypercar

McLaren P1 made from 2013 by 2015 year best representative of McLaren Automotive on the market of supercars. Today there were reports about plans of the British company on the release of the new extreme car, which would be the fastest in the line of McLaren. On the moment, the model is referred to as P15.

Information about the project came from the publication Autocar. According to the published article, the McLaren engineers are developing new hypercar road, which is the "most extreme car for track races". What is most interesting, the McLaren P15 is not will be a hybrid like the McLaren P1 with a total capacity of 900 HP Although there were claims that the hybrid supercar McLaren should completely supplant the classics, like the McLaren F1.

The novelty will receive the familiar P1 motor - boosted version of the V8 engine in volume of 3,8 litres, capacity of 789 HP. I Wonder why the new supercar not use the new engine volume of 4.0 L. it is Assumed that the McLaren engineers for the McLaren P15 will prepare a new version of 7-speed automatic gearbox from 720S. In this case, the new hypercar "lose weight" up to 1300 kg. For comparison, the McLaren P1 weighs 1547 lbs. At this McLaren P1 GTR at shows weights of 1390 kg.

The new hypercar will be very similar to P1 GTR - with self-regulating air duct, front spoiler, rear wing, and active suspension in addition.

McLaren Automotive plans to produce only 500 copies, P15, and the end of this year. Most suspicious is the timing, because photospin to never never caught cameras at least one pre-production prototype supercar. Journalists have even read approximate cost of the McLaren – 840 000 pounds. The public debut of the McLaren P15 slated for Geneva motor show in 2018.

The British company about developing a new supercar with a name P15 directly to know nothing was able. Although long known about that the company McLaren is going to expand the line of new models. What will be the name of the road hypercar from the British manufacturer, while also unknown.