Friday 24th October 2014

McLaren P1 GTR: Pic Of The Week

Well there were two choices for the P1 so it's more of the same for the GTR!

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Alright, so the last McLaren P1 Pic Of The Week came after the car had been driven but the GTR is just too exciting to wait for. Plus there's the possibility that nobody outside of the GTR programme is allowed to drive it anyway.

Obviously that huge (adjustable) rear wing had to feature in a GTR POTW so that's on show. But it's here from the front as well, new splitter nearly scraping the Bahrain tarmac and dripping with malevolent presence. There aren't any drifty pics but given this is a P1 on slicks with more aero it seems unlikely the GTR would sink to such juvenile depths.

The GTR programme begins in 2015 so expect to see (and hear) much more of the P1 racer before then. We can't wait.

Option one:
Traditional (4:3)
Computer widescreen (16:10)
TV widescreen (16:9)
Portrait (smartphone, etc)

 

 

 

 

Option two:
Traditional (4:3)
Computer widescreen (16:10)
TV widescreen (16:9)
Portrait (smartphone, etc)

 

 

 

 

[soad]

That rear wing...*drools*

[Gandahar]

95x less posts than a Rover 100 which is just a rebadged Metro after all......

[StottyEvo]

That wing is incredible

[htrowsoc]

Still doesn't 'do it for me' like an F1 does.

[g3org3y]

htrowsoc said:

Still doesn't 'do it for me' like an F1 does.

+1

My GTR of choice:

[Chebble]

g3org3y said:

htrowsoc said:

Still doesn't 'do it for me' like an F1 does.

+1

My GTR of choice:

No Mclaren ever made will match the F1 for me either, everything about it, including its dynamic shortfalls make it truly unique. We'll never see anything like it again.

That said, the P1 is a magnificent piece of kit, and the GTR is stunning in my opinion. I can't even begin to imagine how savagely quick it is, or how it would be to drive. That wing is impressive too!

[torres del paine]

Good grief, the F1 has never done it for me, looks dreary, this on the hand blows it out of the water, looks f'in incredible in these shots.

[kambites]

I think I prefer it without the wing.

[Dave Hedgehog]

Chebble said:

g3org3y said:

htrowsoc said:

Still doesn't 'do it for me' like an F1 does.

+1

My GTR of choice:

No Mclaren ever made will match the F1 for me either, everything about it, including its dynamic shortfalls make it truly unique. We'll never see anything like it again.

That said, the P1 is a magnificent piece of kit, and the GTR is stunning in my opinion. I can't even begin to imagine how savagely quick it is, or how it would be to drive. That wing is impressive too!

the F1 has a proven racing pedigree the P1 has hmmmm nice china that your tea / coffee comes in whilst you pay the servicing bill

[Europa1]

Dave Hedgehog said:

the F1 has a proven racing pedigree the P1 has hmmmm nice china that your tea / coffee comes in whilst you pay the servicing bill

Give the car a chance! The F1 didn't go racing straight away.

[Dave Hedgehog]

Europa1 said:

Dave Hedgehog said:

the F1 has a proven racing pedigree the P1 has hmmmm nice china that your tea / coffee comes in whilst you pay the servicing bill

Give the car a chance! The F1 didn't go racing straight away.

is it eligible for any series under current regs?

[scubadude]

Looks evil but anyone else slightly unimpressed by the mild bhp hike, was sort-of expecting a really stupid output to take the bar out of reach bearing in mind the inevitable LaFerrari FFXX+ (or whatever it'll be called)

[Amanitin]

scubadude said:

LaFerrari FFXX+ (or whatever it'll be called)

FFS-X

[soad]

Rude not to post these...

[ilovevolvo]

Chebble said:

No Mclaren ever made will match the F1 for me either, everything about it, including its dynamic shortfalls make it truly unique. We'll never see anything like it again.

That said, the P1 is a magnificent piece of kit, and the GTR is stunning in my opinion. I can't even begin to imagine how savagely quick it is, or how it would be to drive. That wing is impressive too!

Could not of put it better

[loudlashadjuster]

g3org3y said:

htrowsoc said:

Still doesn't 'do it for me' like an F1 does.

+1

My GTR of choice:

I know the longtail is the ultimate in terms of speed, but for me it lost the purity and elegance that the road and original GTR had.

[RoverP6B]

ilovevolvo said:

Could not of put it better

• Could not HAVE put it better.

FWIW, I'd love to see the P1 (GTR or otherwise) race in the major European endurance events. The Rover-BRM gas turbine didn't meet Le Mans regs either, but they took it and ran it anyway, under an experimental category. Isn't that also what Nissan did with the DeltaWing? C'mon Ron, you know it makes sense... I'd love to see a bunch of P1s storming up through Eau Rouge in the pouring rain at dusk...

[Jasandjules]

The view from the front! Just stunning.

[articulatedj]

Jasandjules said:

The view from the front! Just stunning.

Unfortunately, I just noticed the sort of "derp" grin on the car. It's now hard to unsee.