RE: Driving a McLaren P1 on the road
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Was lucky enough to have a good nose around a couple of them in Dubai around the time that they were launched, one being brought to a cars and coffee event by its new owner, a mid 20s Saudi based car nut who was keeping the P1 in DXB for use there.
I remember being impressed at how much it moved the game on from the 12C that I was piloting at the time and as it pulled away on electric power alone I thought... there's the future.
Although an F40 would be the first Euro-Millions car in my garage, a P1 would follow closely behind.
I remember being impressed at how much it moved the game on from the 12C that I was piloting at the time and as it pulled away on electric power alone I thought... there's the future.
Although an F40 would be the first Euro-Millions car in my garage, a P1 would follow closely behind.
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
I'd add the gearbox and engine just doing their own thing up and down in rev's whilst driving at an apparent constant speed, battery charging I'd suspect.
I'd also concur - rifle bullet acceleration. Giggle like s school kid stuff to 'truly bannable speeds'
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Agreed with that, the turbo intake generating some odd sounds when just ticking along was a bit disconcerting. Amazing car though I have to say - a friend took me for a couple of laps at the 'ring a few years ago, it accelerated past 200km/h probably quicker than my 12c accelerated at 100+km/h!I'd also concur - rifle bullet acceleration. Giggle like s school kid stuff to 'truly bannable speeds'
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Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Yipper said:
Reads more like an advert than an analysis!
The P1 is almost undrivable in the wet and is not especially fast on the twisties in the dry. It famously failed to get round the Ring in under 7mins, despite having almost 1000bhp. The P1 has some quite serious flaws for a $1m car.
And is that is exactly how the hundreds of reviews online and in magazine that covered the P1 or the tests of the Trinity and the TV progs all surmised the P1 ?The P1 is almost undrivable in the wet and is not especially fast on the twisties in the dry. It famously failed to get round the Ring in under 7mins, despite having almost 1000bhp. The P1 has some quite serious flaws for a $1m car.
'flawed' and 'not especially fast' ? ?
As you've pointe out:
This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3YPTkBRaOk
Along with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL_eIZjiLUk
Both say otherwise....
Who cares what people who earn thousands and thousands of pounds with their ability to entertain and educate on explaining a cars handling have to say about driving?
Someone on PH who has never driven let alone been in let alone seen a P1 clearly knows better
Someone on PH who has never driven let alone been in let alone seen a P1 clearly knows better
Edited by xjay1337 on Monday 2nd October 16:45
xjay1337 said:
Kenny Powers said:
jason61c said:
Another amazing Mclaren review........
Perhaps it’s an amazing car 
Soon someone will be along to say its too fast and a gt86 is better
But would a P1 and a Eunos be the perfect sports car, two car garage?
suffolk009 said:
xjay1337 said:
Kenny Powers said:
jason61c said:
Another amazing Mclaren review........
Perhaps it’s an amazing car Soon someone will be along to say its too fast and a gt86 is better
But would a P1 and a Eunos be the perfect sports car, two car garage?
I'm pretty sure someone in another Mclaren thread said that the Peugeot 205 gti was more fun or some kinda tripe like that....
Max_Torque said:
Yipper said:
The P1 is almost undrivable in the wet and is not especially fast on the twisties in the dry. It famously failed to get round the Ring in under 7mins, despite having almost 1000bhp. The P1 has some quite serious flaws for a $1m car.
^^ Lolz, you total troll you!I actually quite enjoy his posts, there is entertainment value in them as he surpasses himself every day !
lucido grigio said:
What about trying the A406 Hanger lane on a wet Monday morning ?
in a lovely piece of irony - the only P1 I've ever seen on the road was a red and black one - on the A406 Hangar Lane, on a wet monday morning.It turned left towards the Texaco garage and appeared to make a lot of noise and progress up that hill seemingly without crashing once!
Yes it is a great car ,as it should be for that sort of money.As I have not had the honor of trying one out as they say, and in reality , probably never will unfortunately.I would like to point out the elephant -in-the-room by pointing out that this was "performed on Scottish B roads.I assume [know really] that the speed limits on Scotlands wonderful road system is exactly the same as in the rest of the UK.[please correct me if I am wrong].So how did he manage 70mph on a Broad, and is the the fastest that he travelled as the vital info on this seems to be missing as far as I can see.It therefore beggars the question as to why anyone would want to put such a monster through it's paces on a public highway...unless of course he had the full cooperation of the local police ?!
Yipper said:
Reads more like an advert than an analysis!
The P1 is almost undrivable in the wet and is not especially fast on the twisties in the dry. It famously failed to get round the Ring in under 7mins, despite having almost 1000bhp. The P1 has some quite serious flaws for a $1m car.
Look, everyone! Yipper's talking!The P1 is almost undrivable in the wet and is not especially fast on the twisties in the dry. It famously failed to get round the Ring in under 7mins, despite having almost 1000bhp. The P1 has some quite serious flaws for a $1m car.
[quote]Get over the intimidation factor and it feels about Evora-sized, with the same sort of gorgeous feedback and response a driver would expect from a Hethel product.
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So, what you're saying is for a tiny fraction of the going rate of a P1, I can jump into an Evora and have comparable thrills to the mighty McLaren hybrid? I better getting saving before SPECS cameras start breeding like rabbits.
Oh damn, they already have!
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So, what you're saying is for a tiny fraction of the going rate of a P1, I can jump into an Evora and have comparable thrills to the mighty McLaren hybrid? I better getting saving before SPECS cameras start breeding like rabbits.
Oh damn, they already have!
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