Jay Leno Drives the Mclaren P1

[pimpchez]

http://www.driving.co.uk/features/mclaren/video-ja...

I loved how it lights up its tyres ,once already on the move.Also it doesnt sound like theres much sound deadening in it

[Megaflow]

Wow, that looks immensely fast. Sounds good to for a turbocharged car.

[Crusoe]

Interesting to see one outside wheel spin up at 3:27 in "race" mode.

[smiffy555]

That car looks utterly amzing in black with silver wheels!!

Well done McLaren! Makes me proud to be British!

[TREMAiNE]

Its no F1, but it is still nice.

Congrats to us Britts!

[deadslow]

Christ. I want one.

[Monty Python]

"...and he liked it so much, he bought one"

Damn, better get my order in quick :-)

[k-ink]

A black P1 rolled past me in Weybridge a couple of months ago. Stunning machine

[epom]

What does Leno look like ?? He's some man for one man tho, a hero

[Japveesix]

The dark purple/black one looks utterly brilliant. So menacing and also futuristic and outrageous.

[northwest monkey]

epom said:

What does Leno look like ??

Pretty short, bit tubby, grey hair.

[krunchkin]

Very odd choice of "first driver" - a fat ass late night talk show host with very little of interest to say except "woah! it's fast!" . Why not stick Button in it?

[Jimbo.]

I await the "Supercars can't be hybrids" and "Hybrid makes it too heavy" dinosaurs...

[Crusoe]

krunchkin said:

Very odd choice of "first driver" - a fat ass late night talk show host with very little of interest to say except "woah! it's fast!" . Why not stick Button in it?

Believe he was near the top if not first in the queue to buy one, so he has already bought it. His is McLaren Orange if the blogs are correct.

[smiffy555]

Supercars can't be hybrids.

The hybrid makes it too heavy!

[The Moose]

krunchkin said:

Very odd choice of "first driver" - a fat ass late night talk show host with very little of interest to say except "woah! it's fast!" . Why not stick Button in it?

I would imagine because more of us are akin to Leno than Button in terms of body shape/size, driving ability and ability to review a car!

Oh, and he probably has done - Leno is the first person outside of McLaren...and I think Button's still there :P

[Crusoe]

http://beforeitsnews.com/motor-junkies/2013/09/vid...

Nice daily driver

[CraigyMc]

The Moose said:

krunchkin said:

Very odd choice of "first driver" - a fat ass late night talk show host with very little of interest to say except "woah! it's fast!" . Why not stick Button in it?

I would imagine because more of us are akin to Leno than Button in terms of body shape/size, driving ability and ability to review a car!

Oh, and he probably has done - Leno is the first person outside of McLaren...and I think Button's still there?

Button has already driven it, as has Perez.

Leno's quite famous (everywhere, but particularly the USA) and has lots of wealthy friends to help sell the car to.
You could do a hell of a lot worse as a brand ambassador - he's a real petrolhead and quite affable: has had an F1 for years and clearly loves it to bits.

C

[The Vambo]

krunchkin said:

Very odd choice of "first driver" - a fat ass late night talk show host with very little of interest to say except "woah! it's fast!" . Why not stick Button in it?

Very clever choice of "first driver" - the most popular fat ass petrolhead late night talk show host with a 40 million hit youtube channel . Clever not to just stick Button in it.

[Fantuzzi]

Jimbo. said:

I await the "Supercars can't be hybrids" and "Hybrid makes it too heavy" dinosaurs...

Roar, Roar...

But on a side note the McLaren is rather eclipsed by the Ferrari, which weighs less Kerb than the P1 does dry, and not to mention its far, far quicker to 186mph.