To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Petersen Automotive
Museum Auction event, 8 December 2018.
Estimate:
$1,300,000 - $1,700,000
- Single ownership and less than 350 miles from new
- Features numerous MSO options
- Includes its original books and accessories
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After proving that it could compete with the likes of Ferrari's 458
Italia and the Porsche GT and Turbo models with the MP4-12C,
McLaren realized that to remain relevant against the supercar
establishment, they would need to join the hypercar fray. Enter the
P1.
Looking to build the ultimate driver's platform utilizing a hybrid
powertrain, McLaren started out with a carbon fiber monocoque
chassis, tipping the scales at just 90 kg. Carbon fiber was further
utilized for the car's body panels to create the perfect harmony of
weight savings and strength. McLaren's fanatical attention to
detail is in full effect with its weight-saving efforts. Even the
interior carpet was deemed a luxury too weighty and was deleted
entirely. Further, McLaren chose to leave the carbon fiber in the
cockpit unlacquered, saving a further 1.5 kg. The windscreen glass
was redesigned to be only 3.2 mm thick and reinforced with a thick
plastic interlayer that allowed McLaren to save 3.5 kg over the
windscreen in the MP4-12C. In total, the P1 barely tips the scales
at a dry weight of just 1,395 kg.
Powering the P1 is the 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 mated to an
electric motor intended to fill the gaps in performance from a
conventional gasoline engine. This gives the car a total output of
903 bhp (727 bhp from the V-8 and 176 bhp from the electric
engine). Thanks to the car's monstrous power output and unique
aerodynamics, including adjustable front and rear wings providing
as much as 600 kg of downforce at 160 mph, performance is nothing
short of electrifying. Racing from 0-100 km/h takes just 2.8
seconds, leading to 200 km/h in 6.8 seconds, onwards to 300 km/h in
16.5 seconds (five full seconds faster than the McLaren F1).
Keeping one's foot on the accelerator will bring the P1 to a top
speed of 217 mph. Even more impressive is the car's average fuel
consumption rating: 34 mpg.
Finished in Kilo Grey, this P1 features visible carbon fiber
throughout its interior, including on the door mirrors, side
panels, snorkel, front and rear bumpers, as well as the stealth
pack, stealth badge set, and stealth-finished wheels over
contrasting McLaren Orange brake calipers. The McLaren orange
details continue throughout the interior and the P1 features
McLaren Orange stitching on the steering wheel and seats. The
remainder of the interior is trimmed in Carbon Black Alcantara.
Looking to make his P1 stand out from the rest, the owner specified
his new P1 through McLaren's Special Operations department, which
allows for near-limitless possibilities to customize one's new
McLaren. This included the car's special color of Kilo Grey,
painting the upper surface of the rear wing while leaving the
bottom in bare carbon fiber, painting a P1 logo on the engine cover
in McLaren Orange, utilizing a satin lacquer on its rockers and tub
inside the door sills, carbon fiber vent bezels, and instrument
cluster in satin finish, P1 logos on the headrests in Orange,
Bright Orange contrast stitching utilized on the seats and the
steering wheel, and Frank Stephenson's signature on the underside
of the bonnet, also in Orange.
It was delivered new to the consignor through McLaren Philadelphia
in 2015. Since then, the car has been preserved in virtually as-new
condition, accumulating just under 350 miles since leaving the
factory. In addition to its original manuals, battery charger, as
well as service invoices from new, the car had its annual service
in April 2017 at 191 miles.
Brilliantly optioned with a host of MSO special features, this is a
virtually as-new P1 ready to be enjoyed by its next owner.To view
this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please
visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/ca18.