The Successor To Ionic F1 Has Arrived

MacLaren P1

The long awaited successor of the history making ionic MacLaren F1 has arrived, with the similar designs as its predecessor the concept P1 debuted at 2012 Paris Motor Show.

To maintain its exclusivity the P1 machine is limited to only 375 examples.Each costing a staggering sum of $1.15 million.And its currently sold out.

Technicalities

MacLaren is powered by 3.8 Liters twin turbo charged V8 petrol Engine and an Electric Motor.This powertrain of almost 7000 rpm with a 7 speed dual clutch transmission, is capable of accelerating the car from 0 to 62 mph in 2.8 sec.

Interior

The MacLaren being an F1 successor retain its many qualities such as IPAS and DRS.
The IPAS, the Instant Power Assist System, a battery boost that sends extra power to the wheels producing more acceleration.
The DRS, Drag Reduction System operates the rear wing reducing the drag coefficient. giving it an aerodynamic boost thus increasing the straight line speed.
Both of these features are operated manually by the two buttons on the steering wheel.

As any hyper sport, this car comes with a number of driving modes 

• Normal
• Sport
• Track
• E-mode

All of these modes are at the drivers disposal operated by respective buttons

There are Four different displays on the main screen in front of the driver, depending upon the driving mode.In Normal Sport and Track modes the tachometer and the speed are given the greatest prominence.

The E-mode

This car can be operated in 3 ways either by utilizing a petrol engine or engaging the battery or a combination of both. The machine can be switched to an all out electric source, namely the E-mode. In this mode the P1 utilizing the 324 cell lithium ion high density battery pack can cover almost 10 km.The battery can be charged by either the engine itself or through a plugin equipment in 2 hours.

Brakes

It is rumored that the MacLaren P1 brakes would never need to be changed.As it the only car currently utilizing one of the hardest materials on Earth, developed by Akebono.It just takes 6.2 sec to come to a stand still from an outrageous 186 mph. 

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