This is no small feat of speed, and it’s largely due to the engine and electric motor that sit behind the W1’s two-seat cabin. Of the W1’s two power sources, the engine does the bulk of the ...

The McLaren W1 is the latest step in the brand’s hypercar legacy, following in the footsteps of the iconic F1 and P1. Like its predecessors, the new model sets benchmarks for this constantly ...

That stat, as well as the W1’s specific power output of 230 hp per litre, is the highest of any McLaren supercar to date. The motor produces 22.7 horsepower per kg, which McLaren says is ...

However, on the W1, the electric motor resides on one of the eight-speed DCT's output shafts, in line between the gearbox and the wheels.

Now, to mark the 50th anniversary of Emerson Fittipaldi’s win in both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championships, McLaren is releasing the new W1 coupe. With access to 1,258 ...

Paired with a new 8-speed dual-clutch transmission housing an integrated e-motor and electronic rear differential ... but down on the W1’s 1,258 hp and the F80’s 1,184 hp.

‘We are pioneering it, introducing it on the W1, but we would not be investing in this engine for just 399 cars. This high-performance hybrid V8 will power the next generation of McLaren ...

000rpm and is paired with a silicon-carbide motor control unit (MCU), which together weigh 20kg. The total weight of the W1’s hybrid system is 40kg less than the system used in the P1 but ...

This is the Mclaren W1, a car that bears a colossal weight of expectation. Revealed 32 years after the genre-defying McLaren F1, the original supercar, the W1 is a state-of-the-nation declaration for ...