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McLaren W1 Conquers Arctic Testing Proving the power of its 1,257 hp hybrid V8 in extreme cold. Automotive Apr 27, 2025 1.5K ...

McLaren has released images and a video of its W1 testing in the Arctic Circle. The V8 hybrid makes 1,258 hp and 988 lb-ft, is McLaren’s most powerful road car yet. Successor to P1 can ...

Don’t forget the W1 is purely rear-wheel drive as well, so the assists are going to be busy. But they also can’t feel like the excitement is being extinguished; it’s a fine line between ...

Though the former Tonight Show host is best known for his love of classic cars, he’s got plenty of newer rides in his garage, the newest of which being a yet-to-be-released McLaren W1 Hypercar.

With a career-high world ranking of No.8 as per the latest published list, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will take on American Sam Shankland in the sixth round of the Prague Masters after a rest ...

New V8 revs to 9,200rpm The W1’s pounding heart is a 4.0-litre, flat-plane crank V8, mounted in the middle of its carbon fibre Aerocell chassis.

New Engine Design The W1 offers our first look at McLaren's latest powerplant design. Although it is a twin-turbo 4.0-liter aluminum V-8, with a 90-degree bank angle and a flat plane crank, the ...

The W1 should—arguably, needs to—live in that realm of speed, despite sticking with the rear-wheel-drive layout. (And I asked, but rear-wheel steering got nixed early on. Looking at you, Porsche.) ...

Assuming a kerb weight of 1480-1580kg, 850bhp wouldn’t be far off the mark. It’s likely that the W1’s new eight-speed dual-clutch transmission will be passed on too.

McLaren W1 Marcus Waite, head of attributes and perform­ance at McLaren and previously the W1’s chief engineer, says a “1” car (as in F1 and P1) must be a leap forward. In this case ...

And yet, people do care. A lot. It’s fair to say the W1 and F80 are already hugely successful. They are sold out – 399 McLarens and 799 Ferraris, generating in excess of £23 billion of revenue.