McLaren Automotive today confirms the next chapter in the extraordinary story of its legendary ‘1’ car lineage that started with the now legendary McLaren F1 in the Nineties, by many to be considered the ultimate supercar today, which reflects in the value of this iconic three-seater supercar with a top speed of 240 Mph or 386 km/h, and that’s a world record for a naturally aspirated car that stood for decades, only to be surpassed by cars with forced induction.
Only 100 units of the McLaren F1 are known to exist now. While we are talking about a 30-year-old car, this legend is worth over $20,000,000 today, and that’s for the regular McLaren F1, as there is also an LM version which is even rarer, hence more valuable. It is the idea behind the McLaren F1 that evolved into the next McLaren supercar, the P1, another legend, now with hybrid power, and a direct competitor to the Porsche 918 and Ferrari LaFerrari back in 2013, these three cars were usually called the Holy Trinity of hypercars.
The McLaren F1 had a V12 6-liter engine that delivered 618hp back in 1993, the McLaren P1 from 2013 coupled a V8 3.8-liter engine with a 132 kW electric motor for a combined power output of 903 hp, McLaren built a total of 375 units of the P1, and that does translate into a lower value compared to the much older F1 counterpart, at the time of writing you can find a McLaren P1 for sale between $1,600,000 and $2,400,000, but today McLaren is preparing the next chapter in their supercar series, the McLaren W1, which is set to be revealed at 08:00 ET/05.00 PT on Sunday, 6 October 2024.
The W1 name celebrates McLaren’s World Championship mindset, with the public reveal date marking the 50th anniversary of McLaren winning its first Formula 1 Constructors’ World Championship, and Emerson Fittipaldi winning the 1974 World Drivers’ Championship with McLaren.
“The McLaren W1 is defined by real supercar principles and is the ultimate expression of a McLaren supercar. Born of our rich racing history and World Championship mindset, W1 pushes the boundaries of performance and is worthy of the ‘1’ name. Like its predecessors, the F1 and McLaren P1™, W1 defines the rulebook of a real supercar.” Michael Leiters, Chief Executive Officer, McLaren Automotive
