McLaren Details P1's Powertrain, Features 903HP Plug-in Hybrid, Twin-Turbo'd V8 Setup
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McLaren Details P1's Powertrain, Features 903HP Plug-in Hybrid, Twin-Turbo'd V8 Setup



As the official debut of the P1 at the Geneva Motor Show is getting closer, McLaren is releasing more info about its new hypercar. After showing it in concept and thinly veiled production forms, and unveiling its carbon fiber cockpit, now the Woking-based company has announced details about its powertrain.

To no one’s surprise, it is a hybrid just like its rivals, the Ferrari F150 (that's a codename, not the final name) and the Porsche 918 Spyder, which seems to be the way supercar manufacturers have chosen to combine outrageous performance and low CO2 emissions.

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