Winning the f1 world construction championship is not a case when you can make real jewels of technology, such as the McLaren W1 hypercar
by Francesco Michienzi
The road-legal McLaren W1 is the fastest and most stunningly accelerating ever. A twin-turbo V8 and an electric motor power it. The total system output is 1,258 horsepower with a torque of 1,340 Nm.
The interior uses InnoKnit. This material integrates the interior lighting and audio components into a single surface.
ENGINE
Twin Turbo V8
MAXIMUM POWER
1,258 bhp
SWEPT VOLUME
4,000 cc
TORQUE
1,340 NM
The McLaren W1’s figures are exciting: 0-100 km/h in 2.7 seconds, 200 km/h in 5.8 seconds, and 300 km/h in 12.8 seconds. The top speed is limited to 350 km/h.
The mid-mounted 4-litre V8 MHP-8 is all-new and produces 916 bhp, added to the 347 bhp electric motor coupled to an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The cylinders are arranged at 90° V and reach 9200 rpm thanks to some plasma-sprayed bores and a massive use of aluminium in the engine’s construction. Engineers McLaren have painstakingly worked out how to make this V8 particularly powerful, achieving a record output of 230 horsepower per litre. Fuel is injected directly into the cylinders at 350 bar.
(McLaren W1 – Enthusiastic speed-up – Barchemagazine.com – Excerpted from Barche, February 2025)
