The boss of McLaren Ron Dennis given us some inside information on the McLaren F1 successor due for launch in May this year. He went on to say that this new car will have many technologies ‘unseen’ in today’s hypercars and will be produced in very limited numbers. It will have some resemblance to the F1 but won’t have a central driver seating position like it’s predecessor. This is a very early prototype for the new car, which carries the code-name P12. The P12 is significantly wider and longer than the MP4-12C with which it shares a platform, but it sits much lower. The car we're talking about is the long-awaited successor to the legendary McLaren F1.
McLaren will be installing an advanced hybrid setup based around the MP4-12C’s twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-8 and featuring a Formula 1-inspired Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). Not much is known about the system although it is expected to feature an energy-boost button and combined output of around 800 horsepower or more.
We can see some distinctive common stylistic elements to the existing MP4-12C, tempered with some references to the original McLaren F1 – particularly in the shape of the greenhouse that packs a windshield that looks like it was lifted from a glass-bottom boat.
The styling is expected to take greater advantage of the skills of one Frank Stephenson, father of the modern Mini Cooper, BMW X5, Fiat 500 and countless Ferrari and Maserati models. Pricing for the P12 is expected to top the $950,000 mark, making it near enough a million dollars.
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