If you’re one of those
people who finds the McLaren P1 tame, first off, see a doctor. After that,
check out the track-only version. Called the P1 GTR, it references the
McLaren F1 GTR racer from the 1990s, but the P1 GTR is no race car. Like
the Vulcan, FXX K, and Sesto Elemento, it’s built to go around a circuit as
fast as possible, just for fun.
The GTR uses the same 3.8-liter
twin-turbocharged V8 hybrid powertrain as the “standard” P1, but it’s tuned to
produce 986 hp instead of 903 hp. McLaren also stripped out what minimal
luxuries there were in the P1 cabin, stiffened up the suspension, and added
more aggressive aerodynamic elements (check out that rear wing). The upgrades
increase downforce by 10 percent at 150 mph, a speed that should be fairly easy
to achieve.
Because it’s a track-only car, the P1 GTR gets
honorable-mention status here. A British company called Lanzante has committed
to making a road-legal version. That seems a bit redundant, as owning the
standard, already-road-legal P1 was a pre-requisite to buying the GTR.
