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The engine has a bore and stroke of 93 mm × 69.9 mm (3.66 in × 2.75 in) and a bore spacing of 108 mm (4.25 in). [8] McLaren and Ricardo redeveloped the M838T engine for use in the McLaren P1. The engine has been upgraded to optimise cooling and durability under higher loads.
The P1 GTR went into production in 2015, after all the 375 standard P1s had been built, as a homage to its race-winning ancestor, the McLaren F1 GTR and were built, maintained and run by McLaren Special Operations. [45] The P1 GTR's hybrid engine is rated at 1,000 PS (735 kW; 986 hp), representing an 84 PS (62 kW; 83 hp) increase over the ...
This was the first McLaren to use a semi-automatic transmission; it was a McLaren-designed electro-hydraulic clutch and paddle-shift unit with semi-automatic activation (a semi-automatic transmission had been tested during the previous season with the MP4/6 and was on track during practice for the 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix, but the team elected to retain that car's original manual transaxle ...
The 2026 McLaren W1 is the brand's latest halo model, an homage to the F1 and P1 models that came before it. The plug-in-hybrid hypercar has a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 paired with an electric ...
McLaren P1 GT. Following the P1-GTR project, Lanzante created a unique P1 GT car named after the three McLaren F1 GT's. The car was a ground-up rebuild of the P1 GTR chassis number 33 for a client based in the Middle East. Retaining the GTR engine, the P1 GT was given a new rear end including retention of a fixed GTR wing and the addition of ...
McLaren bought the intellectual property rights to the Tom Walkinshaw Racing developed engine, itself based on the Nissan VRH engine architecture, [9] which was designed for the IRL IndyCar Series but never raced. However, other than the 93 mm (3.66 in) bore and 73.5 mm (2.89 in) stroke, little of that engine remains in the M840T. [10] [11] [12]
The McLaren MP4/1 (initially known as the MP4) was a Formula One racing car produced by the McLaren team. It was used during the 1981 , 1982 and 1983 seasons. It was the second Formula One car to use a monocoque chassis wholly manufactured from carbon fibre composite, after the Lotus 88 (which never raced), a concept which is now ubiquitous.
The McLaren MP4/12 was the Formula One car with which the McLaren team competed in the 1997 Formula One World Championship. The chassis was designed by Steve Nichols, Neil Oatley and Henri Durand with Mario Illien designing the bespoke Ilmor-Mercedes engine. It was driven by Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard.