Designed, engineered and built to be the best driver’s car in the world.

A Dramatic, Honest Shape, but Also a Very Beautiful One

McLaren Design Director, Frank Stephenson explains some of the inspiration for the functional yet beautiful design of the P1™.

'The engineering priority was always unmatched aerodynamic performance. My role as a designer was to make it look dramatic and beautiful. I wanted it to look like a purposeful racer with that low body, long rear deck and open-mesh rear styling to put the mechanicals on view and help cooling. Plus there's the most aggressive rear diffuser ever seen on a road car. Like everything on the McLaren P1™, it's there for a good reason.'

Pushing the Boundaries

Despite it's strictly limited production, the P1™ underwent a comprehensive test programme, designed to ensure that the car and its state-of-the-art powertrain could deliver its extraordinary breadth of capability anywhere an owner might choose to take it.