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One of 58 Special Street-Legal McLaren P1 GTRs Is For Sale

For The Person Who Wants a P1 for the Road

If you’ve always dreamed of driving a McLaren P1 on the road, then you need to check out this P1 GTR that is currently for sale. Only 58 of the road-legal version of the P1 exist. Lanzante Limited is the company that handled the P1’s road conversion, and now the website Luxury and Expensive has listed one for sale, and it’s very yellow. 

McLaren originally built the P1 as a track-only car, but as you might expect something so cool and fast and innovative was eventually taken to the streets by folks with plenty of money to pay for the conversion. The British company Lansante Limited has worked with McLaren in the past and did so again to make the dreams of having a road-legal P1 a reality. 

The car in question here is number 34 of the 58 cars that underwent the changes needed to make the car legal for the road, at least in the European Union. Each of the street-legal cars is a little different, so no two are exactly alike. What doesn’t change, though, is the powertrain. All of the cars, including the one see here have a twin-turbo 3.8-liter V-8 and an electric motor. Together they put out 986 hp. 

So, what’s the price of this particular one? Well, if you’re worried about price, then you can’t afford it. The website says the price will be disclosed upon request. You can bet it will be more than the P1’s $1.15 million original price tag due to its exclusivity. 

August 2, 2019 / Comments Off on One of 58 Special Street-Legal McLaren P1 GTRs Is For Sale
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MSO Creates Unique McLaren P1 GTR to Celebrate to Ayrton Senna

McLaren have taken the covers off of a brand new McLaren P1 GTR. Although the production run for the P1 came to an end years ago, McLaren have been convinced by one lucky individual to produce one last model, given the chassis designation 12. This particular P1 is very special. It has been designed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s first Formula 1 championship victory!

The bespoke McLaren P1 GTR is finished in the colours of Ayrton’s Marlboro sponsored McLaren MP4/4. It uses MSO’s McLaren Rocket Red and Anniversary White paint finish. The cigarette branding is gone, replaced by a barcode design. The car features further liveries including the Brazilian flag and Senna’s recognisable helmet design.

The owner, with the blessing of the Senna family, has named the bespoke P1 ‘Beco’, a reference to the family’s nickname for the legendary racing drive. The project has been three years in the making at an undisclosed cost.

What makes this P1 GTR so special are the unique touches applied to the aerodynamics. The car features new front dive planes, a wider front splitter and a rear a Gurney flap. New barge boards offer better channel airflow along the sides of the car and new endplates feature for the rear wing. A secondary wing element has also been added, the sum of these changes means that this P1 GTR generates 800 kg of downforce as against the 600 kg generated by standard GTR’s.

Other custom touches include lightweight racing seats lifted directly from the McLaren Senna, a 24ct gold heatshield, Lexan rear cover and modified engine bay shrouds. The McLaren press release also hints at increased power from the electric part of the hybrid drivetrain.

December 21, 2018 / Comments Off on MSO Creates Unique McLaren P1 GTR to Celebrate to Ayrton Senna
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Buy a McLaren P1 GTR, Porsche 918 Spyder, and a Ferrari LaFerrari all in one place

The McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder, and Ferrari LaFerrari, are arguably the three greatest hypercars yet. Of course, their extremely limited production meant that some ultra-wealthy individuals may have missed out on picking one up. In fact, to get a LaFerrari, you needed to have owned a certain number of Ferraris, and be in good graces with the company. However, if there are any super-rich car enthusiasts reading this right now, your chance to buy one or all of these three supercars is coming up next month at the RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba auction in Italy. It will occur on May 27, and feature a McLaren P1 GTR, Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach, and Ferrari LaFerrari.

2016 McLaren P1 GTR

McLaren fans, will RM Sotheby’s won’t offering just any McLaren P1, but rather the hardcore, track-prepped GTR variant. In fact, the GTR is so hardcore that it isn’t legal for the street. This particular version went to specialist Lanzante to be converted for road use. Take note that it’s only road legal in the UK, and it may not meet laws for other countries. However, that’s still more than most GTRs can boast, and if you have the money for this, you shouldn’t have any issue taking it to the UK to unleash the P1 GTR’s 986 horsepower on public roads. This car could use some driving, too, as it only has about 223 miles on it, some of which included just one track event. RM Sotheby’s expects this McLaren to go for between $3.4 million and $3.85 million.

2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach

The Porsche 918 Spyder going up for auction is a special one as well. The first difference you’ll notice is that it has been painted a custom color called “Arrow Blue,” a hue specially mixed up as part of Porsche’s custom paint service. It also features the lightweight Weissach package, which loses a few extra pounds by replacing an assortment of parts for lighter components. Among them are magnesium wheels and wheel bearings, carbon fiber roof, windshield frame, rear fenders, and rear view mirrors, and even titanium-backed brake pads. According to RM Sotheby’s those pads have been replaced with fresh 918-spec pieces. The previous owner clearly enjoyed his or her 918, as it has just over 6,800 miles. In case you’re interested in a well-loved 918, the auction house expects it to sell for just under $1.3 million to about $1.5 million.

2014 Ferrari LaFerrari

Unlike the previous two hypercars, the LaFerrari on offer is just a run-of-the-mill LaFerrari, which isn’t really run-of-the-mill, but we digress. It does have one important bragging point, and that’s its astonishingly low mileage: about 111 miles. For a collector, this is a chance to own a virtually new LaFerrari, and for a driver, it’s a chance to put some miles on this criminally underdriven machine. Aside from the miles, this LaFerrari is painted classic Ferrari red, with a black and red interior, and RM Sotheby’s says it also comes with raisable front suspension. The auction company also says telemetry and camera equipment are included, which likely hasn’t been used much, if at all. As you can see from the photos, it also comes with an equally Ferrari red fitted car cover. RM Sotheby’s expects this LaFerrari to come between the Porsche and McLaren in price, somewhere between $2.8 million and $3.4 million.

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April 21, 2017 / Comments Off on Buy a McLaren P1 GTR, Porsche 918 Spyder, and a Ferrari LaFerrari all in one place
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