McLaren P1™

The McLaren P1™ is McLaren Automotive's first hybrid supercar, the third model in the Ultimate Series, and the successor to the McLaren F1.

Overview
The McLaren P1 is the long-awaited successor to the McLaren F1 supercar. Unveiled as a concept car in 2012, the McLaren P1's production form, which unusually looks almost exactly the same as the concept form, was unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The production version sports LTR ducts in front of each of the front wheels to optimize downforce.

The P1 uses a 3.8L (3,799 cc) twin-turbocharged V8 engine called M838TQ. The twin turbos boost the petrol engine at 1.4 bar (20.3 psi) to deliver at 7,500 rpm and  at 4,000 rpm. The first hybrid hypercar, the P1 contains an in-house-developed McLaren ECU electric motor producing and, which gives the car a total output of  and. The electric motor is manually deployable or can be left in automatic mode, whereby the car's electronic control units "torque fill" the gaps in the V8's output, which is considered turbo lag, giving the powertrain an effective powerband of almost 7,000 rpm. Power is delivered to the rear wheels via a seven-speed McLaren SSG dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Power for the electric motor is stored in a 324-cell lithium-ion high-density battery pack located behind the passenger cabin, developed by Johnson Matthey Battery Systems. Charging the battery is possible through the engine or plug-in equipment and can finish in up to two hours. The P1 can operate under the petrol engine, electric motor, or hybrid mode (both petrol engine and electric motor activated at once).

The car has a dry weight of and a curb weight of, putting the average weight as. The resulting power-to-weight ratio is a minimum of 584 hp per tonne and a maximum of 647 hp per tonne.

The P1 uses Formula One-derived features like Instant Power Assist System (IPAS), which gives an instant acceleration boost via the electric motor, a Drag Reduction System (DRS), which operates the car's rear wing, and a KERS. Both IPAS and DRS have their dedicated switches on the steering wheel. The car generates of downforce at 160 mph (257 km/h) and has a drag coefficient of only 0.34.

The P1 accelerates from a standstill to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 2.6 seconds, 124 mph (200 km/h) in 6.8 seconds, 186 mph (300 km/h) in 16.5 seconds, and 200 mph (322 km/h) in 23 seconds, making it a full 5.5 seconds faster than the McLaren F1. The P1 has an absolute delimited top speed of at least 245 mph (394 km/h). Tires are bespoke Pirelli P-Zero Corsa tires and brakes are specially developed carbon ceramic brakes from Akebono.

In 2015, a track-tuned version, the McLaren P1™ GTR, was released. The following year, the McLaren P1™ GTR received a 5-unit, street-legal version, named the McLaren P1™ LM.

Asphalt 8: Airborne
The McLaren P1 was added to the game as part of The Great Wall Update. Since then, it has become one of the most popular Class A cars, alongside original car Lamborghini Sesto Elemento and more recent cars like the McLaren 675LT.

The McLaren P1 is a mid-high end Class A car, with a starting rank of 1470 (shared with the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4), a MAX rank of 1611, and a MAX+PRO rank of 1698. The car receives a Tuning Kit bonus of +33 rank points. As a matter of fact, the P1 was the fastest McLaren in the game until the introduction of the McLaren P1™ GTR in the Car Mastery Update.

The McLaren P1 is a car intended for any track, regardless of complexity or length; its launch is considerably fast, although not equal to that of the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4. The acceleration power of the P1 is considerably fast too, and its handling/drifting and top speed capabilities are superb too. A trait common to most McLaren vehicles, the P1 has a starting nitro stat of 17.7 mph (28.6 km/h), warranting its 5/10/15 nitro efficiency ratings, largely in contrast to the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, which has 9/14/19 instead.

On short tracks, the McLaren P1 performs rather well, given its great all-rounded performance. Simple, easy tracks like Barcelona and French Guiana are fertile ground for fast yet easy lap times with the P1. The same can be said for complex and/or long tracks like Sector 8, Tokyo, and Dubai. On a single tank, given its nitro efficiency, the P1 performs well. However, the only dangers to watch out for are random skidding and random unexplainable wrecks; these problems arise in tracks like Tokyo, Venice, Iceland, and Monaco. Despite these downfalls, the McLaren P1 can actually achieve faster lap times than the Ferrari LaFerrari (which accelerates faster) and similar lap times to the Lamborghini Asterion.

All in all, the McLaren P1 is the best budget car in Class A, complete with a favored track for farming Credits in Season 9 (The Rose of the Desert), a low cost compared to later Class A cars, and decent all-rounded performance. In mastery, its Challenge 14 and Challenge 15 events are also decent for farming credits. This is the go-to car until the player can get higher-ranked cars like the McLaren 675LT and/or Mosler GT3.

Asphalt Nitro
The McLaren P1, now correctly renamed to McLaren P1™ (with the trademark symbol), appears in Asphalt Nitro as one of the cars from the get-go.

Since the final release of the game, the McLaren P1™ performs identically to its Asphalt 8: Airborne rendition, except this time, it is a Class S car.

It costs to purchase.

Asphalt Street Storm Racing
The McLaren P1™ appears as a Class S car.